What happens if one of the presidential candidates doesn't make it to the election?

[XemaSab]

If McCain doesn't make it, will the nominee be Palin, Mittens, Huckabee, or someone else?

Similarly, if Obama didn't make it, would the nominee be Hillary, Biden, or someone else?

And what would the process be for deciding?

Anyone have an idea? :shrug:

[thunder rising]

1. The party will nominate a replacement.

[XemaSab]

5. And who votes?

Do the people vote, the superdelegates vote, or does Howard/whatever asshole they have running things just pick someone? :shrug:

[rwheeler31]

2. Why wouldn't they make it?

[valerief]

3. Old age.

[dubeskin]

4. Disease which leads to death, or just old age.

[XemaSab]

6. Have you SEEN McCain?

Why WOULD he?

:P

[npk]

7. McCain already looks like "Death can't get here soon enough"

Have you seen a crankier more blah looking man in your life.

[Major Hogwash]

8. They have a list of the potential nominees in stall #3 at the Minnesota airport rest room.

Senator Larry Craig is in charge of keeping all of the phone numbers current on that list.

Yee-Haw!

[Danger Mouse]

9. Joe Lieberman is chosen to lead whichever party it is that is left without a candidate.