wait hold on are we literally expecting the world to end all of the sudden
The rules literally do not say you cancel the election The general election automatically goes ahead unless Congress passes a law suspending/delaying it If a candidate dies or becomes incapacitated, the party just transfers their electors to a new one
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I.e. even if Biden died *after* the general election the party committee could just vote that Harris is the replacement for Biden as the Democratic nominee (or anyone else -- Sanders, Warren, whoever) and transfer all of his votes to her
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This goes against most people's simplistic understanding of how it works but it's how it works You don't actually directly vote for the President according to the Constitution, you vote for electors in the Electoral College, who are pledged based on party affiliation
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