If Dump suddenly dropped dead, who would the repug's presidential candidate be?

[Talitha]

And how would they go about picking someone?

[OnDoutside]

1. It'd probably go to the repug convention ?

[Talitha]

3. That's what I figured, but with no one else running, I wonder what the rules would be.

[brooklynite]

12. Actually, all the candidates are still running...

...when campaigns end, they're actually "suspended" so fundraising can continue.

Add to which, Haley, DeSantis and Ramaswany have delegates from the early contests.

[Talitha]

15. Thanks, I had no idea! So I guess the convention would settle it. Thanks again!

[getagrip_already]

27. Thats true, but tsf still has enough committed felegates to be the nominee

So none of the other candidates could win the nomination outright.

The rnc would have to vote to release the delegates, and then hold a series of nominations and votes to pick a candidate.

How they do that is up to their rules and bylaws. It could be smoke filled back rooms with plenty of Rudy farts or it could be open and transparent.

Hmm, I wonder which route they would go. Lara?

[DemocraticPatriot]

82. If Trump were dead, I would think his delegates would be automatically released,

without any 'vote' being necessary. Otherwise you have the ridiculous situation of candidates being pledged to a dead man... and you have to be living to be nominated for president...

[WarGamer]

2. Whoever Trump or Jr anointed.

Probably DeSantis.

[BlueKota]

5. Wouldn't surprise me if it were Jr or Jordan

[brooklynite]

14. Don Jr has nothing approaching support by Party leadership.

[underpants]

33. Maybe not party leadership but I've seen polls that he's very popular with their people

[Talitha]

6. I don't watch the conventions - can someone just 'choose' someone to run?

[hlthe2b]

4. Cage Match...

On second thought, nah... those who would be in "contention" are too cowardly to physically fight for it--unless it is decided by a "Proud Boys" v "3-percenter" fight.

[honest.abe]

7. It would be interesting who they would choose.

Depends on who is the who.

[Deuxcents]

73. Who Made Who?!

[All Mixed Up]

8. It would likely go to the convention where it's open season.

[Talitha]

9. That's where I'm at a disadvantage.

I've never watched a convention and have no idea what they do except scream and holler.

[All Mixed Up]

39. Every modern convention has been a formality for the most part.

I think the last truly contested convention was the 1976 Republican one but even that was still likely to go to Ford (and it did, tho Reagan put up a fight).

But it was a contested convention.

Every convention since, the nominee has been known at the start and there's not much actual debate as it's all a formality.

In the olden days, back before primaries, you know, when the convention delegates actually picked the nominee, you'd have contested conventions.

Take the 1952 Democratic Convention:

There were multiple ballots before Stevenson finally won enough delegates to be nominated.

On the 1st ballot, he actually lost to Richard Russell and Carey Kefauver. Russell was an segregationist. But because no one had a majority, it went to additional ballots before Stevenson won.

[Talitha]

44. Ah, so the conventions actually DO serve a real purpose on occasion?

Thanks for the info, I'm learning a LOT today!

[All Mixed Up]

63. They did. Not anymore, tho. They're now campaign infomercials.

It wasn't that long ago, tho, that vice presidents were chosen at the convention, which at least gave it some purpose. I think 1980's Republican Convention was the last time a VP was selected at the convention. There, Reagan announced to the floor he was picking Bush.

After that, the VP has mostly been selected in the weeks leading up to the convention.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. A Turnip Would Work

Just tell the cult that liberals hate turnips. They'd vote for it.

[dawg]

26. Honestly, I don't particularly care for them.

So it might actually be true.

[ProfessorGAC]

52. My Wife & I Do

So, we just won't tell anybody that you don't like them.
I make a killer turnip puree. I've used rutabaga & parsnips too!. The trick is cinnamon & nutmeg!

[Wonder Why]

75. killer turnips only exist in 1950s science fiction movies where they were created unknowingly by some nuclear incident.

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And, if I remember right, (it might have been tomatoes or cockroaches), only the overnight development of the negative nuclear atom destroyer by the hero could stop them.

Your puree was tried and it only made the turnips angrier.

[ProfessorGAC]

80. I Doubt MY Puree Was Tried

It is a top secret recipe. I keep it in the safe with the plutonium!

