• Drusas@kbin.social
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      It’s extremely unlikely to ever have a presidential candidate and VP candidate from the same state. Part of the election strategizing involves picking a VP candidate from some second state, to try to get that state’s citizens to vote for their guys.

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        Even more important is that electors can’t vote for a President and VP from the same state. It’s why (for example) Dick Cheney changed his residence to Wyoming in 2000.

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          Huh, I had no idea. I guess I’m not really surprised, based on our country’s history of division amongst the states.

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            Fair enough, New York hates his guts anyways so there’s no political value there