This is because they are both from Florida, and the Constitution does not allow electors in the electoral college to cast both of their votes (for president and vice president) for a candidate from their home state.
If Trump and DeSantis run together, one of the two will not get Florida's electoral votes.
A primary purpose of the Constitution is to balance power among the states. Electors may vote for one candidate from their home state, but not both. This is to make it very difficult for a President and Vice President to come from the same state.
This is also why in 2000, Dick Cheney sold his home in Texas and moved into his vacation home in Wyoming, so he could be Vice President to W. And it was a good move too, considering they won by a single electoral vote. If he had kept his Texas residency, he would not have had enough electoral votes to be Vice President, and we'd have had a gop president and dem vice president.
He is not. He publicly declared on Twitter when he changed his residency to Florida. He's lived and voted in Florida since at least 2020, but likely earlier.
It's literally the first part of the first sentence of the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves;
Only one vote cast by an elector may be for an inhabitant of the same state as the elector. If the Floridian elector votes for Trump for President, the elector may not vote for DeSantis for Vice President (or vice versa).
DeSantis WILL NOT be Trump's running mate
This is because they are both from Florida, and the Constitution does not allow electors in the electoral college to cast both of their votes (for president and vice president) for a candidate from their home state.
If Trump and DeSantis run together, one of the two will not get Florida's electoral votes.
Did trump run as a floridian last time?
In 2020, yes, he ran as a resident of Florida.
A primary purpose of the Constitution is to balance power among the states. Electors may vote for one candidate from their home state, but not both. This is to make it very difficult for a President and Vice President to come from the same state.
This is also why in 2000, Dick Cheney sold his home in Texas and moved into his vacation home in Wyoming, so he could be Vice President to W. And it was a good move too, considering they won by a single electoral vote. If he had kept his Texas residency, he would not have had enough electoral votes to be Vice President, and we'd have had a gop president and dem vice president.
Trump could change his residency back to New York. It'd be a ballsy move, but he could do it.
Big if true! I did not know the prez and VP couldn't be from the same state and get the electoral votes
Then why the rumor I wonder
See the 12th Amendment
Trump could just move out of Florida again before the election. Problem solved.
Although, I'd rather just decertify 2020. Here's one of Trump's lawyers explaining how: https://rumble.com/v1bnxxj-president-trump-attorney-pathway-to-decertify-the-2020-election.html
He is not. He publicly declared on Twitter when he changed his residency to Florida. He's lived and voted in Florida since at least 2020, but likely earlier.
That’s not how it works
It's literally the first part of the first sentence of the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Only one vote cast by an elector may be for an inhabitant of the same state as the elector. If the Floridian elector votes for Trump for President, the elector may not vote for DeSantis for Vice President (or vice versa).