It was pointed out to me by joecct that I made a major error in the Reset Manifesto. It is not a simple majority of votes in the electoral college that is required, but a majority of the whole votes which means that it does take 270 votes to win the election.
The Twelfth Amendment - The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.
Unfortunately, that does change things in the story line. Color me embarrassed. I guess I just earned an F in Civics.
Although to tell the truth, I would have loved to see a presidential vote come down to a decision in the House. One vote per state. Who gets to cast that vote? Could you imagine the carnage? That possibility is probably more entertaining than what I actually wrote.