Unconditional Surrender Truman
Harry S Truman
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« on: July 05, 2017, 06:26:42 PM » |
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Not in the slightest. In practical terms, the existence of a running mate is somewhat inevitable, as the same electors voting for president also cast their states' votes in the vice presidential election (and of course, it makes sense for candidates to want to name their second-in-command). Legally, though, a candidate could refuse to name a running mate and leave the choice to their party's convention (Adlai Stevenson was the last major party candidate to do this) or to the electors themselves.
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