MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!
Kalwejt
Atlas Institution
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« on: November 10, 2018, 09:00:52 AM » |
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There were two major party Vice Presidential candidates that were replaced between nomination and the election. After Vice President and Taft's running-mate John Sherman died in the last weeks of the campaign in 1912, the GOP designed Nicholas Murray Butler to receive all electoral votes that would normally go to Sherman (I presume it was too late for ballot changes).
The second instance would be McGovern dropping Eagleton in 1972. It feel to the DNC to confirm the replacement in person of Sargent Shriver (although it wasn't unanimous; I remember Wayne Morse receiving some votes).
I supposed it would be up to the party to pick a presidential replacement as well, as there's no "VP nominee automatically becomes Presidential nominee" mechanism, at least as far as I know.
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