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Is it possible for Romney to win the popular vote and lose the election?

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With polling in Ohio still slightly favoring Barack Hussein, it's tough to think Romney can win the election without Ohio. In order for him to accomplish that, he's got to win Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin and Michigan. While Romney is enjoying over half the the lead in polling nationally and ahead in Virginia and Colorado, there's no way he wins Wisconsin or Pennsylvania. Furthermore, despite the "dead heat" in Michigan, I think Barry also carries Michigan. So if Romney loses Ohio, it's plausible to see him winning the popular vote and losing the electoral college. Thoughts?
 
Should you scenario come to be, Mitt can go hang around with Gore for a while.
 
It's possible but quite unlikely. Also unlikely for Obama, but more so for Romney. Nate Silver has calculated the odds but I don't recall what they were off hand.
 
With polling in Ohio still slightly favoring Barack Hussein, it's tough to think Romney can win the election without Ohio. In order for him to accomplish that, he's got to win Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin and Michigan. While Romney is enjoying over half the the lead in polling nationally and ahead in Virginia and Colorado, there's no way he wins Wisconsin or Pennsylvania. Furthermore, despite the "dead heat" in Michigan, I think Barry also carries Michigan. So if Romney loses Ohio, it's plausible to see him winning the popular vote and losing the electoral college. Thoughts?

Looks very possible. Which would be kind of fun to watch the sides reverse from 2000.
 
It's mathematically possible from everything I've seen. I'd hate to see it happen though, because a Romney/Biden administration would suck.
 
I don't think there is much of a chance TBH.
 
It's mathematically possible from everything I've seen. I'd hate to see it happen though, because a Romney/Biden administration would suck.

Where is everyone getting this Romney/Biden stuff?
 
It's possible but quite unlikely. Also unlikely for Obama, but more so for Romney. Nate Silver has calculated the odds but I don't recall what they were off hand.

71% EC victory for obama as of 8pm last night
 
Where is everyone getting this Romney/Biden stuff?

If it's a tie, Congress picks the President. Assuming the GOP keeps control, they would pick Romney.

All 100 Senators cast the vote for VP. Assuming the Democrats keep control, they would pick Biden.
 
With polling in Ohio still slightly favoring Barack Hussein, it's tough to think Romney can win the election without Ohio. In order for him to accomplish that, he's got to win Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin and Michigan. While Romney is enjoying over half the the lead in polling nationally and ahead in Virginia and Colorado,
He doesn't need to win all of those states. With VA and Colorado, he would need Michigan OR Pennsylvania OR Wisconsin + NH.

Assuming he hangs on to VA and CO, he could also win with Iowa, NH and Nevada.

Ohio is certainly his best bet, though.
 
If it's a tie, Congress picks the President. Assuming the GOP keeps control, they would pick Romney.

All 100 Senators cast the vote for VP. Assuming the Democrats keep control, they would pick Biden.

But if Romney lost the EC then it wouldn't even go to Congress because you lost the election. The only way it would go to Congress is if it was a tie in the EC.
 
But if Romney lost the EC then it wouldn't even go to Congress because you lost the election. The only way it would go to Congress is if it was a tie in the EC.

I was talking about a tie, which is why my post started with the words "If it's a tie".
 
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