“This is one of those rules that many people get wrong. There actually is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that prevents candidates for President and Vice President who live in the same state from running together. As a practical matter, it might be a bad idea, since presidential tickets are often put together to create geographic diversity. But, having two from the same state is permissible.”
From the Palm Beach Post and confirmed elsewhere. Unless I’m wrong Trump could pick Ron for VP.
Trump has been meeting with a lot of people doesn’t mean anything..heck he is good friends with the North Dakota gov too he might be considering him too(I guess he decided to drop Noem after the whole dog killing thing) I honestly didn’t think she was the right choice even BEFORE that
Absolutely correct. There’s an obscure circumstance where a close electoral vote could precipitate a challenge by the other side. Trump could easily change his residence to New Jersey.
Choosing a VP from the same state as the President is not strictly prohibited, as the article suggests, but doing so has consequences beyond merely the lack of geographic diversity. Choosing a President and VP from the state only effects the outcome in that state. In the hypothetical case of a Trump/DeSantis ticket, with both being residents of Florida, The Constitution would not allow the Florida electors to vote for BOTH Trump and DeSantis. They would have to make a choice. Either vote for Trump for President and vote for another qualified candidate for VP (or abstain from voting for VP; or vote for DeSantis for VP and vote for someone other than Trump for President (or abstain).
In practice, the likelihood of this restriction actually effecting the outcome of the election is small, but in a close election that depended on, in this instance, the Florida vote, the electors of Florida would have to make a choice between voting for Trump or DeSantis. Presumably they would vote for Trump and abstain for casting a vote for VP. In theory that could lead to Trump being elected but not DeSantis.