Imagine Bloomberg steps in and the election goes to the House. Whom do they select?

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It's a weird dynamic, the more I look at it

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[roamer65]

1. It's only happened twice in our nation's history.

1800 and 1824.

In 1824, the House did not select Andrew Jackson, who had the most in electoral and popular votes. It selected John Quincy Adams, who ran second in both counts.

It will be a decision entirely based on politics.

[Recursion]

2. 1876 kind of did, though not technically

But, yeah: I'm asking what the political outcome might be (it will be the currently sitting caucus that would vote).

Actually I'm not sure of that parenthesis... let me look it up.

[KingCharlemagne]

3. Trump commands no party loyalty and Hillary is reviled, so my

Guess would be Bloomberg.

Ugh

[Lurks Often]

10. No chance of Bloomberg winning the House vote

Too far out for a clear picture, but in no order: Rubio, Cruz or maybe Kasich. There will be a lot of favors swapped and called in if it comes to that, although I don't expect it to happen.

I think Bloomberg will take more votes from the Democratic side then the Republican side in a general election, IF he runs.

[arely staircase]

4. Louis Gomhert. NT

[davidpdx]

5. It would be a Republican since they control the House of Representatives

So I would go with whomever the Republican nominee is. The Senate would choose the VP, who knows if they'd go with the person the nominee picked or would choose someone different.

[Recursion]

6. Except the Republican establishment despises Trump

And I don't know that Bloomberg would step in if the GOP nominated anybody other than Trump (or Cruz, whom the establishment also despises).

I think somebody like Ryan or Kasich would be much more likely in that case (if only to get rid of Ryan).

[davidpdx]

8. I'm still betting on Trump impolding

The first four primaries are going to tell us a lot about whether he is really the front runner or an empty sack of shit.

[Des Moines De Mon]

7. Bloomberg won't win any states

But he'll get enough votes in the critical ones to deliver the presidency to the Ratpublican.

[Recursion]

9. He only has to win one or two, which I think he could (nt)