Has A Presidential Election Ever Been Suspended? Would That Be Appropriate Here?

[Median Democrat]

One more observation in light of McCain's demand that the campaigns and debate should be "suspended." Does this affect the election?

Will the November 4 election be suspended?

Afterall, if we are delaying the campaign and the debates, doesn't this give the American people less time to consider the proposals and positions of the candidates? To avoid limiting the information received by the American people, wouldn't we also need to post-pone the election, as well, or we may only have a week or two of campaigns and debates before it is time to elect a President.

When was the last time an election was post-poned?

[GodlessBiker]

1. Giuliani tried to do that to the Mayoral election after 9/11. It didn't go over well.

[theothersnippywshrub]

3. I remember that. He went from walking on water to ankle deep in shit while standing on his head.

[CitizenLeft]

2. I don't pretend to be a political/historical expert...

...but never in my lifetime, which goes back to JFK/1960. I think you could safely add the pres. elections of 1948, 1952 & 1956 to that.

The election of 1864 went on, right in the middle of a civil war. Also, FDR, elected in the middle of the Depression, and during WWII.

Anybody?

[WeDidIt]

4. NO presitential election has EVER been postponed

Not even during the midst of a Cival War.

To do so would require an act of Congress.

Ain't Gonna Happen

[MadrasT]

5. Act of Congress not required anymore.

Just NPSD-51. And a few Executive Orders: #13303, #13315, #13350, #13364, #13422, #13438.

[WeDidIt]

6. Nope, Article II is clear

It takes an act of Congress to set the date of a presidential election.

[WeDidIt]

7. Nope, Article II is clear

It takes an act of Congress to set the date of a presidential election.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I Think Bush* Would Prefer To See McInsane Lose

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[Bucky]

17. So would Sarah. She can smell the 2012 from here.

[crazy_vanilla]

8. they'll have millions of pissed off Americans on their hands if they did

That would be outrageous!

[uppityperson]

9. I'm trying not to be paranoid and predict what these fools have up their sleeves also.

But it is difficult.

[BelgianMadCow]

10. For the economical collapse of one sector? Oh C'mon.

Let's see the real prices. We will be better of in the end.

[Wapsie B]

12. I think the neocons would just as soon completely throw the election

and make things as bad as possible for Obama / Biden. The hope would be to win it all back in 2012.

[book_worm]

13. If Lincoln didn't postpone the 1864 election over the civil war, or FDR over WWII or Hoover

over the Great depression, why would it be appropriate to do so now?

[avaistheone1]

14. Right. There is no reason to postpone the election.

[Bucky]

15. Never happened. Not even once. Never even close. Not in 1864, not in 1944.

And it won't happen now.

[jberryhill]

16. There is no provision for doing that, sorry

We had a presidential election during a Civil War.

What is wrong with people?

[iceman66]

18. Are you kidding?

The election can't happen soon enough!

[demokatgurrl]

19. As I put on my tinfoil hat...

I would not be at ALL surprised if McCain suggests that.

I'd be a teeny tiny bit surprised but not so much, if that was the goal along with this "let's postpone the debate" bull shit.
:tinfoilhat:

[washingdem]

20. Um, the presidential election is not going to be postponed. WTF?