[Gore1FL]

71. The tough part there is finding one 35-years-old. nt

[Fla Dem]

11. There are still Republican Primary Elections through June. Haley and DeSantis may jump back in.

Add how many delegates they each win going forward to the number they won before they dropped out. If neither gets the required # decide who wins at Republican Convention in July.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-primary-elections/calendar

[Talitha]

17. Thanks, this is very helpful, and thanks for the link, too.

[Xavier Breath]

13. I'd venture there'd be a stampede of candidates.

Hell, Junior or Ivanka might even jump in as a tribute to dear old Dad. The old guard, whatever's left of it, would see an opening and try to push someone more conventional, like Haley or maybe Little Marco. It would be a huge dogpile of shit people, and the backstage shenanigans would be worthy of a Game of Thrones series. Sadly the entire circus would get monster tv ratings. At that point I'd be hoping for some Heaven's Gate-like ending.

[ShazzieB]

54. Can someone actually jump in like that if they didn't even run in the primaries?

Just wondering...this is all new to me.

[Xavier Breath]

66. I'd think at that point

they'd be in a make-it-up-as-you-go kind of situation, convention bylaws be damned. It would be a race to the bottom for all involved, that's for sure.

[Lochloosa]

70. Yes. There's no "law" about who can run. There are party rules, but they can be ignored.

[rubbersole]

72. A "smoke filled room" of oligarchs...

...doing what they've been doing. Running the show. They'd pick Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia. I fully expect that to happen even if slobby is still kicking. Repubs have to do something or they will lose everywhere up and down the ballot. Bummer.

[DemocraticPatriot]

85. Sure, if they can get someone to place their name in nomination at the convention.

Anybody could decide to run at the last minute-- but that doesn't mean they'd get much support.

Vice President Humphrey was nominated in 1968 without having really campaigned in any primaries... but in those days, most of the delegates were chosen in caucuses or other state party means, and he arrived at the convention with a majority of those non-primary delegates supporting him.

[ShazzieB]

87. Oh, yeah, I forgot aboout 1968!

I wasn't fully engaged politically back then, so I didn't follow the primaries closely. (I wasn't old enough to vote in 1968, anyway - I turned 18 that year, but voting age was still 21.) Most of what I remember about that convention is the protests and the police brutality. (Ugh.)

Thanks for jogging my memory about 1968.

[Bev54]

16. RFK jr.

[Talitha]

19. I thought he was from a new party, can the repugs still choose him?

[Bev54]

25. IDK, but he is already campaigning on the same ridiculous shit as Trump. The MAGA will love him.

[doc03]

18. Empty Greene would make one hell of a president

[Talitha]

21. Ha!!! Can you imagine?

[Irish_Dem]

30. Yep. Marge, Gaetz, Comer.

[ShazzieB]

57. When I read "Marge, Gaetz, Comer," i got the mental image of a 3 headed monster!

Kind of like the one in mythology, except that one had 9 heads!

[Irish_Dem]

61. Cerberus is a three-headed dog in Greek mythology.

His role is to guard the gates of Hades and allow dead people in but no one out.

Sounds about right.

[ShazzieB]

65. Yeah, that would fit.

The hydra was a slithery 9-headed sea creature. Pretty creepy, but way too many heads!

[Irish_Dem]

67. Well we know there are 6 more evil heads in congress.

So we have that monster covered too.

[Irish_Dem]

68. We can now see how mythology came to be.

Real life evil turned into legend.

[Omnipresent]

20. Can we appreciate that part about him dropping dead for a few moments first?

[Talitha]

22. Heck, let's raise a few just thinking about it.

[sheshe2]

76. The thought makes humm this little ditty.

The Worms Crawl In

[Verse 1]
Don't ever laugh as a hearse goes by
For you may be the next to die
They wrap you up in a big white sheet
From your head down to your feet

[Verse 2]
They put youThe Worms Crawl Inin a big black box
And cover you up with dirt and rocks
And all goes well for about a week
And then your coffin begins to leak

[Chorus]
And the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The worms play pinochle on your snout
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose
They eat the jelly between your toes

