Democratic Primaries

SDANation

(419 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:05 PM Feb 2020

Whoever wins the nom...

Should select Barack to be the VP, just to watch republican heads explode. Lots ambiguity in the constitution regarding an ex president becoming a Vice President in a different election. Haha!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Whoever wins the nom... (Original Post) SDANation Feb 2020 OP

Obama is not eligible. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #1

Unproven... legally. SDANation Feb 2020 #3

each and every candidate would be overshadowed by Barack lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #2

True. But to see the right explode would be an awesome sight SDANation Feb 2020 #4

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,588 posts)

1. Obama is not eligible.

Reply to SDANation (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:07 PM

Feb 2020

Serving 2 terms makes him ineligible for holding that office again.

I do not believe there is any ambiguity.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SDANation

(419 posts)

3. Unproven... legally.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:10 PM

Feb 2020

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/former-president-becomes-vice-president/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)

2. each and every candidate would be overshadowed by Barack

Reply to SDANation (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:09 PM

Feb 2020

i don't think this would be a good strategy

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SDANation

(419 posts)

4. True. But to see the right explode would be an awesome sight

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:11 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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