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kanabiis 3 points ago +4 / -1

No, the magic number of 270 is set in the Constitution, if Biden only had 3 certified electors and Trump had none then the next provision of selection kicks in, the House votes, 1 vote for each state. Each Congressman casts a vote, the winner of the result of each states representative then gets the state electoral vote.

For instance, my state Colorado has 7 congressmen/women they all vote, if they do based on party lines then the vote will be 4-3 in favor of Biden and 1 electoral vote goes to Biden.

If all state congress-critters vote on party lines Trump will win 27-23 state electoral votes.

Our forefathers made sure that the electoral college could not be swayed by large metropolis, either by popular vote or congressional vote.