Posted on 04/17/2015 7:11:40 AM PDT by South40
Former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio are both from Florida and could make for an effective GOP ticket. But the Constitution makes things tricky.
When political handicappers blue-sky about the 2016 GOP presidential ticket, they generally rule out an all-Florida ticket – former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio. There are constitutional reasons that make it complicated but not impossible. And in some ways, a Bush-Rubio ticket may make sense.
Let’s start with the positives: In a competitive presidential race, the Republicans cannot win without winning Florida. It’s the third most populous state in the country, with 29 electoral votes. It’s also the biggest battleground state.
So if you absolutely need Florida, why not double down on “Florida-ness”?
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Are they running on the Democrat ticket?
I think a Bush Wacked ticket might just be the way to go...
Stay Out The Bushes!!
Ixnay on the Jebster. Especially since he just came out for Bammy’s new AG.
No Jeb Bush at all, anywhere on the ticket. We made that mistake with McCain...and Romney
The gay wedding ticket.
I will stay home. No more establishment RINOs trying to circumvent the will of the people.
Jeb would be for open borders, right?
Pass.
The POTUS and VP cannot both be from the same state..................
No and No
Does anyone know any republican who wants Jeb on any ticket? I don’t understand this push. Enough!
Give Jeb a ticket outta here.
Turd sandwich
There is a problem with having both the presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the same state. According to the Constitution, the electors from Florida could vote for one or the other, but not for both. So you could conceivably have a situation where you have a President Bush and a Vice-President Warren, for example.
A Luis Guiterrez / Raúl Grijalva Ticket? Improbable but not impossible.
Be about the same thing, with about the same outcome.
No, they can be from the same state - but the electors from Florida could not vote for both of them. They would have to vote for one or the other.
Its a ridiculous assumption. Not even plausible.
When I hear that this morning, I thought Jeb was making a case to be drafted by the democRats.
When is Jeb going to switch parties?
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