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  • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Wouldn’t that potentially give us a democrat as VP, based on the speaker of the house (assuming the house stays blue) being moved up to VP?

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      6 hours ago

      No. Look at Nixon. Spiro Agnew, his first VP, resigned, so he chose Gerald Ford as a replacement. Then, Nixon resigned and Ford became president.

    • KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 hours ago

      No, it isn’t like the nemesis system in a Lord of the rings game. A new VP is appointed, instead of everyone moving up a rank.

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      11 hours ago

      The house isn’t blue. That’s why we all know about Mike Johnson’s porn watching habits