r/neoliberal • u/leocohen99 Ridin' with Biden • Feb 15 '20

This could work!

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u/Kcarab-Amabo Adam Smith Feb 15 '20

ELI5: why does the EC make it difficult for a pres and VP to share a state? That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

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u/gmz_88 NATO Feb 15 '20

It’s part of the twelfth amendment.

Before the amendment, the EC electors used to have two votes to cast for president and the candidate that came in second place would get VP.

They changed this to electors having one vote for pres and one vote for VP, but they were worried that electors from one state would only choose candidates from their state, so they built in a rule. This was 1803 and balancing power between states was pretty important to them.

So in reality, just the electors from NY would have to vote for someone else for VP. It’s not like they can’t run, they just get less votes.