Per the US Constitution, the President and Vice-President cannot be from the same state.
If Rubio can move out of state so can anyone else. Where there is a will there is a way.
A common misconception. If they are from the same state you forfeit that state’s electoral votes. 12th amendment. Trump could just declare he’s a resident of NJ, register to vote there, spends bunch of time between now and the election, and it’s fixed. Obviously the governor of the state can’t do that
It will be Desantis…..obvious choice. Too tired to articulate why.. it only makes sense.
Not true. They can, but the FL delegates can only vote for one of them, not both Trump and Rubio for VP. they would have to vote for someone else for VP which could deny rubio enough votes to become VP.
Just another minor legality the RATS will ignore down the road if they have the chance. Who is going to stop them?
The following is what AI says which is an abbreviation of the actual 12th Amendment:
According to the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution, there is no constitutional prohibition against the President and Vice President being from the same state. However, there is a provision that requires electors to vote for at least one candidate who is not an inhabitant of the same state as themselves.
In practice, presidential candidates typically choose a running mate from a different state to ensure that they do not lose electoral votes from their home state. This is because electors are required to vote for at least one candidate who is not from their own state, and choosing a running mate from the same state could result in the loss of electoral votes.
There have been instances where presidential candidates have chosen running mates from the same state, but these have been rare and often involved complex circumstances. For example, in 2000, Dick Cheney, who was running mate to George W. Bush, changed his legal residence from Texas to Wyoming to avoid the possibility of losing electoral votes from his home state.
In summary, while there is no constitutional prohibition against the President and Vice President being from the same state, the practical considerations of electoral politics often lead candidates to choose running mates from different states.
Me:
So, the Florida electors can only cast a vote for one person, which would result in a loss of electoral votes.
They still could win even with that restriction of electors being only able to vote for 1 of the running mates of the two candidates from their state.
Not a wise choice in other words.
They can, but the electors would have to withhold their vote from one of them.