Timeline for Is it still theoretically possible for Kanye West to become the US president in 2021?
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| Oct 26, 2020 at 17:10 | comment | added | pipe | Maybe it should be: "Realistically? No way. Theoretically? No. Legally? Yes." | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 15:33 | history | edited | Damila | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 26, 2020 at 15:29 | comment | added | Damila | I will change it to make it clear. My point was that even though there is technically a mechanism, it still would not happen because of who gets the final say (members of the House). As in theoretically, I could be signed to play for my favorite NFL team next week- there is no NFL rule against it (that I know of) and I am not currently under any other teams' contract. But we would need to set aside my age and size and lack of ability and the fact that there are literally tens of millions of people in the US alone that they would sign before me. | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 14:23 | comment | added | reirab | @JBentley I think the second sentence just needs to be changed to "Theoretically, yes." The question is asking about theoretically, not realistically. And, as the rest of the answer shows, it is indeed theoretically possible. | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 14:20 | comment | added | reirab | @emory He's on the ballot in several states and has met the requirements for write-in in others. So definitely theoretically possible, though very unlikely. At any rate, as long as at least one state allows write-ins without prior registration, then it's theoretically possible for anyone who meets the Constitutional qualifications to be elected President. It turns out that there are 8 such states. | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 14:20 | history | edited | fedorqui | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 26, 2020 at 12:17 | comment | added | emory | @reirab I do not know if Kanye has met he write in requirement or not, but if he does not meet the requirement by the deadline (may already be passed ... I don't know) it is not even a theoretical possibility for Kanye. | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 10:14 | comment | added | JBentley | I think the answer could be improved by avoiding the confusion about realistically / theoretically. Deleting everything after "realistically no." in the first paragraph would fix it. Right now it's contradictory: you have a "theoretically no" and a "theoretically yes". | |
| Oct 25, 2020 at 22:55 | comment | added | reirab | @emory Yes, most or all states that allow write-ins have such requirements. I was just pointing out that it's not strictly necessary to be on the ballot. The question is asking about theoretical possibilities, not what's actually likely. | |
| Oct 25, 2020 at 22:17 | comment | added | emory | @reirab I think the way presidential write ins work in my state (and I suspect every state) is that the candidate must nominate a slate of electors by a certain deadline and there may be other requirements (e.g., pay a fee, file paperwork, etc). If Kanye West has not met those minimal requirements then no matter how many people write his name in he can not win my state. | |
| Oct 25, 2020 at 7:16 | comment | added | reirab | @DJClayworth True. It's also theoretically possible to win a state legitimately without being on the ballot, as many (most?) states allow write-in votes. Write-in votes don't win elections often, but it is possible and has happened for lower offices. | |
| Oct 24, 2020 at 20:19 | history | edited | Damila | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 24, 2020 at 18:00 | comment | added | Damila | @o.m. no. I meant that when I say theoretically no, it is really saying realistically no. And theoretically theoretically, I guess it’s yes. | |
| Oct 24, 2020 at 16:55 | comment | added | DJClayworth | Since he is on the ballot in at least one state, it is theoretically possible that he could win in that state legitimately, without having to worry about faithless electors.Theoretically of course. | |
| Oct 24, 2020 at 16:55 | comment | added | o.m. | Should the "realistically" in quotes be "theoretically"? | |
| Oct 24, 2020 at 15:03 | history | answered | Damila | CC BY-SA 4.0 |