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Eliot Rosewater

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18. Wait, so if the P candidate is gone NO MATTER the reason, there are some states

Reply to Laelth (Reply #16)

Thu Aug 13, 2020, 05:05 PM

Aug 2020

where the ticket with the remaining person CANT win or something?

I am asking, I dont know.

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What happens, in ANY presidential election, if on lets say October 15th [View all] Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 OP

Pence would become the repug presidential candidate. I'm not sure about the non-encumbent... brush Aug 2020 #1

The surviving candidate wins by default. Cartaphelius Aug 2020 #2

You mean the VP still on the ballot continues to run and if they win they win? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #6

That's just not true. Squinch Aug 2020 #10

You are right. Cartaphelius Aug 2020 #22

Dunno. murielm99 Aug 2020 #3

OK, thanks. What I guess then could happen is the party would say they Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #4

There is no way to change the ballots Gothmog Aug 2020 #5

That makes the most sense. murielm99 Aug 2020 #7

OK so the ballot cant be changed, that is what I thought and people vote for Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #8

I think AnyFunctioningAdult Aug 2020 #9

I cant answer your question either, but that same scenario was Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #11

And nobody wonders why she just came up with that all of a sudden? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #13

Also this- rzemanfl Aug 2020 #20

This is some sort of prelude to some ratfucking. rzemanfl Aug 2020 #24

Putin volunteers to step in and MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #12

I wonder if anyone not a con still thinks Putin is NOT in charge? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #17

Are you suggesting a dufus coward might drop out as October surprise? Brainfodder Aug 2020 #14

Good one, no I wouldnt dare SUGGEST anything I just wanted to know the details of how Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #15

He acted serious about Rushmore, definitely a top moment of his dumbfuckery! Brainfodder Aug 2020 #21

Hey! MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #36

They stay on the ballot. Laelth Aug 2020 #16

Wait, so if the P candidate is gone NO MATTER the reason, there are some states Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #18

Quite the contrary. Laelth Aug 2020 #25

Great, but your answer implied it VARIES by state, so that worries the shit out of me. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Laelth Aug 2020 #30

The Repukes want this speculation. See e.g., Pirro's "feeling" on Faux. rzemanfl Aug 2020 #19

Yeah, I know...almost a no win situation if one wanted to prepare for it, isnt it. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #23

Since we're speculating, if Putin decides he cannot save Drumpf, would/could he have him rzemanfl Aug 2020 #28

I thought it was the law that we see rump tax returns? Or the rule at least. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #29

Did you mean to reply to my post? n/t rzemanfl Aug 2020 #31

Yes, but I did it poorly, got distracted. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #33

I was busy reading the forward to Cohen's book. rzemanfl Aug 2020 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Laelth Aug 2020 #27

Let's Just Hope We Won't Have To Confront Such A Situation.....nt global1 Aug 2020 #32

Yeah, hope...sigh. I dont know if I have much left, but I needed to know, if one person is right Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #34

Here's some hope... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #41

You are not voting for President. You are voting for a slate of Electors. judeling Aug 2020 #35

"and She picks the Vice President before the elector's vote" MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #38

The nominee would remain on the ballot. Drunken Irishman Aug 2020 #37

That's a good analysis. Let's wish health to our folks and imagine death to rzemanfl Aug 2020 #40