Originally Posted by GatorB

Well let's assume Obama could win the states Kerry won. That's 252 electoral votes. Now Kerry lost NM and Iowa, 2 states Gore won. Putting Richardson on the ticket assures NM. So that would be 264. Obama could win Nevada especially with Richardson so that would be 269. So it's 269-269. In a tie the election goes to the House to decide who wins. The House is run by democrats so who wins? Obama.