What happens if a presidential candidate dies or has to leave the race?

CNN via MSN ^ | February 12, 2024 | Zachary B. Wolf and Ethan Cohen

[Red Badger]

[null and void]

It’s not like he isn’t already running the White Hospice from Beijing, may as well make it official...

[Red Badger]

And Thomas Eagleton in 1972...............

[Political Junkie Too]

If the candidate dies after being formally nominated at the convention, the party leaders get to name the replacement without further consensus from the rank and file.

-PJ

[Nervous Tick]

>> The fact that he refuses to leave will force the Uniparty to ease him into the next world.

“They” are gonna have to take out Mistress Jill the Educatrix too. She will never willingly give up the presidency. 😉

[ProtectOurFreedom]

” if, for some reason, Biden left the race”

I cannot imagine that happening. He’s young, healthy, robust, vital and runs rings around everybody. Strongest, healthiest, smartest and sharpest candidate in decades.

[bigbob]

They think it’s like turning a battleship to convince the public that the Biden story they’ve been pushing is malarkey so they’re starting slowly to prepare democrats for the inevitable.

[DPMD]

Or else they’re engaging in assassination porn.

If the candidate is a dem, he still wins the vote and the spouse takes the spot.

If a republican, a dem takes over.

[Tench_Coxe]

Prepping for the Torricelli Manuever re: Biden.

"Never mind who you voted for plebes, we'll pick who we want as our figurehead to rule over you."

[Dr. Sivana]

What they really want is to take out both Trump and Biden. Harris, too. Just like the Dems nailed Agnew before Nixon. Agnew would have been better.

[BradyLS]

Most folks are thinking Biden. I don’t put it past the Swamp Creatures that they’re thinking Trump.

[ChronicMA]

Just nominate the person who is already running the country.

Doctor (very important to include this honorific) Jill Biden

[wildcard_redneck]

If Biden sheds his mortal coil then “Dr. Jill” will be on the street or perhaps they will have her run like an American Evita Peron.

[Buttons12]

What happens? Well, it makes headlines. CNN writes them and hopes people will pay attention to CNN.

[C210N]

Sorry, I was thinking of somebody even more elusive than Newsom.

[packagingguy]

Sounds like Big Mike!!

[DannyTN]

Democrat's top choices include:

• Olsteen church transgendered shooter
• Jean Carroll who successfully defeated Trump in a kangaroo court.
• Taylor Swift who won the Superbowl.
• Any of several Hamas leaders, living or dead
• Any of several Iranian generals, living or dead
• Xi Jinping
• the Dallas zoo monkey thief, he's certified as incompetent so he has that going for him,
• Samali first Omar
• AOC, a horse is a horse unless of course..

[Sacajaweau]

Suppose the candidate passed on November 1st

[NorthMountain]

I recognize the queer on the left ...

The other one, though ...

What.

Is.

That?

[airedale]

If it’s after the convention I understand its tin the case of the DNC it’s the DNC leadership that picks all by itself.