House speaker is an idiot. If this happened, Harris could campaign as President and appoint her chosen running mate the Vice President. Non-trivial benefit... she gets to campaign on Air Force One and the VP on AF2. AF1 and AF2 are some of the biggest campaigning advantages any candidate has.

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Does an appointed VP not need to be confirmed by the Senate?