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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Before Nov 5 - Tr**p Has A Complete Mental Breakdown And Has To Be Pulled From The Race......
what happens?
[Note: Whether this metal breakdown is legitimate or contrived or planned.]
Lovie777
(14,435 posts)for the sake of the country, but we know the GQP dont give a shit about the USA.
Initech
(101,414 posts)Maybe we can get Qultist Ronny Jackson to rig another cognitive test.
NameAlreadyTaken
(1,362 posts)stopdiggin
(12,570 posts)(Weekend at Bernie's) until voting is completed.
Johonny
(21,762 posts)He is running no matter what.
JohnSJ
(95,454 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,483 posts)It's a cult.
duncang
(3,153 posts)Even though it would be illegal. Im sure the family would try to get into power. I wouldnt doubt they have thought about how they could stay in power after daddy passes away.
getagrip_already
(17,013 posts)Its too late to change his name on the ballot. Any vote for trump/vance electors would still be counted, but if the ticket wins, vance would be sworn in.
Remember, we dont vote for a person. We vote for electors, who vote for the candidate they support.
Its the electors who will cast votes, which get certified and made official. If they say vance is the potus, then he gets sworn in.
Wednesdays
(19,744 posts)If anything is even done, it will be a zoom call-like "convention" of GOP leaders, and they would almost certainly vote Vance as the head of the ticket. They might not even do that formality. The only question would be who Vance's running mate would be.
lame54
(36,477 posts)He's not going anywhere
At the least the smell would improve
TheProle
(2,794 posts)Filling Vacancies in Nominations
(a) The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized
and empowered to fill any and all vacancies which may occur by
reason of death, declination, or otherwise of the Republican candidate
for President of the United States or the Republican candidate for Vice
President of the United States, as nominated by the national convention,
or the Republican National Committee may reconvene the national
convention for the purpose of filling any such vacancies.
(b) In voting under this rule, the Republican National
Committee members representing any state shall be entitled to cast the
same number of votes as said state was entitled to cast at the national
convention.
(c) In the event that the members of the Republican National
Committee from any state shall not be in agreement in the casting of votes
hereunder, the votes of such state shall be divided equally, including
fractional votes, among the members of the Republican National
Committee present or voting by proxy.
(d) No candidate shall be chosen to fill any such vacancy except
upon receiving a majority of the votes cast in the election
https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Rules_Of_The_Republican_Party.pdf
Ferrets are Cool
(21,654 posts)CanonRay
(14,733 posts)He does something every day that should get him committed.
arlyellowdog
(1,288 posts)Macrophylla
(43 posts)Will taxidermy his pelt stuff it and continue to worship it.
Than claim he speaks to them in their dreams.
Wednesdays
(19,744 posts)I wouldn't put it past the GOP to stage a "Weekend at Bernie's" with his corpse. Maybe pretend he's asleep most of the time.
Then trot out videos of him "speaking" (with his mouth hidden by the microphone) while playing AI-generated recordings of his voice.
I'm not kidding.
republianmushroom
(16,979 posts)The media will explain it as over work and excitement, and he will be OK to assume his duties as president.
44 months and counting.
Jirel
(2,239 posts)Its not a unique situation, just hasnt happened in the POTUS race. Ticket remains, and if he wins (also applies if hes dead), thats what the VP candidate is for, and we get POTUS Shady.
This is what people havent been talking about enough. Dump is old and demented, and this term is a good bet for death or disability/25th. That shoots Crazy Shady into the top slot, who is young and vicious, and we may be stuck with the POS for a long time.