r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/The_Egalitarian Moderator • Apr 05 '24

Megathread | Official Casual Questions Thread

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

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u/AgentQwas Jul 25 '24

For now he can, but it would be a mistake. Dropping his running mate would shake people's confidence in his campaign.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Right now if he wanted to he could. Trump controls the party, I see no reason why they wouldn't go along with a request from him. However, as we get closer to the election, state deadlines to submit the paperwork to be on the ballot or whatever will pass.

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u/Capital-Customer-191 Jul 25 '24

Ohio has a deadline of August 7 to certify the ticket.