Bob Barr Sues Texas

[cjhowe]

270 votes is only needed in a TWO way race.

270 is needed in a three way, a four way, a five way, an n way as well. A candidate must carry a majority in the electoral college, otherwise the presidency is determined by the newly elected House and the vp is determined by the newly elected senate.

 

[constituent]

Meh, it'll cause a small shift in focus for both campaigns. It really doesn't matter who wins, and fighting for a majority is fighting for a majority, be it from 538 or 504.

Remove Texas from the equation and it's still the same d.c. bullshit, one worthless faction or another is all the same.

 

[Razorback Fan]

Meh, it'll cause a small shift in focus for both campaigns. It really doesn't matter who wins, and fighting for a majority is fighting for a majority, be it from 538 or 504.

Wake up and pay attention! It's a majority of 538, which is 270. The winning candidate must get 270. If he doesn't, it goes to the House to be settled.

You apparently got 504 by subtracting 34 from 538, but why? If Bob Barr wins the suit against Texas, it's not that Texas's electors won't count. They just won't go to Obama or McCain.

270. Period.

 

[constituent]

Wake up and pay attention!

You're excused.

Moving on...

If Bob Barr wins the suit against Texas....

Stop right there.

First, step out of fantasy land.

Second, tell me how you think anything will be solved before January '09.

What, you think he'll even get a court date before November (or even Jan. for that matter)?

rofl.

 

[Razorback Fan]

The Barr campaign (or the LP, I'm not sure which) filed an injunction today to prevent the Texas SOS from printing the ballots until a ruling is issued. If the injunction is granted, then the case will be settled before the election.

I don't think the odds are high, but aren't you even a little interested in seeing the outcome, reading the wording of the ruling(s), seeing what positive exposure we can squeeze out of this case? You sound like you're ready to crawl off into a corner and die.

 

[constituent]

You apparently got 504 by subtracting 34 from 538, but why?

B/C that is how many will be up for grabs that "count," assuming that electors from texas do not cast votes for either dem. or repug. (which is a bad assumption to make.)

again, all that it will cause is a slight shift in the calculus. It will not however throw the whole thing into a tailspin as some appear to be suggesting.

 

[constituent]

The Barr campaign (or the LP, I'm not sure which) filed an injunction today to prevent the Texas SOS from printing the ballots until a ruling is issued. If the injunction is granted, then the case will be settled before the election.

So all of the other elections (i.e. the ones that actually matter) should be held off to satisfy Bob Barr?

I don't think the odds are high, but aren't you even a little interested in seeing the outcome

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Yea, I hope the state of Texas tells Bob Barr to stick it. I hope Bob Barr seeks to bring in the feds and the state of Texas tells them to stick it too!

reading the wording of the ruling(s),

legalese is a waste of ink, imo.

seeing what positive exposure we can squeeze out of this case?

Positive exposure for whom?

You sound like you're ready to crawl off into a corner and die.

No, but I am ready for the states to start bucking up the the D.C. establishment though, whatever form that takes.

 

[Razorback Fan]

No, but I am ready for the states to start bucking up the the D.C. establishment though, whatever form that takes.

I guess the idealist in me is still alive. I like to think there is a slim chance that this will start with a pissed-off Texas Supreme Court justice who decides to screw with the system, just to see what happens. Slim chance, but not zero.

 

[constituent]

I guess the idealist in me is still alive.

Same here, just different ideals.

It's cool though, we'll see how it all plays out.

 

[Michael Ingram]

Sorry guys, no way is this going to work.