House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is preparing House Democrats to vote if they are forced to decide the outcome of the 2020 presidential race, telling the Democratic caucus they must do everything possible increase their majority in the House and win control of more state House delegations.
In a letter to House Democrats on Sunday, Pelosi outlined a scenario in which neither Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins the 270 electoral votes required to win a majority of the 538-vote Electoral College. She goes on to say if this happens, the new Congress would be required by the Constitution to decide the winner of the presidency in January.
