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anyone know who the designated survivor is (Original Post)
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Mar 2022
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Ocelot II
(129,267 posts)1. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo
3catwoman3
(28,657 posts)2. Is it usually announced?
Ocelot II
(129,267 posts)4. Yes, Rachel Maddow just announced on MSNBC.
nclib
(1,022 posts)3. Maybe most of the republicans are
since most of them aren't showing up.
excuse not able to do PCR test.
nclib
(1,022 posts)12. They're not fooling anybody.
XanaDUer2
(15,769 posts)5. What is designated survivor?
I've never heard of it, and Google is spitting back crap about what it means tia
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)6. Someone off site in case there's an attack on the building
Ocelot II
(129,267 posts)7. They always designate a cabinet official to stay home from the SOTU
in case there's an attack on the capitol and the rest of the exec branch gets wiped out. There was even a TV series about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_Survivor_(TV_series)
XanaDUer2
(15,769 posts)8. THANK YOU! nt
FoxNewsSucks
(11,504 posts)14. It's a good show, too.
madville
(7,842 posts)10. Like if someone destroyed the entire capitol during the SOTU
There would still be a member of the administration in the line of succession to lead the country.
XanaDUer2
(15,769 posts)11. Thanks! Nt
Bleacher Creature
(11,504 posts)13. Kieffer Sutherland NT