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Pelosi readying for once-in-a-century scenario in calling poll outcome

Democrats fear that the president could attempt to have the count of those votes cut short in an attempt to have the election outcome determined by the House

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Reuters Washington

3 min read Last Updated : Sep 29 2020 | 1:56 AM IST

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a once-in-a-century election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright.

In a campaign letter to colleagues, Pelosi told her fellow House Democrats that recent comments by Trump demonstrate that he could ask the House to decide the race if it is not clear which of the two candidates had received the minimum 270 Electoral College votes in the Nov. 3 presidential election needed to gain office.

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Topics : Nancy Pelosi US Democratic memo Donald Trump

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