This isn't really a question, more an invitation for some political debate?

It's far too late now for the Republicans to select someone else, much as I'm sure some of them would like to. In any case, voting has already started or is just about to, so it's too late to put any new names on the ballot. The reporter obviously didn't know this.

Early voting is getting more and more popular in the USA, with over 30% of votes being cast before election day in 2012. Early voting can start up to 50 days early, though in most states that allow it, they generally have it for the 2-3 weeks before election day. Over half the states allow that, or having a permanent postal vote as we can in the UK. (It's the states that actually run elections, so it's up to them whether they allow any of this - it's not the same right across the country as it is in the UK.) And they all allow a postal vote if you have a good reason why you can't vote on the day.

So when it's necessary to know who's on the ballot at least 3 weeks early so that postal voting papers can be printed, sent out and give time for people to post them back, it's just practically too late to change that now, less than a month before the election. (Same in the UK in fact - when a general election is announced, candidates have only a week or two to be nominated, or there won't be enough time to get ballot papers printed for everyone who wants to vote by post. So all the parties sort out their candidate for each constituency in advance, and then they're all set for when an election is announced.)

Bear in mind that voting ends at 7 pm in the US, so it's not like here in the UK where polls close at 10 pm. When it's 10 pm, you have time to pop along and vote in the evening when you're back home from work. But when it's 7 pm, that's not so convenient and it would really help if you could vote at another time when you ARE free. If there is early voting, you can do it at a more convenient time, maybe on Saturday if you have a Monday-Friday job. Or if you could register to vote always by post, that's even more convenient.

There are also three states that have gone over to postal voting only, so they don't have any polling stations at all. For example, the first one that moved to that is Oregon and they're going to send out all the ballot papers next week - I just looked that up! It would be a safe bet that the Oregon state government is having them printed this week ready to send out.

Just to digress and explore this "when and how to vote question" further, leaving aside the USA (well, mostly), all-postal voting could be the way of the future. In our modern world, ANY time is going to be inconvenient for someone. I like to vote the good old way, go along, get my ballot paper, take it to the little booth, mark it and put it in the ballot box. It feels like more of the important event it is. I don't have a full-time job so that's OK for me. I can find a time on polling day to do it. My sister, on the other hand, too often comes home from work exhausted and she really doesn't want to go out again to vote if it's been that kind of day, even though her polling station is only a short walk from home. So she has registered to vote always by post.

Yes, I keep saying "convenient" but it really does make a difference. If you can make it easier for people to vote, more people WILL vote. There are British local councils that have experimented with all-postal voting and they've found it really does encourage more people to vote. There is the problem that it is a bit more susceptible to electoral fraud, but since Oregon has gone over to it for all elections, they've had very little trouble with that.

Another thing with American elections is that on 8 November, they're not just voting for president. They do all their other elections on the same day. 2/3 of the states will be electing a senator, all of them will be electing their congressmen, there are all sorts of other more local elections such as possibly electing the state governor, the state legislature, judges, police chief, local council, and maybe even a few referenda as well. Phew! It would be like if you voted for your MP, local council, assembly member if you aren't in England, your MEP, PCC, AND had the EU referendum all on the same day.

That really wouldn't be acceptable in the UK - we try to spread things out so you don't have too much to think about at once. But it's what the USA does. If you really want to think about each one, wouldn't it be nicer to do that at your leisure at home, mark up your postal ballot paper as and when you're happy with your choices and THEN post it back?

How about holding elections on Sunday? That's the day least people work, and a lot of other European countries do this. But I can imagine that in the very religious USA, that would be totally unacceptable to all the millions of Americans who want to "keep Sunday special" and go to church.

Could we have online voting? Firstly, not everyone has Internet access, and secondly, it's not secure enough yet. Someone will want to hack the system. Until we can find a way to make it totally secure, post is much better.

It's all hypothetical because he has said there is zero chance of him pulling out, and it's too close to the election for any other remedy. The point has some merit, but the real truth is that all the Republicans who ran against Trump, whom some people think are "more credible," are still very conservative, and the country is moving in a more liberal, progressive direction.

I think people should seriously consider voting for a former Republican who has the values of an old school, true Republican, Gary Johnson. The Republicans can't field another candidate at this point, it is too late in the season. Therefore, their only real hope is Mr. Johnson, and Ms Clinton is rightfully afraid of this man and has done whatever she could to limit his access to the general public.

I'm not sure that's actually possible since postal votes have already started

Yeah, but that's only for a very small amount of the electorate?

Americans don't think they shoot then ask why do you think this appalling situation exists they reflect Britain another capitalist state the well is dry help ? we run to China they look in to their own rich elite for solace Trump and Clinton are crooks they made their millions as crooks ours are in Monaco in 100 million pounds yachts