You're correct on the 271, but I'm *sure* you didn't mean to
type 'Utah'.
Ok, two faithless electors would throw it to the house, and
three would make it Gore, as I said on the 8th.
Peter
> ----------
> From: Declan McCullagh[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 12:37 PM
> To: Trei, Peter
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Re: Florida Electoral defection threat!
>
> No, if Bush won Florida but not Utah, he'd have
> 246+25=271, not 270 e.v.
>
> If one elector defected, Bush would win, if two electors defected,
> Bush would win (in House), if three electors defected, Gore would win.
>
> -Declan
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:16:38AM -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
> > Do the numbers:
> >
> > The electoral college standings are currently:
> >
> > Bush: 246
> > Gore: 255
> >
> > Undecided states:
> > Florida 25
> > New Mexico 5
> > Oregon 7
> >
> > Total 538
> >
> > If Bush gets Florida, but not OR & NM, he gets 270 votes,
> > and Gore gets 268.
> >
> > One Bush elector defecting puts both at 269, a dead heat.
> >
> > Peter Trei
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
