(November 4, 2020 at 4:30 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 4, 2020 at 4:04 pm)Sandman Slim Wrote: In this scenario, why would the Senate select Pence over Trump? Especially considering Biden may not live out his first term. To push the scenario to even more unlikely heights, Biden gets selected by the House, the Senate selects Trump as the VP, Biden dies shortly after Jan 20th 2022, leaving less than two years of his term to Trump and keeping a Trump re-election in 2024 viable. Everyone shuddered at the thought of 8 years of Trump. Can you imagine 10?!?
They certainly could pick Trump (they can pick anyone not disqualified from being President). But suppose Biden does die as you predict - what if Trump dies before picking a new VP (he’s close to Biden’s age and not in the best of health). In THAT scenario, Nancy Pelosi becomes President.
Boru
True. I still don't think they'd pick Pence, though. If they chose someone other than Trump, I think it'd be a senior Senator or Representative. Pence is as attractive a candidate as an unseasoned bowl of oatmeal.
Hopefully all this unlikely speculation is rendered moot by Pennsylvania flipping blue. I don't know if there are enough votes left, but Trumpleforeskin's 800,000+ lead there has been reduced to under 320,000
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