Anyone knows how that all works?
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The Vice President is the tiebreaker. If Kamala Harris becomes POTUS, she would select a new VP, who would probably be a Democrat, or at the very least, vote Democrat in tiebreakers. So no, not unless Harris decided to select a brand-loyalty Republican as her VP for some reason.
She can select ANYONE?
As long as the individual is Constitutionally qualified to be President, yes. Then a majority vote by both the House and the Senate.
It's laid out clearly by the 25th Amendment.
ok thanks
Read the article, and am not really sure how they seem so certain that Democrats are worried about a 50/50 tie failing in the VP nomination under Kamala Harris. Continuity of government isn't something that the legislature likes to fuck around with, and nominations usually don't get that much fight, even if the nomination hearings are loud and obnoxious.
Plus, Nancy Pelosi would still be the next in line if Harris were to stop being POTUS anyway.
Not sure that basing a theory on Mitch McConnell being able to indefinitely hold back the entire Republican party indefinitely from clearing a VP nomination holds much water.