Scenario: McCain dies before the GE occurs.

What happens then, under the rules of the GOP party?

(My money would be on Romney.)

:P

:spank:

Try the veal...

and picks the new Zombie McCain as his running mate.

The VP takes the top of the ticket if its before the convention.

During the convention they pick a candidate

an appointed time and will be replaced by Jeb. Red this in an op-ed in the www.pbpost.com. McCain is more or less the set up (they know he'll lose) and Jeb will be slid in there. RUMOR NOW, remember...

Filling Vacancies in Nominations

(a) The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized and empowered to fill any and all vacancies which may occur by reason of death, declination, or otherwise of the Republican candidate for President of the United States or the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, as nominated by the national convention, or the Republican National Committee may reconvene the national convention for the purpose of filling any such vacancies.

(b) In voting under this rule, the Republican National Committee members representing any state shall be entitled to cast the same number of votes as said state was entitled to cast at the national convention.

(c) In the event that the members of the Republican National Committee from any state shall not be in agreement in the casting of votes hereunder, the votes of such state shall be divided equally, including fractional votes among the members of the Republican National Committee present or voting by proxy.

(d) No candidate shall be chosen to fill any such vacancy except upon receiving a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election.

http://www.gop.com/About/Rules6-10.htm



A few of us made quite a study of RNC rules in '04 when they were here in NYC, to look for ways to make mischief. :hi:

n/t

First one candidate must win a majority of the electoral college.

If Obama wins, the point is moot.

If McCain wins, his Veep candidate takes it:

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.... I know, thank god it's not actually true.

That depends on whether he's chosen a VP. They would have a brokered convention, and pick a candidate. Probably Romney, or whoever McCain had chosen for VP. If the latter was Bobby Jindal, he would be a much stronger candidate in a GE than McCain, so that's not what we want.

Ronald Reagan proved that America is ready to accept a zombie President.

without interruption. The candidate is freeze-dried even further than the extent we are familiar with, and the same version of claymation that was used with "the Gipper" allows him to campaign on television for all to see.

We don't need this.

Those of us who remember the past DEFINITELY don't need this.

Just stop it.

I love reading your post but this one is in bad taste. This would be no different than someone asking what would happen if Obama was assassinated. There is a real chance that McCain could die a natural death because of his age and his anger issues. There is a real chance Obama could be shot at because of the color of his skin. Let us not go there.

In "Weekend at Bernie's" :rofl: :rofl: