James G
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Post by James G on May 15, 2019 12:33:17 GMT
On Sept. 11th 2016, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fainted after an event in NYC.
Let us say her illness was more serious than it was. She cannot campaign at all and has to bow out.
What happens now?
Can she be replaced on her party's nomination let alone ballot papers at this stage?
Ideas?
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lordroel
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Post by lordroel on May 15, 2019 13:05:53 GMT
On Sept. 11th 2016, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fainted after an event in NYC. Let us say her illness was more serious than it was. She cannot campaign at all and has to bow out. What happens now? Can she be replaced on her party's nomination let alone ballot papers at this stage? Ideas? What about here vice-president Kaine, could he run as candidate. |
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Post by stevep on May 15, 2019 14:58:46 GMT
On Sept. 11th 2016, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fainted after an event in NYC. Let us say her illness was more serious than it was. She cannot campaign at all and has to bow out. What happens now? Can she be replaced on her party's nomination let alone ballot papers at this stage? Ideas?
There should logically be something for such circumstances as a candicate could be seriously ill, injured or killed before the election occurs. Although not sure if its ever happened in the US so they might not have had a "we can't allow this to happen again event". In that case I presume the only option would be to have the Democrat ballot being Clinton/Kaine but with the knowledge they would actually be voting for Kaine as President.
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Post by lordroel on May 15, 2019 15:15:11 GMT
On Sept. 11th 2016, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fainted after an event in NYC. Let us say her illness was more serious than it was. She cannot campaign at all and has to bow out. What happens now? Can she be replaced on her party's nomination let alone ballot papers at this stage? Ideas? There should logically be something for such circumstances as a candicate could be seriously ill, injured or killed before the election occurs. Although not sure if its ever happened in the US so they might not have had a "we can't allow this to happen again event". In that case I presume the only option would be to have the Democrat ballot being Clinton/Kaine but with the knowledge they would actually be voting for Kaine as President.
What i found online is: If a candidate dies before the general election but after they've secured the nomination, it's a relatively simple fix: The deceased candidate's party picks a replacement (who may or may not be the vice presidential candidate from the former ticket), and that replacement is on the ballot for Election Day. |
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Post by James G on May 15, 2019 15:18:42 GMT
Kaine never struck me as inspiring or interesting. Under lordroel 's scenario, ideas on a selection? Biden springs to mind but maybe the Democrats go for the runner up in the primaries... ...Sanders. |
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Post by lordroel on May 15, 2019 15:23:09 GMT
Kaine never struck me as inspiring or interesting. Under lordroel 's scenario, ideas on a selection? Biden springs to mind but maybe the Democrats go for the runner up in the primaries... ...Sanders. Biden is a no go, he made it clear he would not run in 2016, maybe one of the other Democratic candidates can be picked to be a VP elect in a Kaine ticket. |
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Post by kyng on May 18, 2019 13:08:20 GMT
If the Democratic Party establishment picks a replacement, then I suspect it's more likely to be Biden than Sanders. Biden was much friendlier with the Democratic establishment than Sanders was; the establishment would probably have perceived Biden as more electable than Sanders; and Biden would have campaigned pretty much on Clinton's platform (whereas Sanders would have campaigned on his own platform).
I suspect Biden still loses, though, since this would enrage the 'Bernie Bros', and may of them would vote for Stein or sit out the election in protest.
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