Calls for J.D. Vance to resign after he admits that he created pet-eating story about immigrants
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GOP vice presidential nominee shocks CNN interviewer
  • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Can he be swapped? I thought the reason Biden got swapped is because he wasn’t locked in yet, but now the candidates are locked in.

    • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      I’m not so sure that he can be. He was nominated by Trump, and the party as a whole voted on both Trump and Vance, together. Would they need a new convention in order to select a new VP? I don’t know. I don’t think that anything like that has ever happened before, so it would be uncharted territory. Much like if the VP died in office.

      • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        They could always say that JD is officially on the ticket, but he is going to resign day 1 and let RFK Jr. have the job…

        • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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          2 months ago

          I’m not entirely sure that the president can simply appoint a new VP once they’re in office, since VP is an elected position.

          It’s a fascinating question, and I hope that there’s never any reason to see it answered.

          • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Agnew resigned. Nixon nominated Ford to replace. Congress approved the nomination. Ford became vp and became president when Nixon resigned. Ford repeated the process FOR whomever he selected for VP.