twenty42
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« on: February 23, 2018, 01:46:37 AM » |
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There has to be a VP candidate because the office of Vice President is up for election every four years just as the office of the President is. The President and VP run on the same ticket as a matter of tradition, but the office still needs to be filled by the EC by way of the voters. Even if the presidential nominee doesn’t choose a VP, there would still have to be a slot on the GE ballot for the office. There is no constitutional rule for how to nominate a VP in this case, but then again there is no constitutional rule for how to nominate a presidential candidate, either.
However, it is noteworthy to mention that VP candidates are technically running against each other in the same way presidential candidates are. This is usually only noted during the VP debate, but it is also customary for the losing VP candidate to concede to the VP-elect on Election Night.
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