Doesn’t the party make the rules? The DNC was able to make a rule change at the Nevada caucuses on a voice vote and despite it being clear the vote didn’t pass, the chair ruled that it did.
Ultimately I think VP’s rarely ever matter. Maybe in a rare instance where a VP has an amazing reputation in their home state it energizes some voters who would have otherwise stayed home, but nobody is not voting because a pres has a bad VP.
The rules can be ignored, but the rules do exist. Legality only ever matters to the extent that anyone enforces it, but breaking rules doesn’t make you look good, and donors may not be excited about supporting an organization that won’t enforce its own rules. If they do want to replace Vance, they’ll pressure him behind closed doors to resign, not make it a spectacle. I’m just pointing out that if Trump could openly fire him, he’d probably have done it already because Vance is making him look bad.
I agree that whether the VP matters is very questionable. Bottom line is that if they think Vance is enough of an election liability, they’ll get rid of him, but it’s entirely possible that it won’t make much difference either way.
Doesn’t the party make the rules? The DNC was able to make a rule change at the Nevada caucuses on a voice vote and despite it being clear the vote didn’t pass, the chair ruled that it did.
Ultimately I think VP’s rarely ever matter. Maybe in a rare instance where a VP has an amazing reputation in their home state it energizes some voters who would have otherwise stayed home, but nobody is not voting because a pres has a bad VP.
This is true, and if Harris wins neither VP pick will matter much at all. But if Trump wins there’s a decent chance his VP pick ends up as President.
The rules can be ignored, but the rules do exist. Legality only ever matters to the extent that anyone enforces it, but breaking rules doesn’t make you look good, and donors may not be excited about supporting an organization that won’t enforce its own rules. If they do want to replace Vance, they’ll pressure him behind closed doors to resign, not make it a spectacle. I’m just pointing out that if Trump could openly fire him, he’d probably have done it already because Vance is making him look bad.
I agree that whether the VP matters is very questionable. Bottom line is that if they think Vance is enough of an election liability, they’ll get rid of him, but it’s entirely possible that it won’t make much difference either way.