AHC: POTUS and VP are a married couple

Billary is your best shot, with JFK surviving and getting Jackie on the ticket over LBJ as your second-best.
 
The living in seperate states thing might not matter if they don't intend to run for reelection. Like in the case the VP dies during the second term so the president replaces him or her with the first lady/husband.
 
The living in seperate states thing might not matter if they don't intend to run for reelection. Like in the case the VP dies during the second term so the president replaces him or her with the first lady/husband.

Terrorist attack: The Vice President is killed, and the President is injured to the point where he obviously must retire soon. The First Lady has been a visible political partner of the President, with some success in policy and administrative roles. (Think the Clinton health care task force, except a success instead of a complete fiasco.) The First Lady took charge in the immediate wake of the attack, with great success. Heck, go back further - the First Lady ran her family's business while the President pursued a political career.

The President nominates the First Lady to fill the vacant office of Vice President, with the expectation that he will then resign and she will become President. Add that this is late in the President's second term, so her tenure as President will be relatively short.

This fulfills the condition, though only for the brief period between her confirmation and his resignation.
 
In 2000, Republicans nominate Dick Cheney and he picks Lynn as his running mate. o One of the registered at thier Texas house the other at the Wyoming house.
 
If you have several residences, yes, you can pick and choose. But a husband and wife living together? Claiming different states? I don't think they could get away with it.

It might work this way. The woman is the Vice President for a very popular President and decides to run for President after 8 years. Let's say she has a house in New York and one in Arkansas. She votes on AR. Her husband living in the NY house. He states he has been moved by the people of NY and wants to serve them. He runs for and wins a Senate seat prior to him running with his wife as VP. I think people would see it as the shame it is but do let it go by.;)
 

NothingNow

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Mary Bono Mack's husband is Connie Mack IV, who ran for Senate this year and lost to Bill Nelson.

I know that.

I live in FL, have met Connies III and IV, and Unfortunately Connie IV isn't exactly suited to higher office, and isn't maintaining the brand (hence the crack about the Connies Mack.)
 
According to OP's location, he is from Portugal.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I am stunned at the level foreigners care about American politics. I know they affect the entire world, but following it to precise details like this? Mass celebrations in cities throughout the world?

It's a really interesting phenomenon.

And as not to derail this thread:

As stated before, the simplest solution would be to have Bill and Hillary Clinton or Bob and Liz Dole. Perhaps you can make an alternate timeline where the spouse of any one of the other Presidents or Congressmen (or women) gets involved in politics, and go from there.

Other than that, I can't think of any viable candidates that would even attempt this or survive Congressional confirmation.
 

Cook

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This sounds like a poor romcom, one of those ones were 'politics' becomes 'Mr President, we don't like this policy'/'No, that's final, I'm not moving on this policy'/'But sir, the Chinese don't like the policy'/'This is America and this is an American policy'/'Policy policy policy policy'/'Policy policy policy policy policy freedom America let's save the environment'.
You have just summed up the last two seasons of The West Wing.
 
According to OP's location, he is from Portugal.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I am stunned at the level foreigners care about American politics. I know they affect the entire world, but following it to precise details like this? Mass celebrations in cities throughout the world?

It's a really interesting phenomenon.
Generally speaking, I'd say globalization is a one-way street. At this forum however - aside from the obvious fact that everyone's writing in English - there's always someone interested in details from every time and place in the world.

Anyhoo... There's no way to miss American presidential politics. The POTUS doesn't get to rule the world but the world is certainly a different place depending on who's in the Oval Office. And even when non-Americans are not so interested in global politics movies, comedians or whatnot will inform them on more than the basics.
 
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