ā€œWhich is incapable of solvinā€™ even the sollestā€¦smallest problem. The simplest of problems we can no longer solve. We are an institute in a powerful death penalty. We will put this on" - Trump

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  • Chainweasel@lemmy.world
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    So, itā€™s obvious that he has some kind of degenerative dementia thatā€™s impacting his cognitive abilities. Itā€™s been obvious for a long time but it looks like itā€™s getting much worse lately.
    If he has dementia he probably has other health issues too.
    So letā€™s say he gets the Republicans nomination (extremely likely at this point), what happens if he dies or is otherwise incapacitated by his illness?
    Who becomes the Republican nominee? I mean if heā€™s picked a VP at that point itā€™s going to be them, but if he hasnā€™t then who gets the nomination? Haley is likely to drop out after today and heā€™ll sweep the rest of the States unopposed so itā€™s not like theyā€™ll have a next closest with votes to put up, and theyā€™re not going to have time for a second round of Republican primaries.
    I really wonder what their backup plan is because if heā€™s going downhill this fast, heā€™s not going to be in great shape around November.

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      Each party is its own club and sets itā€™s own rules. While the primary elections are kinda sorta binding, the important election is at the party convention, when delegates pick a candidate, similar to the EC.

      Even if Trump wins all the primaries, but something happens to render him ineligible/incapable before the convention, the convention can adopt rules that allow Trumpā€™s delegates to vote for whoever they want. Thatā€™s ultimately why I think Haley will keep going until the bitter end. Even if she wins no states, as long as she keeps getting 30+ percent of the vote she will end up as the only viable candidate for the delegates to support if Trump goes away.

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      8 months ago

      DeSantis only said he was ā€œsuspendingā€ his campaign.

      Enjoy.