what happens if the presidential nominee dies before election?

This has been asked a couple times before - do a search if you don't get any good answers.

If the candidate dies prior to the election, the party's national committee selects a replacement nominee - the exact method depends on how soon before the election it happens and which party it is. This has never happened in a Presidential election, so the precedent is a bit murky.

In any case, the original nominee's name would remain on the ballot in most places - the party would have to get out the word themselves that, for example "A vote for McCain-Palin is a vote for Palin-Ridge" (or whoever the replacement ticket would be).

This has happen in many elections and usually the party heads pick a new candidate and if time is short often the dead persons vote count to the new one.

The election of Jeb Bush as the 43rd governor, but was the 44th as the sitting Governor died after the election and before inauguration and the Lt. Governor was #43 for couple weeks.

it fairly is a stable question. i don't be conscious of whether it would bypass to declare Joe Biden or Hillary, or Romney or who ever the vice chairman candidate would be. The party might in all probability bypass into the previous "smoke crammed rooms"- notwithstanding i'm confident it would unquestionably be a smoke-loose section,- yet besides the political party might opt for like they did earlier the primaries, likely. i might think of probable the 2nd runner up, Hillary Clinton or Mitt Romney may well be chosen although. In 1968, Bobby Kennedy grow to be the front runner for the Democratic nomination while he grow to be killed. The vice chairman, Hubert Humphrey grow to be chosen as candidate on the conference some weeks later. i do no longer recall if Humphrey had even been in the race earlier that. yet that grow to be while the first gadget grow to be in it fairly is infancy and fairly grow to be no longer the figuring out element, the conference grow to be. In 2000 or 2004, the governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan, who grow to be working for the U.S. Senate grow to be killed in a airplane crash approximately 2 or 3 weeks earlier the election. His call stayed on the poll. He gained. After some weeks, his spouse Jean grow to be picked to fill his seat. I doubt if Michelle Obama or Cindy McCain might take over, regardless of the indisputable fact that. notwithstanding i will see Michelle with a achievable way forward for her very own sometime.

The party's national committee nominates a new presidential candidate. It would probably be the person who came in second in the presidential primaries/caucuses (Romney or Clinton).

why is this question asked everyday and about 5 times a day?? I am an Obama supporter BUT if this is a sneaky way of suggesting McCains age.. then why not just say it rather then play the republican game of making up false questions to make a point???

They pick another before the election, just that way. But why be like that? Is it necessary to keep asking stuff like this?

The VP nominee takes office as Prez. Even more reason NOT to vote for McCain/Palin.

not sure - but we will probably find out if they'd let the security down a notch!

Palin becomes president. Scary isn't it?

Good question? I would like to know the answer to that one too. something to think about.