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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:08 PM Original message |
If the party nominee should die or become incapacitated |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Interesting question... I'm curious to find out, too. nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's a really interesting question |
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HeraldSquare212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. I would imagine the party would have to pick a new nominee |
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sunonmars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I suspect if it had gone quite far the primaries route. |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I think you are right if it happened |
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rubberducky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Kick , don`t want this to drop before we find out the answer. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. interesting question. Don't recall how it was handled in 1972 |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I believe the national party polled the state delegations to get them to formally ratify McGovern's |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. I suspect the election would go on as before. Remember the election is not |
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HeraldSquare212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. What Happens In The Event Of A Terror Attack On The 2004 Presidential Elections? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Wow - interesting article. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Oh yeah and two weeks before Wellstone's (double pilots aboard) plane went down |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. The delegates to the national convention would re-convene and |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. The convention appoints a standing committee solely for this purpose in case it happens. n/t |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. CK - That is an excellent idea!!! Or is it already in existence? |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. As far as I know this has been standard op since '72. I've been out of the delegate level politics |
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sunonmars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. God forbid any of the repugs dropping off, would we notice |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. IMO post convention the VP candidate would probably assume the nominee role |
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