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Democratic Primaries

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They would like nothing better than to push us up to a convention fight. Screw them. nt Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #1
I know, Tarheel, when it's the voters who want Biden and the SuperDs Cha Mar 2020 #3
Whether that happens or not depends on how far Senator Bernie Sanders wants to take this. Blue_true Mar 2020 #67
Bernie should condemn it, but since it benefits him, he won't LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #2
We'll see if it benefits him or not.. Cha Mar 2020 #6
Sanders started this conversation last night. LizBeth Mar 2020 #11
He'll argue it wasn't him but the 'health authority,' elleng Mar 2020 #4
Wonder if drumph and the oligarchs might try the same for November. MarcA Mar 2020 #7
Ageee, & seems thos GOP gov is bent on sabotaging the election to swong it Bernie's way onetexan Mar 2020 #30
Absolutely Sunsky Mar 2020 #5
Yeah it's like there some type of crisis occuring of something. PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #8
Where do you draw the line? Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #9
It's not November. Primary elections aren't all on the same day. The last Democratic primary PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #12
The precedent has been set. Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #15
Well think about this for a minute... PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #27
Sweet. So, we win California by 25 points instead of 20! Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #29
"If we could hold an election during ... the Spanish Flu" - the Spanish Flu PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #31
Ohio has always True Blue American Mar 2020 #78
Jennifer Rubin isn't the only one who's saying this.. Cha Mar 2020 #13
Silly virus - doesn't it know how important primary elections are? PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #14
You keep saying that - this is wrong. Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #16
Sorry,but the Democrats _will_ have a nominee. Even if the Ohio primary is never held. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #19
If the Ohio primary is never held, no other primary will be held after Tuesday. Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #22
If a Republican Governor cancels a primary why would "disenfranchised" Democrats blame PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #24
If Ohio is canceled, there won't be any other primary... Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #26
"This is fucking bonkers that some on the left are advocating for the postponing of an election." Cha Mar 2020 #20
That little pandemic is a pain jimfields33 Mar 2020 #50
I am leaving to vote in jsut a few mnutes. Am I concerned? Of course. But I will not let my fear LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #63
I went and voted. Three people were there. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #68
Exactly. LizBeth Mar 2020 #25
All moot jimfields33 Mar 2020 #49
How is any of what I said moot? Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #77
What will happen, Irishman, is democrats will have a nominee. Blue_true Mar 2020 #69
Yup. That's my fear. Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #76
Repub gov is Defying a Court Order to cancel a Dem Cha Mar 2020 #18
If we are too cowardly to keep democracy in a crisis, we've already lost it LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #61
Well said. ucrdem Mar 2020 #64
Things won't be different two months from now. No offer of other means. This is on Sanders. LizBeth Mar 2020 #10
Good for Sanders then. Nice to see some potician is actually taking CDC recomendations seriously. PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #17
At this rate, we won't have a nominee. Drunken Irishman Mar 2020 #21
Exactly. This would have been a decisive end to Sanders and he knew it. LizBeth Mar 2020 #23
Sanders won't be the nominee. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #32
Sanders won't be the nominee. Blue_true Mar 2020 #71
The CDC??? atreides1 Mar 2020 #60
If the primary is postponed for a couple of weeks bornskeptic Mar 2020 #75
Great time to promote voting by mail. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #80
Either the nation is serious about stopping COVID-19 or they are not. If holding primary Celerity Mar 2020 #28
Much as I hate to defend DeWine.... Maeve Mar 2020 #33
Why couldn't he send out Cha Mar 2020 #34
I think that would have to involve the legislature Maeve Mar 2020 #35
Thank you, Maeve.. I saw your explanation Cha Mar 2020 #36
Calm down guys. True Blue American Mar 2020 #37
They are making plans to do that, True Blue American Mar 2020 #40
Good to hear.. TY TBA! Cha Mar 2020 #43
I agree True Blue American Mar 2020 #38
Many seem to be viewing this as a Democratic primary only Maeve Mar 2020 #39
Gym Jordan?:) True Blue American Mar 2020 #41
Don't we wish!!!! Maeve Mar 2020 #42
The trouble with early voting True Blue American Mar 2020 #45
Exactly. Only one voting place per county. LisaL Mar 2020 #53
Being n a small Precinct True Blue American Mar 2020 #55
Yeah, didn't know that.. TY! Cha Mar 2020 #44
All this does is disenfranchise Ds in Ohio from having any say in who will be our stopbush Mar 2020 #46
Ohio usually doesn't have much say in the candidate choice Maeve Mar 2020 #47
You are so right. June 2nd True Blue American Mar 2020 #48
Also. Every one of the significant remaining states are led by Democratic Governors. Blue_true Mar 2020 #72
Only if the primary is permanently cancelled and not just postponed. The Kentucky primary... PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #81
gives them all that much longer to get an absentee ballot.. samnsara Mar 2020 #51
Again, what is the mechanism for it? LisaL Mar 2020 #54
And in 3 months who's to say whether all these ballots will still be around? ucrdem Mar 2020 #57
The Health Department made the decision. True Blue American Mar 2020 #58
And I approve. True Blue American Mar 2020 #56
K&R Mike Niendorff Mar 2020 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #59
France held elections on Sunday and they are way further along in the crisis. ucrdem Mar 2020 #62
Coronavirus causes French voters to stay away from local elections PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #82
Well, in OH, early voting was up compared to the previous primary. LisaL Mar 2020 #88
We need vote by mail in every state mcar Mar 2020 #65
You know that in Florida, a person's signature can be challenged. Blue_true Mar 2020 #73
Our SOE informs us if there's a challenge mcar Mar 2020 #74
The same in OH. They are really strict and every little mistake could LisaL Mar 2020 #89
You go girl! William769 Mar 2020 #66
It's Tuesday!! Let's finish this!!#FloridaPrimary #IllinoisPrimary #ArizonaPrimary Cha Mar 2020 #83
I find the picture of 35,000 mostly elderly people sitting at a desk as... LAS14 Mar 2020 #70
June 2nd True Blue American Mar 2020 #79
This is not about the virus because he hasn't closed anything else rockfordfile Mar 2020 #84
OIh Wow.. I didn't know that.. thank you, rockfordfile Cha Mar 2020 #85
If I'm not mistaken Ohio has closed public schools, bars, NotASurfer Mar 2020 #86
Yea, but supermarkets aren't closed, and I suspect voting was going LisaL Mar 2020 #87
Thank you for this, Lisa.. Cha Mar 2020 #90
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