If Hillary takes the nomination and is then indicted, can the Party replace her?

[NightWatcher]

Would the Party replace her or leave her on the ticket as she continues to deal with the looming email server issues/investigation/whatever?

An indictment would be a terrible October Surprise and almost certainly see that Raphael Cruz becomes President.

I know, concern is noted, blah blah, but you cannot say that there's no way that this could ever happen.

[Fawke Em]

1. Best to just not nominate her.

For the life of me, I can't understand why people are voting for someone under a criminal investigation by the FBI.

[NightWatcher]

3. Because it's her turn dammit. She's been owed this since the 90's

[PyaarRevolution]

7. Yeah!

She'll get the nomination, leave the POTUS, sell a book and increase her speaking fees after it. After all, that's why I think Hillary wants to become POTUS
After this, we'll never see her again until Hillary pushes her daughter or grand-daughter to run and the stupid MSM will perpetuate a stupid meme that they're the second coming of the Kennedys(complete load of crap).

[RDANGELO]

11. The corporate media refuses to address it. So people assume that there is nothing to it.

They don't care, as long as there are two corporate politicians with the party nominations. They win either way.

[Buzz Clik]

2. If my car is swallowed by a flying whale, whose insurance pays for it -- mine or the whale's?

[NightWatcher]

4. Flying whale = never happen. Hillary being investigated = happening as we speak

So, post fail.

[Buzz Clik]

5. I see. And this arrest that was supposed "very soon" for the past six months...

FAIL!!!

Christ -- this is Sanders's Benghazi.

What a clown.

[leveymg]

8. Any arrest is like 10 steps further down the road. She'll be pardoned, first, but she has to agree

to certain conditions before she gets Obama to lift a pen on her behalf.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Hillary won't be indicted. Indictments, like taxes, are for the little people.

[giftedgirl77]

12. There is no point in trying to have a rational discussions

with these individuals. Either they just make shit up or bring in sludge from the far right.

[NWCorona]

15. Not even close to the same

But you know that already

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. The party must have some kind of procedure in place

for the possibility that its nominee might be unable to proceed to the GE for any reason (death, illness, incapacity, etc.), because obviously it would be impossible to re-do the primaries. My guess is that the delegates would be asked to re-vote, but I don't know if that's what they would actually have to do.

[leveymg]

9. The Convention Rules Committee can make any changes it wants.

We're not to that point yet.

[NightWatcher]

13. My bigger question is would they do it, or leave her in?

She's shown via Debbie W Schultz that she controls the Party and I doubt she'd step aside for the good of the Party/country in order to maintain her play for the office she's wanted since the 90's.

[awake]

10. The DNC is keeping Joe Biden in the wings to take over

[restorefreedom]

17. no chance. bernie and hillary are the choices. nt

[awake]

22. When did the DNC stop trying to get Bernie out of the race?

[restorefreedom]

23. oh, they might try.

but the blowback will be something like they have never seen, and since many of them are elected officials who want to keep their jobs, they will have to go to bernie.

[awake]

24. I would like to think so, but when this year has DWS ever cared what the people think

[restorefreedom]

25. she might care about her primary opponent. i am sure she cares nothing for us. nt

[anotherproletariat]

14. If, however unlikely, this were to happen...the party would NEVER choose Sanders.

They don't consider him a loyal member of the party. As I've said before, I was able to talk with one of my senators while visiting DC on visit with my college poli sci group...and she said that they are going to work on changing the DNC rules to require any presidential candidate who wants to run as a Dem to have been a member of the Democratic party for a certain number of years before declaring. Obviously, they are a bit upset at how things have progressed.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

16. I'd think that this would help usher in a third party, from the left. That's ok by me.

[anotherproletariat]

31. It would actually be fine by me as well...as long as it was lead by someone young enough to

see through the change that is necessary. The new party also needs to have clear, substantial working plans for how it is going to push for change in the current system. This type of revolution has to be much more inclusive, and far better organized, with concrete nuts and bolts, in order to succeed.

[Fumesucker]

20. Oh man, talk about a weak candidate with a POed and discouraged electorate

I still don't think the Dem party wants to win a landslide and particularly with a left populist like Bernie.

It's like watching the surface of a shark tank, there's all kinds of gruesome stuff going on down there you'd just as soon not have to think about but then you find yourself staring into the water.

[anotherproletariat]

32. I was just thinking the same thing about the Sanders supporters. It would be so much easier

to jump on the bandwagon if they were nice and welcoming.

[senz]

34. "Obviously, they are a bit upset at how things have progressed."

Are they? How do you know? What is wrong with how "things have progressed"?

It is obvious that Bernie's values, principles, policies and issue stands are classically Democratic. What is there for them to object to?

As far as being "disloyal to the party," Bernie has voted and caucused for decades with the Democrats. They know him, they know he is honest and reliable. Where is the perceived "disloyalty" in that?

[lumberjack_jeff]

19. "Can"? or "Will"?

Of course they could, but this party is owned by the Clintons personally. It's their machine to do with as they will, as are all her supporters.

They're not here in service to us. We're here in service to them.

[Fumesucker]

21. It's goood to be the King

[FarPoint]

26. Her VP pick will be next in line is my guess.

Just so you know, Sanders will be in Vermont... Watching on the TV.

[Warren DeMontague]

29. Ha ha! Vermont! Good one!

[MFM008]

27. it wont happen

so why throw it out there.

[Warren DeMontague]

28. Nightmare scenario

My guess is that Biden would probably parachute in like batman, but I really have no idea.

[Ferd Berfel]

30. With The DLC, BLue Dog Third Way running the PArty?

You're expecting miracles?

[RDANGELO]

33. Bernie would need to make the condition for his endorsement

That if Hillary if forced to drop out , then he gets the nomination. I would also fight for a check off on the VP selection.

[fun n serious]

35. She won't be indicted.

If something were to happen to her, I would like to see Biden come in. Anyone but Bernie.