• nickiwest@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    It’s not a requirement. It’s a political strategy. If the candidate is from a “liberal elite” coastal state, then the running mate has to be from flyover country. It’s pandering.

    • AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social
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      4 hours ago

      Read the 12th Amendment. That being said, one of the two could easily pull a “Cheney maneuver” and buy a house in a different state. Problem solved.

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        They already live in different states; New York for AOC, New Jersey for John Stewart. They both start with ‘New’, but they are not the same state.

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      Seems like the 12th amendment says that EC electors cannot cast a vote for two people from their state.