Actually, the really interesting possible outcome is the slight chance that Strom Thurmond will be the next president. How could this happen? Tie vote in the electoral college followed by a tie vote in the House of Reps (they vote by state), and then a deadlock on electing a Speaker of the House, who would become president under a situation of these two ties. If a Speaker is not available, then it becomes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. That is Strom Thurmond. Unlikely, but not impossible. Barkley Rosser -----Original Message----- From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: Re: Nader Paradox
>J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. wrote:
>
>>The Nader paradox is that he could simultaneously
>>give the White House to Bush
>
>No. If Bush wins, it's Gore's fault. Todd Gitlin and Nathan Newman
>are dying to scapegoat Ralph, but their boy is a political and
>personal disaster.
>
>Doug
>