What will happen after Biden dies?

[Anonymous]

Vice President Harris will seamlessly take over as our president. President Biden will have a huge state funeral with people telling stories of him as a good man.

Biden/Harris are what our country is about. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they are honest, good Americans.

[Anonymous]

Not asking what if Biden dies, but I was wondering about something similar. What happens if a major-party candidate dies just before the election? Does their party replace them? Does their running mate take over the lead on the ballot? I'm guessing that the election wouldn't be postponed or anything like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not asking what if Biden dies, but I was wondering about something similar. What happens if a major-party candidate dies just before the election? Does their party replace them? Does their running mate take over the lead on the ballot? I'm guessing that the election wouldn't be postponed or anything like that.

This just happened because a sitting Congresswoman from Indiana who was running for re-election just died in a car accident the other day. I think the state republican party chooses a replacement to go on the ballot. If it is late enough before the election that the ballots have already printed, the deceased’s name remains on the ballot. Rather famously, John Ashcroft lost a Senate seat in Missouri to Mel Carnahan who had been killed in a plane crash only a week or so before the election, then W. made him his attorney general. Carnahan’s wife ended up in the Senate seat. Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota also died right before his upcoming election, but IIRC he lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People will mourn him like every other President who has died. Other than 45, for whom there will be cheers of delight.

Oh there will DEFINITELY be cheers of delight for his passing, too. Count on that.