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He probably hasn't got the problem of saying aloud "Repeat the line" teleprompter instructions. The political press has been telling us how badly the country i

He probably hasn't got the problem of saying aloud "Repeat the line" teleprompter instructions. The political press has been telling us how badly the country is run for years; perhaps they can finally get a member of their corps elected and fix all the problems. I don't think the Democrats need a presidential candidate at the moment. I think they're hunting for a VP to appoint right now, before they bail on Joe. Investigation into the Biden family operations will kick up too much evidence against other party leaders.

hackyhacky 4y ago
You do know that VPs are elected, not appointed, right?
- MerelyMortal 4y ago
  IIRC my ballots always just showed the Presidential Candidate's name and political party, nothing about the candidate's Vice Presidential nominee. I don't know the rules or law when it comes to the VP nomination, but could it be changed last minute? Additionally, if something happened to the VP nominee between election and taking office, wouldn't the President-Elect choose a new VP without going through an election?
  - thr0wawayf00 4y ago
    > but could it be changed last minute? Ballots are locked for a certain period of days before an election. The presidential candidate chooses their running mate and are voted on together. Until the early 1800's, the winning presidential candidate became president and the runner-up became VP. This didn't work out very well because the VP sometimes came from the opposing party. If a sitting VP leaves office prematurely, then Congress votes on the replacement. I assume that would also be the case in a VP-elect situation.
  - paulcole 4y ago
    Unless this varies from state to state, you don’t remember correctly. Every ballot I’ve seen lists both the Presidential candidate and Vice-Presidential candidate. I think the idea is that you’re voting for a party’s ticket, not the person running for President.
- bsuvc 4y ago
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- BuyMyBitcoins 4y ago
  I sense the GP is talking about the primary process. The political party still has control over which persons it places on its ticket.
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- Turing_Machine 4y ago
  Not if the former President leaves office, for whatever reason, and the VP gets bumped up. In that case a new VP is indeed appointed (but must be approved by Congress).
mikhailt 4y ago
> I don't think the Democrats need a presidential candidate at the moment. They actually do, Biden has one big con; age. He will be 81 in 2024. He already has very low approval rating and with recession looking more realistic, they're going to need to have contingencies. Democrats are horrible at planning things in advance, this is where Republicans beat them.
- D13Fd 4y ago
  Do you think republicans planned Trump’s candidacy in advance? Because that certainly wasn’t what it looked like at the time.
  - mikhailt 4y ago
    I didn’t say republicans wins everytime, they do get misfires just like everyone else. I still think they are better than Dems in this area. Just look at how they managed their goals with the justice system, starting with the Supreme Court. They don’t care about Trump that much because POTUS last either 4 or 8 years. Supreme Court, gerrymandering election maps, and so in outlast any POTUS picks.

hackyhacky 4y ago

You do know that VPs are elected, not appointed, right?

MerelyMortal 4y ago
IIRC my ballots always just showed the Presidential Candidate's name and political party, nothing about the candidate's Vice Presidential nominee. I don't know the rules or law when it comes to the VP nomination, but could it be changed last minute? Additionally, if something happened to the VP nominee between election and taking office, wouldn't the President-Elect choose a new VP without going through an election?
- thr0wawayf00 4y ago
  > but could it be changed last minute? Ballots are locked for a certain period of days before an election. The presidential candidate chooses their running mate and are voted on together. Until the early 1800's, the winning presidential candidate became president and the runner-up became VP. This didn't work out very well because the VP sometimes came from the opposing party. If a sitting VP leaves office prematurely, then Congress votes on the replacement. I assume that would also be the case in a VP-elect situation.
- paulcole 4y ago
  Unless this varies from state to state, you don’t remember correctly. Every ballot I’ve seen lists both the Presidential candidate and Vice-Presidential candidate. I think the idea is that you’re voting for a party’s ticket, not the person running for President.
bsuvc 4y ago
Gerald Ford has entered the chat
BuyMyBitcoins 4y ago
I sense the GP is talking about the primary process. The political party still has control over which persons it places on its ticket.
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Turing_Machine 4y ago
Not if the former President leaves office, for whatever reason, and the VP gets bumped up. In that case a new VP is indeed appointed (but must be approved by Congress).

mikhailt 4y ago

> I don't think the Democrats need a presidential candidate at the moment. They actually do, Biden has one big con; age. He will be 81 in 2024. He already has very low approval rating and with recession looking more realistic, they're going to need to have contingencies. Democrats are horrible at planning things in advance, this is where Republicans beat them.

D13Fd 4y ago
Do you think republicans planned Trump’s candidacy in advance? Because that certainly wasn’t what it looked like at the time.
- mikhailt 4y ago
  I didn’t say republicans wins everytime, they do get misfires just like everyone else. I still think they are better than Dems in this area. Just look at how they managed their goals with the justice system, starting with the Supreme Court. They don’t care about Trump that much because POTUS last either 4 or 8 years. Supreme Court, gerrymandering election maps, and so in outlast any POTUS picks.