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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What happens if a US presidential candidate drops out of the race after being nominated but before election day?
If a presidential candidate in the USA drops out of the race before (or during) election day, but after early voting has begun, what happens to that party's ticket?
For example, if Donald Trump or ...
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What is the most someone can lose the popular vote by but still win the electoral college?
As the 2016 election results continue to come in, it looks pretty clear that Hillary Clinton will win the popular vote but will lose the electoral college. I know this has happened before and usually ...
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Can the result of the presidential preference primaries be ignored at the convention?
Suppose a prospective candidate for US President goes through the entire primary process and easily obtains enough pledged delegates to win their party's nomination in the first round of convention ...
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Is there a way to block an elected President from entering office?
Given the recent results on the national election at the US, I have seen several protests here at Berkeley and the Oakland area. I am wondering whether there exists any legal option to prevent him ...
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Is there precedent or are there procedures for a US president refusing to concede to an electoral defeat?
I am wondering what would happen if an incumbent US President were to lose a presidential election, but refuse to accept the result and to concede defeat (even after any legitimate challenges and ...
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What would happen if vote tallies were discovered to be changed?
On Monday, the directors of the FBI and National Security Agency testified before the House Intelligence Committee.
During the hearing, the House Intelligence Chairman asked Mike Rogers if votes ...
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Is the Republican Party forced to support whoever wins the presidential primary?
Is the Republican Party forced to support the winner of the presidential primary, or can they choose to support another candidate, for example because that candidate is more in line with the party's ...
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Why were pre-election polls and forecast models inconsistent with the election of Donald Trump?
As it's obvious now, pre-election polling and forecast models were inconsistent with the vote count in this election cycle as not many predicted a Trump victory.
Is there any particular reason why ...
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Why would Putin even bother barring Navalny from participating?
The BBC describes Navalny as Putin's main opposition rival (example article), despite the fact that he has rarely scored over 2% in opinion polls (at least two other opposition candidates score ≥6%). ...
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What happens if President Trump has been found to be colluding with Russia?
What happens if it is proven that President Trump has been colluding with Russia during his campaign? Does he go to trial or get impeached? Or does nothing happen?
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What procedures are in place to stop a U.S. Vice President from ignoring electors?
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and President Donald Trump's defeated electors appear to be suing Vice President Mike Pence in a Federal Court in Texas. Gohmert and a handful of the electors sued Pence ...
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A presidential candidate drops out after nomination
Here is a hypothetical situation.
Let's say we are in the US and two major parties nominated their presidential candidates. Election campaign is heating up, and all of a sudden one of the ...
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Can an impeached President run for a second term?
Suppose Congress successfully impeaches and removes a sitting President of the USA. Can this person still run for a second term?
Assuming the usual rules about term limits are observed, of course.
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What happens if no candidate reaches 270 electoral votes?
I have seen polls that indicate that Evan McMullin is statistically even with Trump and Clinton in the state of Utah. With the possibility of six votes taken away by another candidate it is possible ...
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Why has Alaska not been called with a 30% lead?
On Google, which appears to use data from AP, all of the West Coast states -- California, Oregon, Washington -- immediately went from grey (no results) to dark-blue (called-for the blue party), right ...
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