Suppose Romney gets sacked

[hanleyclifford]

All this talk about Romney and his illicit finances has got me wondering. To whom do the Republicans turn if Romney falters?

[Tom Montgomery]

Jeb Bush.

[Ian McColgin]

Gov Bush was instrumental in getting the pardon for Orlando Bosch. That played well in Florida but there's really no way we can have a president who supports such blatant murder as Bosch did.

[hanleyclifford]

How about Governor Walker; he's got some combat experience.

[Nicholas Scheuer]

It's either Romney, or N-O-B-O-D-Y. And Romney is a L-O-S-E-R.

"Happy Days Are Here Again"!

[John Smith]

This is the guy who survived their primaries.

[hanleyclifford]

It's either Romney, or N-O-B-O-D-Y. And Romney is a L-O-S-E-R.

"Happy Days Are Here Again"!

You're not answering the question. Of course there is our own Scott Brown: he's young, good looking, personable, maybe able to cut into that big women's vote the Dems have. If he resigns his seat and lets Elizabeth Warren in the easy way, he might keep the peace and even carry Massachusetts.

[hanleyclifford]

This is the guy who survived their primaries.

Yeah, but he might not survive Norman.

[wardd]

You're not answering the question. Of course there is our own Scott Brown: he's young, good looking, personable, maybe able to cut into that big women's vote the Dems have. If he resigns his seat and lets Elizabeth Warren in the easy way, he might keep the peace and even carry Massachusetts.

isn't he busy meeting with kings and queens?

i guess he wants the gay vote

[Paul Pless]

Yeah, but he might not survive Norman.

roflmao!

[ccmanuals]

I vote for pizza man!

[Norman Bernstein]

All this talk about Romney and his illicit finances has got me wondering. To whom do the Republicans turn if Romney falters?

Both parties have this problem. After Obama, the dems don't have any rising stars, either. If Obama is re-elected, then 2016 would be a great opportunity for Hillary, but I'm not convinced she will want it.

Hard to say who the rising stars of the GOP are; I'm guessing that after Obama, the GOP will realize it needs to moderate..... But the young guns are presently too far to the right.

Yeah, Scott Brown is a possibility.

[Nicholas Carey]

Given party rules and the fact that Ron Paul's insurgency has been seeding the delegate roster with their own fanatics, there's likely to be floor fight should Romeny not get nominated on the first ballot. And if that happens, who knows?

I have a hard time picturing Jeb Bush, though...he's been out of the limelight for a decade for starters. Then there's the issue that he'd be the 3rd Bush family candidate in 25 years. Americans are [usually] dubious about the establishment of royalty...and the Bush family's royal blook is, so to speak, thin.

I got no idea who the convention might draft. Powell maybe? Ron Paul? ...nah

[Gerarddm]

In the VERY unlikely even this would occur, the Ron Paul people would go into hyperdrive.

But the topic begs another questions that occured to me the other day:

> What is the procedure if a nominated presidential candidate dies in the midst of a campaign?

> What happens if a VP candidate dies? Also, what happens if an actual Veep dies in office?

[ljb5]

> What is the procedure if a nominated presidential candidate dies in the midst of a campaign?

Technically speaking, we don't elect candidates, but rather electors who go on to elect the president in the electoral college. In some few cases, we don't even get to know who they will vote for until they get to the college.

As such, the death or resignation of a candidate during the campaign doesn't really change anything. There would still be a slate of electors chosen by the party. If they get elected by the people, they'd go on to the electoral college and cast their votes there for whomever they want. Probably, but not definitely, chosen by their party.

Also, what happens if an actual Veep dies in office?

If a Veep dies while in office (or resigns, as Spiro Agnew did because of criminal tax evasion), the 25th Amendment allows the President to nominate a new Veep who needs to be approved by a majority of both houses.

[Dave Wright]

Paul and all the other primary candidate have lost in the primaries, no way they're coming back. Whomever replaced Romney if that was possible, would likely be an ultra conservative. Now I can just remember Barry Goldwater's candidacy, and I think it would be something like that: a complete rout of the GOP in the election. (And it's worth noting that none of the current GOP conservatives come close to Goldwater quality).

[Ian McColgin]

It all depends on whether you want to go constitutional or extra-constitutional. The Constitution specifies an order for presidential powers but the only time we needed it beyond the VP taking over for a dead president was when Agnew resigned, Nixon appointed Ford VP and then when Nixon resigned there was President Ford who, all things considered, surprised everyone with his generally steady competance and healing calm.

[hanleyclifford]

I think Ron Paul and all the rest of the primary contenders and even a few more possible candidates would be in the mix. The convention floor fights would get top ratings on the TV.

[Norman Bernstein]

I think Ron Paul and all the rest of the primary contenders and even a few more possible candidates would be in the mix. The convention floor fights would get top ratings on the TV.

It sure would be entertaining... but I'd rate the chance of this happening as 0% or worse.

Too bad.... a good floor fight would be riveting

[Shang]

[hanleyclifford]

Not the worst choice.

