UNPRECIDENTED: So what happens if TRUMP DIES, 2 or 3 days before

[DemocraticPatriot]

Last edited Sun Nov 12, 2023, 11:25 PM - Edit history (2)

the 2024 presidential election ???

too late for any state to rewrite their ballots...

The US Constitution never considered such a situation..... and the VP candidate would not automatically become the 'president-elect', since the winner of the election (if the GQP actually won it) would have not yet been President anyway...

Yes, in the electoral college, we vote for "electors"----

Those such Repubican electors woud be elected to vote for a 'dead man' in that instance.....
presumably the RNC would align behind another candidate, in that instance.....

Sounds like a recipe for total chaos.... and a lot of lawsuits...



I am asking for the opinions of political and legal experts with this post...
what do you suppose would happen in such a situation ?

(and it IS within the realm of possibility,
that President Joe Biden would WIN against a dead man---
but just throwing this out there.....)

************EDIT:

THANKS to "Ecstatic" who delivered this link, detailing what happens if a major candidate dies, anytime from just before the primaries, through to inauguration day--- a good read, I recommend it:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-happens-if-a-presidential-candidate-cannot-take-office-due-to-death-or-incapacitation-before-january-2025/

In my "3 days before the General Election" scenario, it appears that the RNC would hold an emergency meeting to attempt to select another nominee--- such replacement nominee requiring a majority vote of the RNC. Presuming they made a selection, there would be a publicity blitz, but it would be far too late for the states to change the names of candidates on printed ballots... although I suppose it could be done on electronic voting machines.

Whether the RNC did or did not select a new nominee prior to the election, all votes for Trump electors would still be valid, and the electoral college would meet and vote as usual-- but the vast majority of the Trump electors free to vote for another candidate.

(Whether they would be obliged to vote for the selection of the Republican National Committee would probably depend on individual state laws--- but being the lemming that they are, I suspect almost all of the Republican electors would do so.)

However, as to the General Election itself, with Democratic voters predisposed to vote early, but Republican voters inclined to wait for election day, I suspect many Trump cultists would be demoralized, and not turn out to vote for a dead man, giving President Biden an edge in the results.