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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:51 PM Feb 2016

Question: If after the nominating process is over and the Presidential / Vice Pres. candidates

are selected, would the VP selection automatically become the Presidential candidate if the original selection was unable to run for some
reason or the other?

Has this ever happened before?

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Question: If after the nominating process is over and the Presidential / Vice Pres. candidates (Original Post) Purveyor Feb 2016 OP

I don't know. That's a good question. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #1

It hasn't happened with the candidate at the top of the ticket but if it does the respective party's PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #2

I believe a new candidate will be selected at a special session of the national committee book_worm Feb 2016 #3

Yeah but he was the VP candidate. nt Purveyor Feb 2016 #4

That's not what happened. jaysunb Feb 2016 #5

PatrickforO

(14,587 posts)

1. I don't know. That's a good question.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:53 PM

Feb 2016

I'll defer to others on this one.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. It hasn't happened with the candidate at the top of the ticket but if it does the respective party's

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:59 PM

Feb 2016

rules would come into play as the party would be responsible for deciding on who the replacement would be.
It's not an automatic "vice presidential candidate becomes the presidential one".