What happens, if in the middle of election campaign, John McCain has some kind of serious health issue or just passes away? Seriously. The guy is old as a goat and has way too many medical problems as it is. A heart-attack or a relapse of his cancer can just kill his campaign.
Will the VP candidate slip into the President’s role during the campaign or will the Republicans have to go through anothe convention or will the elections be post-poned or what?
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i guess in that case republicans would definitely have some back up plan , like may be VP' as a nominee / potential candidate , also what if something happens to him while being president ?? the VP is gonna takeover in that case too .........no
Will the VP candidate slip into the President's role during the campaign or will the Republicans have to go through anothe convention or will the elections be post-poned or what?
I think Hiliary Clinton would take his place.
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^ I am talking about McCain, not Obama.
hsap, yes, once a President is elected, and then dies (or is incapacitated), there is a legal process, through which the Vice President becomes the President. I am not sure if the same protocol applies before the election. I assume there will be party rules and election laws that govern this. Thats what I wanted to find out.
^ I am talking about McCain, not Obama.
And McCain is old, not on his death bed.
. I am not sure if the same protocol applies before the election. I assume there will be party rules and election laws that govern this.
there must be laws for that for sure ......... as anything could happend to a candidate during elections , not just McCain.
If a nominee is disabled or passes away before Election, the party will bring forward the next highest delegate winner who in turn will need to pick his Vice Pres.
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^ Huckabee???
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has that ever happened before?
I dont' think thre is any possible way to actually postpone the presidential elections...
has that ever happened before? I dont' think thre is any possible way to actually postpone the presidential elections...
It has never happened before!
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The RNC (Republican National Committee) would organize a second convention or meeting and the delegates would choose the new nominee. It does not necessary have to be the second highest delegate winner but that person would have a strong argument that he should be the replacement as would McCain's VP choice. But there is no law of succession like there is for elected officials so no one would be a lock replacement if such a death occurred until after the RNC met and decided.
Also keep in mind U.S. citizens don't vote directly for the President (or VP) but vote for state electors who cast votes for the President (and VP) that the majority of the citizens of state choose... but they, the electors, are not federally legally bound to vote for the states choice (ie: the candidate who received the most votes from the state they represent) and may vote for either candidate. While there is not any federal laws forbidding this some states do have laws against electors who go against the states choice, but almost 50% of states have no such laws.
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That means that it is technically possible for McCain or Obama to win on election night in November but not become the President as the electors don't cast their vote until December. This situation is highly unlikely to occur (unless the winner dies after the November election but before the electors vote in December) as the electors voted for in by the State in November are long time loyal party members and highly unlikely to go against their own party. But the rules as written do allow conspiracy theories to flow :-)
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why do citizens not vote directly for the prez, instead of voting for electors who can then choose to ignore thier wishes altogether?
the system is amusing.
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actually its beginning to make sense to me.
its kindof a way to balance out different demographics, which is a good thing in a diverse country. Im guessing if it were just upto the popular vote, smaller states wouldnt recieve any attention from politicians, who would be content in playing to their bases in the big states.