[Verse 3]
A big green worm with rolling eyes
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes
Your stomach turns a slimy green
And pus pours out like whipping cream
You spread it on a slice of bread
And that's what you eat when you're dead


[Verse 4]
And the worms crawl out, the worms crawl in
The worms that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your hair falls out
Your brain comes tumbling down your snout

[Chorus]
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
They crawl all over your dirty snout
Your chest caves in and your eyes pop out
And your brain turns to sauerkraut

[Verse 5]
They invite their friends, and their friends too
They all come down to chew on you
And this is what it is to die
Hope you had a nice goodbye

[Verse 6]
Did you ever think as a hearse goes by
That you may be the next to die?
And your eyes fall out and your teeth decay
And that is the end of a perfect day

[Chorus]
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The worms play pinochle on your snout
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose
They eat the jelly between your toes


https://genius.com/Harley-poe-the-worms-crawl-in-lyrics

[Omnipresent]

90. ...

[Upthevibe]

23. Talitha............

I have wondered about this myself.

IMHO, they don't have a deep bench at all! I mean there's practically a civil war in the party. I don't know who they all would/could get behind...

I didn't want to look at other responses before I posted so I'll check it out now....

BTW.... Great post

[Talitha]

47. Great minds think alike, I guess!

[agingdem]

24. he's not going to die...cockroaches live forever

[Irish_Dem]

28. Lara Trump? The heir apparent? Or Jr? Ivanka?

Fascist go for family dynasties.

[lees1975]

29. It would be done at the convention.

We are too far along in the Primary season for a single candidate to come out with enough votes to win it via the primaries. They'd have to open up nominations at the convention and hold ballots and runoffs until they had a nominee. I can see some manipulative sneak like Charlie Kirk, or one of Trump's sons getting the nomination because MAGA cultists aren't going to support a mainstream Republican like Haley or a wannabe like Desantis.

I think if that happened it would fracture the party, split MAGA off from the mainstream Republicans and give Biden 538 electoral votes. The MAGA choice would be someone more insane and demented and evil than Trump, and the mainstream Republican who survived the fight wouldn't get enough votes to carry one state.

[Talitha]

34. "give Biden 538 electoral votes"

Dang, I like the sound of that!

Thanks for the info regarding convention rules, I'm learning a lot in this discussion!

[lees1975]

86. Without Trump, I don't think there's anyone who can hold the party together.

The MAGAs won't be interested in a mainstream Republican, even an extreme one, and without Trump, there'd be a lot of relief among the regular side of the party. I believe it would fracture.

[Think. Again.]

31. I would REAAAALLLYY like to find out.

[getagrip_already]

32. A head of lettuce?

[SWBTATTReg]

35. I wouldn't be surprised if they picked his son, don jr. But, he is a f**king mess, everytime I see him, his eyes

are bloodshot, his teeth are clacking together, and he can barely get his words out. He's a junkie on something, I don't what (and don't care), but to pay any attention to this moron, is a big mistake for anybody. Must have picked up the habit from his daddy (snorting through the nose, etc.). Someone had told me what drug does the clacking together of the teeth, etc., but I can't recall what it is. Maybe (just a wild guess) Ecstasy? Or better, coke.

Another big loser (don jr). I'm surprised he hasn't had a heart attack yet.

[Talitha]

42. Never heard his teeth clacking - like castanets? LOL...

But I've seen his 'coke grimace'... that's what my son calls it. He said wrestler Randy Savage did all the time - I thought it was just the way the guy talked.

[SWBTATTReg]

49. Ah, your son is probably right, 'coke grimace'. There's been some videos on there w/ don jr. clacking his teeth...

since I read lips for most of my hearing, I observed his teeth clacking, and it drove me nuts. Hard to read lips this way.

Your son is smart, and I'll use that term, coke grimace. It suits these cokeheads.

[Chainfire]

36. They would probably hold out to see when he rose from the grave.

[WestMichRad]

37. A look-alike *rump

Just theorizing that they would try to cover up his death. AI could possibly generate a passable word salad maker to stand in for TSF.
(?)

