Would Vance be President

[dogs4thewin]

As you all may or may not know the earliest ballots have already begun going out with more early voting to happen well early. At this point, given that if some time between now and the time of the election Trump is killed ( not that I want that nor would I even if I were not a Trump supporter, but I would assune that if that were to happen it would be treated as if Trump was president? That is to say that Vance would take the top of the ticket by default and if Trump "won" it would just go to Vance just like it would if something happened to Trump at 12:01PM on January 20th 2025.?

 

[Fantine]

Not sure. But I was stunned to hear that in 1976 two attempts were made on Gerald Ford's life in 15 days. George Wallace was paralyzed while campaigning.

 

[dogs4thewin]

Not sure. But I was stunned to hear that in 1976 two attempts were made on Gerald Ford's life in 15 days. George Wallace was paralyzed while campaigning.

Well being Parlyzed though a person is still living. Moreover, and being born in 91 I of course do not remember 76, however, I am almost certain that there was little to no early voting and certainly no what is called no excuse early voting. It is a completely different ballgame when MILLIONS of Americans cast their vote before election day.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

As you all may or may not know the earliest ballots have already begun going out with more early voting to happen well early. At this point, given that if some time between now and the time of the election Trump is killed ( not that I want that nor would I even if I were not a Trump supporter, but I would assune that if that were to happen it would be treated as if Trump was president? That is to say that Vance would take the top of the ticket by default and if Trump "won" it would just go to Vance just like it would if something happened to Trump at 12:01PM on January 20th 2025.?

Remember that in the presidential election, you're technically voting for a slate of electors that have pledged to elect their party's chosen candidate rather than a specific president/vice-president pair, so nothing would technically change should Trump die between now and the election (since it's too late to change the ballots). There is actually some precedent for this. In 1872, Horace Greely died after the election, but before the electors met. Grant won that election in a landslide, so it didn't really affect the outcome, but Greely's electors split their votes between his VP and other candidates. I imagine that, should Trump win while deceased, Republican leadership would coalesce around a preferred alternative and direct the electors to vote for that person. Could be Vance, could be someone else. And it's always possible that there would be splits.

 

[Richard T]

Here's the source. "Rocks.." is absolutely right. It is not automatic that Vance would get promoted. Could be they would pick Haley if they thought it would help their chances. What happens if a presidential candidate dies or steps down?