If Trump and Biden both died today, what would happen?

jantin@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 114 points –

Imagine the following scenario: On the 9th of January 2024 in the morning we wake up to news that President of the USA Joe Biden suffered a stroke and died in White House. The administration confirms that the death was entirely natural and no third party contributed to it. Even before the news reach all TV stations another one breaks: Former president of the USA Donald Trump has suffered a cardiac arrest and died in his residence in Mar a Lago. Early reports claim that the site was secure and no malicious actor could reasonably reach Mr. Trump so the death is most likely natural.

What happens then?

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We'd have a real election race that's for sure

Not Burnie Sanders vs DeSantis.

DeSantis wins because old people are Republican and the youth don't vote.

the youth don’t vote

Oh?

We estimate that 50% of young people, ages 18-29, voted in the 2020 presidential election, a remarkable 11-point increase from 2016 (39%) and likely one of the highest rates of youth electoral participation since the voting age was lowered to 18.

45-64 year old voting is in decline, declining from 75% to 71% over time.