Worried About a Tie in the Electoral College? The Constitution Has, So To Speak, an App for That
Chances of a deadlock in the Electoral College boost the importance of congressional coattails.

Election Day is upon us with polls showing President Trump and Vice President Harris neck and neck, but Americans need not dread an Electoral College tie. The Constitution, one might say, has an app for that. The new House will choose America’s next president even if both candidates win 269 electoral votes, meaning whoever has longer coattails down-ballot will take on an importance not seen in two centuries.
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