Democratic Primaries

Drunken Irishman

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9. Where do you draw the line?

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:19 AM

Mar 2020

If this were to have happened in November, would you be cool with Trump telling Republican governors to defy the courts and postpone, if not cancel, their state elections?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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a horrendous precedent if governor is allowed to violate a court order and delay an election. [View all] Cha Mar 2020 OP

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