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10Jun/08Off

Election 2008: A Tie?

Did you know that it's possible to tie the Presidential election?

The Presidential election is decided by Electoral College votes which are distributed among the fifty states roughly by population - California gets lots, Delaware not so much. There are 538 electoral college votes up for grabs - and they way they are distributed makes it entirely possible that the election could end in a tie! Using the LA Times interactive Electoral College map (hat tip) it's clear that not only is it possible - it's really not much of a stretch.

What are the odds of this happening?


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