[keithbvadu2]

38. Donnie Jr. Someone already mentioned a turnip.

[TwilightZone]

40. Zombie Trump

Or they could just prop him up like Weekend at Bernie's or Strom Thurmond.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

48. Great minds

[Celerity]

41. My prediction: Brian Kemp, and I wager he could be trouble for us.

[brooklynite]

43. Here's the actual answer (RNC rules)

The first meeting of the Republican National Committee shall take place within five (5) days after the adjournment of the national convention. Such meeting and all other meetings of the Republican National Committee shall take place upon the call of the chairman, or, in case of a vacancy in the chairmanship, upon the call of the co-chairman, or, in case of a vacancy in the chairmanship and the co-chairmanship, upon the call of the vice chairman senior in time of service as a member of the Republican National Committee; provided, however, that such call shall be issued at least ten (10) days in advance of the date of the proposed meeting, except that if one of the purposes of a meeting of the Republican National Committee is to fill a vacancy in the office of Republican candidate for President of the United States or Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, then only five (5) days’ notice of the purpose, date, and place of said meeting shall be required.

https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Rules_Of_The_Republican_Party.pdf

[Talitha]

50. Thanks for this info!!

[onecaliberal]

45. Someone else named dump.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

46. The sack of crap's

moldy corpse.



Edit: This thread is fun

[rurallib]

51. Do away with the charade and run Putin

[jmowreader]

60. They would if they could

But since he has a non-waiverable disqualification they can't.

[Thunderbeast]

53. The Democrats replaced Thomas Eagleton in 1972.

It was learned that the nominated VP candidate had suffered from depression in prior years, and been treated with electro-shock therapy. He stepped down from the ticket and the party replaced him with Sargent Schriver (a Kennedy cousin).

[Deuxcents]

74. I remember that. Even as young as I was in 1972, I did not like that decision.

[MontanaMama]

55. I don't think they would run a candidate, if that's possible.

They’re a hot mess. They can’t find their collective ass with both hands. And yet, the media would say the Dems are In disarray.

[jmowreader]

56. Whoever the highest-ranking militia leader who isn't in prison is

My calculus: The only possible route they have to win the 2024 election is to have Donald Trump on the ballot. So...if Trump croaks, they have a golden opportunity to get rid of Trump's anti-everything fan base and go back to being the party that only likes to cut taxes and reduce the size of government. And to do that, they need a candidate who's going to get absolutely stomped in November.

Hence, the proper way forward is to find the most repugnant asshole on the face of the planet who's eligible to run for president and have him be the candidate. I thought about Enrique Tarrio (president of Proud Boys) or Stewart Rhodes (founder of Oath Keepers) but they're both in federal prison so...that probably won't work.

The alternative is Ted Nugent, but running him for president makes this scheme WAY too obvious.

[Talitha]

62. The guy with the cow horns on is head - I think he's out already?

[jmowreader]

69. Man, I don't know...

On one hand, he is pretty tempting as a vote-discourager.

On the other, organic ketchup for him to throw against the wall isn't cheap.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

88. "Cow horns"?

[Emile]

58. "I Really Don't Care. Do U?"

Just be another fascist loser.

[The Wizard]

59. Goering

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

64. Marjorie Traitor Greene

She's one of the most vocal these days.

[obamanut2012]

77. RFK, Jr and Mike Johnson

[Mike Nelson]

78. I know two who...

... it WON'T be. First of all, the Trump delegates would never vote for Nikki Haley. They are not rational. It won't be her. Second, it won't be Trump... why do I say it won't be him, after he dies? Because there will be people expecting a resurrection. They will be disappointed. He will not push the casket open on the following Sunday and resume his campaign.

[Blue Owl]

79. What a lovely thought.....

Dump being whisked away to hell by the specter of death makes me feel all warm and fuzzy……

[MorbidButterflyTat]

89. Damn!

That's creepy!

[Groundhawg]

81. likely it would be desantis.

[OAITW r.2.0]

83. Trump's end is also the end of the Republican Party. The cult explodes....

and goes to war with each other. A new "Conservative" Replacement Party doesn't recover until the 2032.

[dsc]

84. It would depend upon when

before the convention, they would have an open convention with Haley having the most committed delegates. Post convention, I have no idea. My guess is the party would pick the replacement similar to what happened when Wellstone was killed while campaigning for the US Senate.