Questions tagged [presidential-election]
For questions regarding the process by which a person attains the role of president over a governing body or country.
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If Biden steps back or is replaced, until when must he do it?
If Biden steps down, his candidate successor will have a hard time, as being lesser known. (S)he will need time to "build up". That is clearly a disadvantage, and probably it is the strong ...
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any USA polling on what if presidential/congressional election were ranked-choice voting
A lot of people who are dissatisfied with the American political system have suggested ranked-choice voting.
I cannot find any polling where the people are asked, "What if the presidential or ...
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If Trump picks Rubio, when would he need to move to avoid losing Florida's electoral votes, and would he then have to resign as Florida senator?
After 03:30 in the June 17, 2024 They were once rivals. Rubio is now helping Trump with debate prep CNN's Randi Kaye explains:
...it's complicated because of this provision in the constitution. Long ...
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Has Biden ever explained why he is running for president (2024)?
There've been several poll that suggest that Democrats would rather the party nominate someone else for president, e.g. this or this. There've also been indications that Americans as a whole would ...
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Has a relationship been identified between a state's position on abortion and its political leanings?
There are 21 states that have a 15-week or less abortion restriction law. Of those, only Arizona and Georgia voted for Democrat Biden in 2020, and both narrowly. Also, Arizona has the least ...
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Why is the Democratic convention after State ballot deadlines?
There is an existing question about why the democratic convention is so late, with both answers focusing on it not actually being much later than usual and how generally the situation is resolved ...
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Would a viable third party candidate legally have a chance in the House of Representatives?
Suppose there was an American third party candidate, who won a quarter of the popular vote, and a single large state or a handful of smaller ones: specifically with enough electoral votes so that ...
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How does the situation in the Gaza Strip affects the voters' view of the two candidates for the US Presidential election?
As far as I know many democrats voters are unhappy with the current situation in the Gaza strip and the other occupied territories. I guess that they view negatively Biden's inability to constrain the ...
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Why was the Democratic National Convention scheduled so late?
At least 3 states have given notice that the Democratic National Convention will occur too late for state legal deadlines for filing the appropriate paperwork to appear on the November US presidential ...
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How would the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact handle non-FPTP elections?
It seems that people who argue that the President of the United States should be elected by popular vote, and supporting the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC or NaPoVoInterCo), are ...
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What would happen if a US presidential candidate used campaign cash for government purposes?
Trump raises over $20 million in February with nearly $42 million in cash on hand, far behind Biden and Democrats
US presidential candidates regularly spend millions of dollars every election to win ...
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Could Congress veto the NPVIC via its control of DC's electoral votes?
The 23rd amendment begins
1: The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President...
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What is the official reason for the low error rate of the 100k signature requirement for presidential candidates in Russia
In Russia, you need 100.000 signatures to be allowed to run for presidency. However, if I understood the article below correctly, only 105.000 signatures may be turned in. While the minimal support is ...
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Why do some political parties in the US have open primaries, but not others?
In the recent California primary elections, any NPP (no party preference) voter was allowed to choose ballots for presidential primaries for American Independent Party, Democratic, and Libertarian. ...
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What was the original context of Margaret Thatcher's quote by Nikki Haley?
In Nikki Haley's speech suspending her campaign on 6 March 2024, she said:
I have always been a conservative Republican and always supported the Republican nominee.
But on this question, as she did ...
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