[Ted Hoppe]

As we imagine this wildcard...What if Chris Christie is called upon at the republican convention, wins the election, then is sits in the white house. He might be the first "sitting" president in a long time.

Now that we went there are going there... Snooki as first lady.


the upside will be... Presidential vacations will be at Seaside Heights, NJ and a Limo ride to the city saving tax payers millions on Air Force 1 fuel costs.

[MiddleAgesMan]

Scott Brown? I don't think we are ready for a former nude model for our prez.

(nude model is one of the skeletons in my closet that keep me on the periphery, so I can say that)

[hanleyclifford]

Scott Brown? I don't think we are ready for a former nude model for our prez.

(nude model is one of the skeletons in my closet that keep me on the periphery, so I can say that)

You libs are never happy. You piss and moan about Romney hiding stuff, and now Scott Brown gives full disclosure and you're still unhappy.

[Lew Barrett]

You libs are never happy. You piss and moan about Romney hiding stuff, and now Scott Brown gives full disclosure and you're still unhappy.

Actually, we won't be happy until you're unhappy!

(Not original; it was the unofficial motto of Sony's customer service team).

[Glen Longino]

It's either Romney, or N-O-B-O-D-Y. And Romney is a L-O-S-E-R.

"Happy Days Are Here Again"!

Yep!
The Reps are stuck with Romney.
It's fun watching these Texas Reps try to conjure up some enthusiasm for a candidate they would ordinarily despise as a Harvard, Mormon, Wealthy, Elitist, Yankee...when what they really wanted was a batshyte crazy candidate like Perry, Bachmann, or Santarium...even Newt!
Texas Reps always prefer a candidate who's at least as crazy as they are(witness Govs Bush and Perry)!

[wardd]

mitt will be sacked in november

[hanleyclifford]

Actually, we won't be happy until you're unhappy

Then you will never be happy.

[pipefitter]

With Romney I am getting deja vu. I still don't think the GOP wants the presidency yet. The VP choice should tell the rest of the story one way or the other. They have other seats that are more beneficial at this point in time. They cannot afford a "what would Obama have done" for 4 years after the four years they are coming down from.

[hokiefan]

Now that we went there are going there... Snooki as first lady.

I truly honestly don't get why anyone finds this woman attractive in an sensible way. I must be ancient or something...

Bobby

[Lew Barrett]

I truly honestly don't get why anyone finds this woman attractive in an sensible way. I must be ancient or something...

Bobby

I can pretty much assure you that, at least in my case, the standards don't become more selective in old age. Her appeal remains a mystery.

[Osborne Russell]

All this talk about Romney and his illicit finances has got me wondering. To whom do the Republicans turn if Romney falters?

What once was Sci Fi has become a big yawn. You can train a Chimp to mimic the acts of a man, and Americans will make that Chimp their President, and say it is The Will Of God.

[Ted Hoppe]

I truly honestly don't get why anyone finds this woman attractive in an sensible way. I must be ancient or something...

Bobby

Romney is much like Snooki. If one gets enough airplay and/or coverage even the our challenged sensibilities are numbed to the politics of fame and celebrity. The fact of being famous and wealthy passes for intelligence, sociability and respectability in American discourse.

[pefjr]

Gov Bush was instrumental in getting the pardon for Orlando Bosch. That played well in Florida but there's really no way we can have a president who supports such blatant murder as Bosch did.

The President from your state set the precedent on murder from the oval office. If you want to critique pardons, Clinton had a bake sale for profit on pardons the last hours he was in office, and laughed all the way to the bank. Besides the OP states illicit finances and you bought it. What Illicit finances? Made up BS?

[Ian McColgin]

Let's see . . . "The President from your state set the precedent on murder from the oval office." [#34] But which one? I don't know about Adams pere or fils. Do you mean Bush 41? Or do you figure it was JFK and not RFK who killed Marilyn and all of Arthur Miller's angst and Jolten Joe's loyalty were for nothing?

People who blow up passenger airplanes are not high on my list of folk to pardon but Republicans have shown a love for terrorists since Reagan made it respectable and that is a party platform that at least does not get lost in nuance. It's a free country and someone has to be for terrorism . . . might as well be the Republicans.

[pefjr]

Let's see . . . "The President from your state set the precedent on murder from the oval office." [#34] But which one? I don't know about Adams pere or fils. Do you mean Bush 41? Or do you figure it was JFK and not RFK who killed Marilyn and all of Arthur Miller's angst and Jolten Joe's loyalty were for nothing?

People who blow up passenger airplanes are not high on my list of folk to pardon but Republicans have shown a love for terrorists since Reagan made it respectable and that is a party platform that at least does not get lost in nuance. It's a free country and someone has to be for terrorism . . . might as well be the Republicans.

As we already knew, the real reason for your concern comes to the surface. It's Republicans that are not high on your list. We don't hear a peep out of you about our Prez. creating terrorists with his illegal drone policy, or your own Kennedy creating the Cuban problem that you later try and blame on Jeb. No one really knows what our Gov't is guilty of for the last 60 years, but we can be certain it is not only Republicans.