One of the odd things about the electoral college system is the fact that it is possible to produce an actual tie.

And perhaps even odder than that is the fact that this year's election is so tight, at least according to the polls, that it

appears that that is exactly the direction we're headed in.

You see, the electoral college system is set up in the following way.

The number of electors that each state gets is equal to the

combined number of representatives that that state has in Congress. And so as an

example California has 52 representatives in the House, as well as two Senators,

and therefore in the Electoral College,

California has 54 electoral votes.

Texas has 38 representatives in the House,

as well as two Senators,

and therefore Texas has 40 electoral

college. That's just generally how it works. And so when you combine all the

states including Washington DC with its three votes you get a total of 538 electors in total.

And in order to win the White House, a candidate must get at least 270 of them.

However, you might notice something odd, which is the fact that 538 is divisible by 2.

And with the current breakdown of the votes throughout the nation, a tie is possible within the current

system. And furthermore, given the current polling data is possible

a tie in the current

a tie in the electoral college is not only possible

but it's actually looking more and more likely by the day.

Up on your screen right now is a possible election results map

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