[PlushieWithTeeth]

So, the Dems could switch out Hillary for Kerry at any time? His campaign seems to be in a avalanche-type mudslide lately. How would this affect overseas voters?

[swilhelm73]

So, the Dems could switch out Hillary for Kerry at any time? His campaign seems to be in a avalanche-type mudslide lately. How would this affect overseas voters?

Electors aren't bound to vote for the candidate who won their state. So yes, Kerry could drop out two weeks from now, and Hillary could step in, and whether she got on the ballots or not the Kerry electors could just choose Hillary.

That being said, a replacement candidate would never pull off a win. Too many people would be confused, angry about it, or just plain apathetic.

[CA Conservative]

So, the Dems could switch out Hillary for Kerry at any time? His campaign seems to be in a avalanche-type mudslide lately. How would this affect overseas voters?

I don't know about that, but after this week, they would not be able to substitute Hillary's name for Kerry's on the ballot in most states. In general, the states have a deadline, in order to allow them to print the absentee ballots in time.

Now, it would be possible in some states for Kerry's name to be on the ballot, but for the electors to vote for Hilary (in the case that Kerry dropped out). In other states, it is against the law for the electors to cast their votes for anyone other than the candidate on the ballot.

All this scenario would do, at this point, is guarantee a Bush win.