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Lots of speculation that Trump should or may step down as GOP nominee over the last 24 hours. I do NOT think this will happen - but lets play along and pretend it does.
Here is the Republican Party rule on this matter
In other words, the GOP could convene another convention (unlikely), or it could ask state delegates to vote again. There has been a debate within the party about whether delegates can be “bound” to a candidate, but Rule 16 says they are.
So who do you think we would then get?
I suspect they would go to Ted Cruz but Pence is not out of the logical reasoning as well.
And this does not take into consideration the individual ballot access laws in each of the 50 states.
Thoughts on the possibilities are encouraged.
Here is the Republican Party rule on this matter
According to Rule 9 – Filling Vacancies in Nominations” -- of the Rules of the Party on the GOP website:
“(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…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.”
In other words, the GOP could convene another convention (unlikely), or it could ask state delegates to vote again. There has been a debate within the party about whether delegates can be “bound” to a candidate, but Rule 16 says they are.
So who do you think we would then get?
I suspect they would go to Ted Cruz but Pence is not out of the logical reasoning as well.
And this does not take into consideration the individual ballot access laws in each of the 50 states.
Thoughts on the possibilities are encouraged.
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