[Responsibility2nd]

That is a very good point. And that is why the size of the state matters. Let’s say a president and vice presidential candidate were coming out of Wyoming and it so happened that the electors from that state had to be DQ’d. Big deal.

But Texas, California or Florida would be too big of a risk. And that is why it would not be a good idea for Kamala/Newsom or Trump/DeSantis.

[Red Badger]

FReeper pepsionice made a good point that if Joe resigns and Harris ascends to the POTUS, the Senate would vote on the new VP candidate, and would not have that limitation on their votes.

But if they chose to run for reelection as that same team, then it might become a problem................

[Political Junkie Too]

Not DQ, but split.

The presidential candidate would have gotten the votes, and the VP candidate from the other party would also have gotten the votes, too.

-PJ

[Verginius Rufus]

Dick Cheney changed his voter registration to Wyoming in 2000 when he was picked as GWB's running mate. Otherwise the Texas electors could not have voted for both of them.

Kamala could pick Newsom for VP, but they could not both run on the 2024 ticket unless one of them changed official state of residency.