The 20th Amendment says otherwise. The 20th says, “if the President elect shall have failed to qualify”, not, “if a candidate for a political party shall have failed to qualify”.
Election law does not supersede the U. S. Constitution.
That pretty much sums it up.
Your right. The 20th Amendment says it all...“if the President elect shall have failed to qualify”. I believe this happens after Dec. 15 when the electors vote. Until then Obama IS NOT President-Elect. He’s still just a candidate. That constitution just keeps getting in his way, doesn’t it!