Bill McNeal wrote:I have no desire to click on the political thread, so I'll ask here. What happens if Hillary dies or becomes even more seriously ill before the election? Can the Dems pick someone else if so how the hell does that go down?

No presidential candidate of a major party has ever died or withdrawn before a presidential election and no President-elect has ever died or withdrawn after winning the general election, but before taking office.

However, one vice-presidential candidate died after he was nominated, but before the general election, and another dropped off his party's ticket.

Since the time of Andrew Jackson's run for the presidency in 1828, individual political parties have had the job of filling any vacancy on their national ticket, either that of their presidential or vice-presidential candidate. If one of their candidates vacates the ticket after they are nominated, either because of death or withdrawal, the party selects a replacement.

Both the Republican and the Democratic parties have rules in their bylaws governing how to fill the vacancy. The Party Chair calls a meeting of the National Committee, and the Committee members at the meeting vote to fill the vacancy on the ticket. A candidate must receive a majority of the votes to win the party's nod.

The same process would happen if the vacancy were to occur after the general election but before the Electoral College voting. If a vacancy should occur on the winning ticket, it would then be the party's responsibility to fill it and provide a candidate for whom their electors could vote.

Slowhand wrote:

Bill McNeal wrote:I have no desire to click on the political thread, so I'll ask here. What happens if Hillary dies or becomes even more seriously ill before the election? Can the Dems pick someone else if so how the hell does that go down?

The election is delayed a year for the party to nominate someone else and allow them to prepare. Obama stays in office for that time and peoples' heads explode.

Bill McNeal wrote:I have no desire to click on the political thread, so I'll ask here. What happens if Hillary dies or becomes even more seriously ill before the election? Can the Dems pick someone else if so how the hell does that go down?

pacino wrote:she'll be fine, but here's a good rundown:

No presidential candidate of a major party has ever died or withdrawn before a presidential election and no President-elect has ever died or withdrawn after winning the general election, but before taking office.

However, one vice-presidential candidate died after he was nominated, but before the general election, and another dropped off his party's ticket.

Since the time of Andrew Jackson's run for the presidency in 1828, individual political parties have had the job of filling any vacancy on their national ticket, either that of their presidential or vice-presidential candidate. If one of their candidates vacates the ticket after they are nominated, either because of death or withdrawal, the party selects a replacement.

Both the Republican and the Democratic parties have rules in their bylaws governing how to fill the vacancy. The Party Chair calls a meeting of the National Committee, and the Committee members at the meeting vote to fill the vacancy on the ticket. A candidate must receive a majority of the votes to win the party's nod.

The same process would happen if the vacancy were to occur after the general election but before the Electoral College voting. If a vacancy should occur on the winning ticket, it would then be the party's responsibility to fill it and provide a candidate for whom their electors could vote.

pacino wrote:she'll be fine, but here's a good rundown:

No presidential candidate of a major party has ever died or withdrawn before a presidential election and no President-elect has ever died or withdrawn after winning the general election, but before taking office.

However, one vice-presidential candidate died after he was nominated, but before the general election, and another dropped off his party's ticket.

Since the time of Andrew Jackson's run for the presidency in 1828, individual political parties have had the job of filling any vacancy on their national ticket, either that of their presidential or vice-presidential candidate. If one of their candidates vacates the ticket after they are nominated, either because of death or withdrawal, the party selects a replacement.

Both the Republican and the Democratic parties have rules in their bylaws governing how to fill the vacancy. The Party Chair calls a meeting of the National Committee, and the Committee members at the meeting vote to fill the vacancy on the ticket. A candidate must receive a majority of the votes to win the party's nod.

The same process would happen if the vacancy were to occur after the general election but before the Electoral College voting. If a vacancy should occur on the winning ticket, it would then be the party's responsibility to fill it and provide a candidate for whom their electors could vote.

swishnicholson wrote:

Bill McNeal wrote:I have no desire to click on the political thread, so I'll ask here. What happens if Hillary dies or becomes even more seriously ill before the election? Can the Dems pick someone else if so how the hell does that go down?

The chances of that happening are extremely faint.

Youseff wrote:our 68 year old candidate died, so we're replacing her with the next best we have - either a 75 year old guy or a 73 year old guy

by the way, Hillary's birthday is in late October, meaning she'll turn 69 right before she's elected president. so that mean's she'll be the first woman, the 2nd oldest and the 2nd president at the age of the sex number.