Can You Run for President in Prison?

[Clash City Rocker]

Last edited Wed Feb 24, 2021, 01:52 PM - Edit history (1)

I was curious about this, because...well, you can guess why. I knew that convicted felons could run for President, but wasn’t sure if they could do it if they were currently in prison. This article provided some answers.

https://prisoninsight.com/can-you-run-for-president-in-prison/

Cliff’s Notes version...yes, they can, it’s happened twice, and what would happen if that person won would be...complicated.

[Angleae]

1. Lyndon LaRouche ran for president from his prison cell in 1992

[MANative]

2. Rally attendance would be limited to a very narrow audience! nt

[brooklynite]

3. See: Debs, Eugene

"Debs ran for president in the 1920 election while in prison in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. He received 919,799 votes (3.4%), slightly less than he had won in 1912" -- Wikipedia

[jmowreader]

4. Actually BEING president while in prison may be a bit complex for him

Y'see, they aren't going to give him furloughs to do the two things Trump does as president - charge the Secret Service to watch him play golf, and hold political rallies.