I see folks have discovered the 12th Amendment and the (well-known) role of the House when there is no electoral college winner.

But the mere *existence* of litigation or recounts doesn’t prevent states from certifying by 12/8; it’d take a court order barring them from doing so.

And with the exception of the borderline-frivolous suit filed in Pennsylvania on Monday, none of the pending cases could affect enough votes to block certification even if they were successful (a long shot).

Again, the key is that the margins are just too big in too many states.

Finally, it’s not like this is a big secret. Three prior presidential elections have gone to the House — 1800 (which gets its own song in @HamiltonMusical), 1824, and 1876. And 2000 could have but for #SCOTUS’s intervention.

But those were all *far* closer than this one is.