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A Lot Of “What If’s” Vex This Falls Presidential Election... | 09-17-20

Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 1:27 p.m.

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 09/17/2020.

What if mail-in balloting goes awry? What if states send competing slates of electoral votes to Washington, DC? It's up to Congress to sort this out. The House and the Senate are the ultimate arbiters of the Electoral College results, but if lawmakers can't agree on who won, the Constitution dictates that the House elects the President. This is called a "contingent election." Such elections gave the country Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. But this could take a while to sort out. And if nothing is resolved by January 20 at noon ET, the Presidential Succession Act dictates that the Speaker of the House becomes "Acting President." We sort out the details on what could be a wild ride to the presidency not seen in nearly two centuries. Fox News Contributor Elizabeth Ames calls in to break down this madness.

The stock market is detached from economic reality. A reckoning is coming. We talk with Michael Smith of Houston’s STA Wealth Management.