Comments on: All the polls of recent months in each of the states http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/ Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a litttle salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don't say you weren't warned. By the way, this blog's name is inspired by the Will Rogers quote, "All politics is applesauce." Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:43:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Linda Grist Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8535 Linda Grist Cunningham Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:06:09 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8535 I knew you'd know. I knew you’d know.

]]> By: Pat Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8529 Pat Cunningham Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:39:02 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8529 Linda: Piece of cake. If a presidential nominee dies prior to the election, the party's national committee selects a replacement nominee. The dead dude's name would remain on the ballot in most or all states, and it would be up to the party to spread the word that a vote for the late so-and-so is really a vote for the replacement. If the president-elect dies before the inauguration, his or her running mate becomes president. Linda: Piece of cake. If a presidential nominee dies prior to the election, the party’s national committee selects a replacement nominee. The dead dude’s name would remain on the ballot in most or all states, and it would be up to the party to spread the word that a vote for the late so-and-so is really a vote for the replacement. If the president-elect dies before the inauguration, his or her running mate becomes president.

]]> By: Linda Grist Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8526 Linda Grist Cunningham Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:28:21 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8526 Yeah, no relation Here's one for ya: … Got a call just now from someone who was at the roast last week. She figured I might know the answer, and I told her you probably would -- or at least would enjoy finding out and sharing. Here's her question: If the presidential candidate were killed (or otherwise incapacitated BEFORE) election day, what would happen? My educated guess is this: Assuming the ballot were already printed, then the election would go forward. If the "dead" candidate won, then the vice-president would be inaugurated and would pick his or her own vice president. But, what if the ballot had not been printed? Or, what if the death occurred right after the convention? Want to do some research and blog on it? Yeah, no relation

Here’s one for ya: … Got a call just now from someone who was at the roast last week. She figured I might know the answer, and I told her you probably would — or at least would enjoy finding out and sharing.

Here’s her question: If the presidential candidate were killed (or otherwise incapacitated BEFORE) election day, what would happen?

My educated guess is this: Assuming the ballot were already printed, then the election would go forward. If the “dead” candidate won, then the vice-president would be inaugurated and would pick his or her own vice president.

But, what if the ballot had not been printed? Or, what if the death occurred right after the convention?

Want to do some research and blog on it?

]]> By: Pat Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8520 Pat Cunningham Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:09:03 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8520 Linda: You forgot to mention that we're not related, which some of our regular Applesaucers don't know. Linda: You forgot to mention that we’re not related, which some of our regular Applesaucers don’t know.

]]> By: Linda Grist Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8511 Linda Grist Cunningham Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:31:47 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/10/29/all-the-polls-of-recent-months-in-each-of-the-states/#comment-8511 Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing this. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing this.

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