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"Until we see how Trump?s condition progresses, it?s impossible to say where the election campaign will go from here."

"The possibilities range from Trump making a rapid recovery and resuming his campaign, perhaps virtually at the start, to him becoming incapacitated and having to transfer power, at least on a temporary basis, to Vice-President Mike Pence, who so far has tested negative for the virus. In a worst-case scenario, Trump could be forced to withdraw from the race. The Republican National Committee, which is made up of officials from across the country, would then have to select a new candidate?presumably Pence. Given the calendar, things could get complicated...."

From "Trump?s Hospitalization Is Another Challenge for Democratic Norms" by John Cassidy (The New Yorker). Go to the link or elsewhere for details on the complications of swapping in Pence for Trump at this late date. Assuming it can be done, are you hoping to see this swap?

All the attacks have been focused on Trump, the man, and we can see in the polls that Trump is way behind. Make the candidate Pence and suddenly nearly all the arguments that Biden has used disappear. Biden would have to refocus, this late in the game, on Mike Pence, about whom one might say: He's articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy ? that's a storybook, man.

What do you think of swapping in Mike Pence for Trump? (You can pick multiple answers.)

It's too complicated procedurally.

It's not fair to the Democrats, who've focused their attack on Trump.

It's too disrespectful to Trump, who deserves special sympathy now.

Clever, but maybe too clever. It might feel wrong to people.

It would demonstrate wisdom and flexibility on the part of the GOP.

Mike Pence isn't that good. People want Trump.

It depends almost entirely on how much Trump declines.

If Pence does well enough in the VP debate, then it will become a good idea.

I'm offended by this poll. We should be concentrating on praying for Trump's speedy recovery.

 

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Full post as published by Althouse on October 04, 2020 (boomark / email).