Ask HN: Why Does Wolfram Alpha Think Kamala Harris Is the President Elect? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Wolfram Alpha Think Kamala Harris Is the President Elect?

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Post by rocketpastsix » Mon, Nov 09, 2020, 9:16 PM UTC

konservativeKen wrote: post #9

nullsense wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If that does happen: for the record I'm stoked Biden won, and the comment was just a light hearted joke.

At this time it's still just the media projecting a win but last I checked the media doesn't decide the president. #stopthesteal #TRUMP_TRAIN2020 #REDWAVE

When the media called trump the president elect in 2016 he gave a speech and we moved on.

Time for yall to do the same.

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Wolfram Alpha Think Kamala Harris Is the President Elect?

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Post by jklein11 » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 3:03 AM UTC

nullsense wrote: post #3

Maybe it has crunched data on Joe Biden's health / age and it's predicting he will die before he is sworn in?

Would Harris become the president if Joe Biden died before he is sworn in? Or would the electoral college select someone different? I think the constitution is pretty clear on succession if the president dies, but what about the president-elect?

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Wolfram Alpha Think Kamala Harris Is the President Elect?

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Post by coldacid » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 1:09 PM UTC

jklein11 wrote: post #12

nullsense wrote: post #3

Maybe it has crunched data on Joe Biden's health / age and it's predicting he will die before he is sworn in?

Would Harris become the president if Joe Biden died before he is sworn in? Or would the electoral college select someone different? I think the constitution is pretty clear on succession if the president dies, but what about the president-elect?

It's clear on that, too. Check the 12th and 20th amendments.