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To: couchpotatoxxx12

Your incorrect. The Electoral college selects the president. Not popular vote, and as such, you cannot vote in a Vice-Presidential Running mate. He did not run for president. Hillary and anyone else were not on the ballot.
Read how it works, the only other person running for PRESIDENT at the time, was John McCain...Period.


269 posted on 12/05/2008 10:05:40 AM PST by etraveler13
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To: etraveler13

It doesn’t matter, the Dem electors can vote for whoever they want.


272 posted on 12/05/2008 10:07:02 AM PST by couchpotatoxxx12
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To: etraveler13
Read how it works, the only other person running for PRESIDENT at the time, was John McCain...Period.

Not true. The democratic slate of electors would be able to vote for whomever they wanted. There is NOTHING that stops an elector for changing their vote in the electoral college. That's why they are always the staunchest party loyals that are chosen for it.

276 posted on 12/05/2008 10:09:34 AM PST by Centurion2000 (To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
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To: etraveler13

Joe Biden was nominated by the Democratic Party to be on the ticket, and this is the direction that the Electors will be certain to take in an event of Obambi’s ineligibility, deferring to the expressed intent of the popular vote.

There is zero chance for McCain to emerge as the President in any scenario here. I know pie-in-the-sky is awful tasty, but please, go on a diet.


311 posted on 12/05/2008 10:24:54 AM PST by mquinn (Obama's supporters: a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise)
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To: etraveler13; couchpotatoxxx12

If the EC electors elect Obama, and then between Dec 15 and Jan 20 Obama is ruled ineligible, THEN Biden would become Acting President on Jan 20. (20th Amendment)

That might or might not be what couchpotatoxxx12 meant. I can’t tell by the phrasing s/he used.


359 posted on 12/05/2008 10:45:58 AM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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