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If Before Nov 5 - Tr**p Has A Complete Mental Breakdown And Has To Be Pulled From The Race...... (Original Post) global1 Tuesday OP
shithole needs to be pull now.... Lovie777 Tuesday #1
If yesterday wasn't a full on mental breakdown, what is? Initech Tuesday #2
Hasn't he already had a complete mental breakdown? NameAlreadyTaken Tuesday #3
they will prop him up (with a rod and strings if necessary) stopdiggin Tuesday #4
Nothing. If he drops dead, he is still on the ballot Johonny Tuesday #5
He won't, and they won't let him. JohnSJ Tuesday #6
Not going to happen. awesomerwb1 Tuesday #7
Well there is Junior duncang Tuesday #8
If he died for example.... getagrip_already Tuesday #9
This. Wednesdays Tuesday #17
They'd prop him up... lame54 Tuesday #19
Republican rules are vague, but here's the text from the party rules: TheProle Tuesday #10
I keep waiting for him to use the N word at a rally and watch the media either ignore it or sane wash it. Ferrets are Cool Tuesday #11
How will we tell? CanonRay Tuesday #12
Exactly, that ship sailed long ago arlyellowdog Tuesday #16
The magas Macrophylla Tuesday #13
If Trump dies before Election Day, Wednesdays Tuesday #18
They, being his handler, will not pull him. republianmushroom Tuesday #14
Too late. Jirel Tuesday #15
... I would be celebrating! WestMichRad Tuesday #20

Lovie777

(14,435 posts)
1. shithole needs to be pull now....
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:47 AM
Tuesday

for the sake of the country, but we know the GQP don’t give a shit about the USA.

Initech

(101,414 posts)
2. If yesterday wasn't a full on mental breakdown, what is?
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:49 AM
Tuesday

Maybe we can get Qultist Ronny Jackson to rig another cognitive test.

stopdiggin

(12,570 posts)
4. they will prop him up (with a rod and strings if necessary)
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 11:55 AM
Tuesday

(Weekend at Bernie's) until voting is completed.

duncang

(3,153 posts)
8. Well there is Junior
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:22 PM
Tuesday

Even though it would be illegal. I’m sure the family would try to get into power. I wouldn’t doubt they have thought about how they could stay in power after daddy passes away.

getagrip_already

(17,013 posts)
9. If he died for example....
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:25 PM
Tuesday

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)
17. This.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:48 PM
Tuesday

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.

TheProle

(2,794 posts)
10. Republican rules are vague, but here's the text from the party rules:
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:30 PM
Tuesday
RULE NO. 9
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

Macrophylla

(43 posts)
13. The magas
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:36 PM
Tuesday

Will taxidermy his pelt stuff it and continue to worship it.
Than claim he speaks to them in their dreams.

Wednesdays

(19,744 posts)
18. If Trump dies before Election Day,
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:53 PM
Tuesday

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)
14. They, being his handler, will not pull him.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:37 PM
Tuesday

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)
15. Too late.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:40 PM
Tuesday

It’s not a unique situation, just hasn’t happened in the POTUS race. Ticket remains, and if he wins (also applies if he’s dead), that’s what the VP candidate is for, and we get POTUS Shady.

This is what people haven’t 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.

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