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Originally Posted by ResAlien
Should he die (I highly doubt he will) that would almost be best case scenario for Republicans. Would they be forced to put Pence at the top of the ticket or could they throw anyone in there? I want to say they’d have to take Pence and a runner up at VP.
But even that gets them their evangelicals back, swings a bunch of moderates to the Bible thumping man who doesn’t say crazy stuff, hrm. Not sure I like this one bit.
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
My wife asked me this morning what would happen with regard to the election if Trump were to pass away.
I'm not an expert of US election law, but given the primary has passed, the nominee is picked, with ballots printed and people have already voted, wouldn't Trump's name stay on the ballot?
There have been dead people that have won elections in the past.
In the event that Trump wins as a corpse, then I would imagine Pence would be sworn in as President in January, where he would have to appoint a successor as VP.
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The Republicans have to go forward with the ticket they have. If this had happened a month ago, a completely different story. They could have gone to the states and replaced Trump on the ballots and gone forward with the new ticket. But the deadline to get a name on the ticket is long past, so they have to go with what they have. If Trump does die between now and the electoral college vote, and he won the election, the Republicans would have the right to put forward a new name on the ticket and the EC would then vote on that ticket. As it is, the ticket is Trump/Pence, ballots are completed, voting has started, so it is locked in.
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Biden is pulling all negative ads and has made a statement that this “cannot be a partisan moment.”
He is right. Time will tell if he pays a price for being the nice guy here....
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Tactical error. If the hospital gown was on the other guy, the Republicans would bury him in his sick bed. Never take your foot off the gas pedal in the straight with the finish line ahead. It won't be popular, but that's what Americans expect.