President Kaine 2020

[Sir Mohamed]

If Hillary has to resign for health reasons during her first term and Kaine would take over, how are the prospects for 2020? Any ideas?

[Present]

Well, the GOP would make the argument that Hillary, and thereby the Democrats, lied their way to the Presidency. "See! She hid her medical problems from you! Democrats cannot be trusted!" Absolutely nothing would happen in Congress since executive and legislative branches would be hating each other. The Dems have a bloodbath in the midterms if Hillary resigned by that point, but their prospects would be looking better for 2020 since Kaine isn't that bad of a candidate.
Here's what I think Kaine would perform versus a general Republican.

However, the GOP primaries could give the country anything from a boring moderate to a person who makes Trump look like a boring moderate. Here's three possibilities based on different GOP candidates.

Kaine vs Cory Gardner (or some other young conservative like Rubio, Cotton, or Ernst)

Kaine vs Kasich or some other moderate (or Jeb? This seems to be a dying breed of Republicans)

Kaine vs, OMG NO! Trump (which could totally happen)

I have no idea how this scenario would turn out due to Trump's... strange ability to make logic stop working.

[Kingpoleon]

283: President Tim Kaine/Vice President Jim Justice - 47.2%
255: Senator Mia Love/Governor Chris Sununu - 48.0%
Justin Amash/John McAfee - 3.8%
Others - 1.0%

[Medal506]

2020 Republican Primary

Ted Cruz: Nominee
Bruce Rauner: Withdrew June 9, 2020
Mike Pence: Withdrew March 17, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Matt Bevin: Withdrew March 10, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Rand Paul: Withdrew March 5, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Tom Cotton: Withdrew March 3, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Justin Amash: Withdrew February 25, 2020 (endorsed Rand Paul, Then later endorsed Ted Cruz)
Nikki Haley: Withdrew February 22, 2020 (endorsed Bruce Rauner, then later endorsed Ted Cruz)
Joe Walsh: Withdrew February 11, 2020 (endorsed Bruce Rauner)
Charlie Baker: Withdrew February 11, 2020 (endorsed Bruce Rauner)
Paul Ryan: Withdrew February 11, 2020 (endorsed Bruce Rauner, then later endorsed Ted Cruz)
Kelly Ayotte: Withdrew February 11, 2020 (endorsed Bruce Rauner)
Ben Sasse: Withdrew February 4, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Marco Rubio: Withdrew February 4, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Rick Scott: Withdrew February 4, 2020 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
John Kasich: Withdrew December 17, 2019 (endorsed Bruce Rauner)
Greg Abbot: Withdrew November 15, 2019 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Newt Gingrich: Withdrew October 24, 2019 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Scott Walker: Withdrew September 27, 2019 (endorsed Ted Cruz)
Mike Lee: Withdrew September 8, 2019 (endorsed Ted Cruz)


2020 election

Ted Cruz/Rick Scott 365 electoral votes - 55.6%
Tim Kaine/Elizabeth Warren 173 electoral votes - 43.3

[Pericles]

Mike Pence/Joni Ernst-Republican: 279 EV 47.72%
President Tim Kaine/Elizabeth Warren-Democratic: 259 EV 47.21%