The One-Page Magazine - Special Election Edition - NYTimes.com By Dave Itzkoff If the prospect of an Electoral College tie, resulting in a President Romney (chosen by the House) and a Vice President Biden (chosen by the Senate), isn't strange enough, it will be stranger for "Saturday Night Live," where both characters are played by Jason Sudeikis. "I've been walking by Jason's office, and he has this giant electoral map that he's constantly putting pushpins in," says Seth Meyers, an "S.N.L." head writer. It's like he's tracking a serial killer. But I think he's trying to figure out how he can play both president and vice president at the same time. By Samantha Henig Janesville Tough talk on China I met a single mother the other day. . . .  The second screen The third debate The four-in-hand knot Five-point plans Town halls Nebraska Obama's convention speech Additional reporting and user experience by Libby Gery Submit suggestions on Twitter via #meh By Maud Newton Mitt Romney has backtracked from his claim that 47 percent of Americans are lazy victims who will never "take personal responsibility," but he stands by his attacks on government assistance. A 50-year-old video has surfaced to deliver an inconvenient rejoinder. Campaigning during her husband's gubernatorial run, Lenore Romney said Mitt's dad "was on welfare relief for the first years of his life. But this great country gave him opportunities. By Mark Leibovich If Mitt Romney wins, we will have a new president, if you will. Get used to that - "If you will." Romney will typically inject the Old Englishy qualifier at least once into every public utterance. In the first debate, he accused President Obama of wanting "if you will, trickle-down government." In the third, he said pulling missiles from Poland was "unfortunate in terms of, if you will, disrupting the relationship." Now voters will decide, vis-à-vis Romney, if they will or won't. By Matt Bai Imagine if there were a day every four years when Silicon Valley found out whether the country was choosing iPhones or Androids. Or when Detroit learned whether Chrysler or Ford would keep making cars. That's what Washington is like on Election Day. Half the city's residents are waiting to find out if they need new résumés; the other half anxiously await word on getting back the jobs they used to have. For the rest of us, it's best to stay off the roads. By Mario Batali For election night, I have a drink strategy that accounts for late-night celebrating or disappointment. I start with wine at dinner. When the first returns come in, I proceed to shots of the bitter Italian digestivo category called amaro (I like Montenegro from Bologna). As each of the crucial swing states report, I drink a shot. When it comes time for Ohio, I suggest a double espresso if it goes your way or a double shot of grappa if it does not. Your morning will reflect the significance of those undecided voters. By Christopher Buckley I have just called [opponent's name] to thank him for not winning tonight. Now the hard stuff truly begins. I must get to work on an inaugural speech of soaring rhetoric with at least one killer line. Chief Justice John Roberts must learn to administer the oath of office correctly. And something must be done about the deficit. That is totally at the top of my "must do" list. And something must be done about Syria. Also, there was something else. Oh, right - more drones must be launched if America is to remain the scariest nation on earth. . . . . By Lizzie Skurnick A deceitful path to election. The candidate's speech kept fact-checkers up all night tweeting objections to her scampaign. See also: Conswervative (tacks left when convenient); fauxialist (liberal in name only). By Douglas Brinkley Perhaps it's no surprise that Barack Obama looks to have sewn up 70 percent of the Latino vote. Last month, he and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar offered the Chicano solidarity movement a permanent fist bump. The president designated César Chávez's former California compound, La Paz, a national monument. After all, Chávez's slogan, "Sí Se Puede" ("Yes We Can"), helped Obama plenty in 2008. By Will Shortz What president's name becomes another president's name if you change an L to a T and rearrange the resulting letters? Hint: It's not L. T.! For answer, see bottom. By Tyler Cowen "History of American Presidential Elections 1789-2001," by Arthur M. Schlesinger "Public Choice III," by Dennis C. Mueller "Deliver the Vote," by Tracy Campbell By Mike Barnicle I have a cup of coffee at 4:30. When I get to 30 Rock at 4:45, I have a light iced coffee with three Splendas. I have half a muffin, then I bunch the rest into the bag and play catch with our weatherman. As told to Jon Kelly Brain twister answer: Lincoln to Clinton