Let’s break this down (queue Chris Pratt as “Starlord” facing “Ronan” in “Guardians of the Galaxy”)
2) ANY Veep replacement must be confirmed by BOTH houses. The GOP will not confirm Cankles. Period. End of story. Johnson, however, might fake it and drag the replacement hearings out for over a month, COMPLETELY SABOTAGING the DNC ticket.
3) Remember my substack from two days ago: ballots are done by counties, and they are on a ticking clock. ANY changes must be done no later than mid-August to accommodate ballot printing, sending to candidates to proof, return, new total ballot printing, sending out by Oct. 7 for early/absentee voters. That clock cannot be changed.
2) If there is any ‘swap out” after Oct. 7, ANY ballots coming back with either Biden’s or Harris’s name on them-—IF they are not actually the candidates WILL NOT BE COUNTED. This will cost the DemoKKKrats 30% of their total vote and give Trump states such as Kollyfornia (where he lost by under 30) New York (where currently he is within single digits) not to mention ME, NM, VA, CO, MN, OR, WA, and others where Trump is only trailing by low double digits.
3) BUT THERE IS ANOTHER CLOCK: The DNC, in order to actually have ANYONE on the top of the ticket, must nominate them before AUGUST 7!!!!!!! Otherwise, they’d lose OH, cause a massive ripple there that would cost them a senate seat & probably a house seat, and reduce overall turnout by as much as 1 million. That’s why they announced they would nominate Rutabaga “virtually” before Aug. 7.
Your #2 is inaccurate.
In the event that one of the named candidates is not around to be elected, the state recognize the party affiliation. So, you would be voting for the party nominee, not the ineligible candidate.