Democratic Primaries

thucythucy

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40. This does not bode well for November.

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:57 PM

Mar 2020

What's to stop KGoP governors across the country from declaring a health emergency requiring them to close polling places?

What if they identify "hot zones" as being in predominantly blue districts, and close those while leaving red districts open?

This is the most worrisome news I've seen since Mango Mussolini was declared the winner of the Electoral College.

We are in deep and uncharted waters.

Edited to add: I have the same feeling in my gut, seeing this news, that I had when I heard that the Supreme Court had stopped the Florida recount in 2000.

God damn the Electoral College.

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

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Latest Statement from DeWine [View all] octoberlib Mar 2020 OP

NO RandySF Mar 2020 #1

He just issued that statement. I take it he can't legally call off a primary. octoberlib Mar 2020 #3

NO! William769 Mar 2020 #2

Thanks! octoberlib Mar 2020 #6

Request denied.... FarPoint Mar 2020 #4

Ohio Primary is ON. Thank you poll workers irisblue Mar 2020 #5

Thanks! octoberlib Mar 2020 #8

Yes, poll workers who will be exposed to who knows what. former9thward Mar 2020 #15

Rest easy. No election in OH tomorrow. LisaL Mar 2020 #18

It Appears.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #7

no, it doesn't. LisaL Mar 2020 #9

Reaction replies without reading are never the best replies... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #45

NO it's on.....VOTE we can do it Mar 2020 #10

It seems some people SunsetDreams2 Mar 2020 #11

He says people's health and safety is more important than elections. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #12

So you want more to give their lives. former9thward Mar 2020 #16

That's not what I said. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #27

This is such garbage. Sloumeau Mar 2020 #13

Primary will go on. LisaL Mar 2020 #14

And now it will not happen. LisaL Mar 2020 #17

Are you reading your own link? boston bean Mar 2020 #21

Read what I posted. LisaL Mar 2020 #22

Yes its canceled. New Breed Leader Mar 2020 #19

Yep, I just saw the news. LisaL Mar 2020 #20

Maybe the judge will undefy it. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #24

This fucker is trying to suppress the elderly vote. tarheelsunc Mar 2020 #23

Or they're genuinely concerned about the health of the citizens of Ohio. dware Mar 2020 #28

How are supermarkets staying open then? LisaL Mar 2020 #31

Because the supermarkets are a vital necessity, dware Mar 2020 #34

I am sure election was going to be much safer than the supermarkets. LisaL Mar 2020 #36

I usually don't do deliveries to supermarkets, dware Mar 2020 #39

A Republican is fighting it. octoberlib Mar 2020 #41

"Considered legitimate"? This is voter-suppression through fear-mongering. Celerity Mar 2020 #25

I think so. elleng Mar 2020 #38

Let's call it the "Trump Virus"...give credit where it's due. n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #26

Someone will be getting a judge marybourg Mar 2020 #29

I agree the primaries should be called off for now GitRDun Mar 2020 #30

+100. nt dware Mar 2020 #32

Possibly but the issue is whether we continue as a democracy or become something else. ucrdem Mar 2020 #35

Lincoln didn't call off elections during the Civil War. comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #47

This is where we go off the rails. ucrdem Mar 2020 #33

;-( elleng Mar 2020 #37

This does not bode well for November. thucythucy Mar 2020 #40

Keep in mind the two people that originally brought lawsuits are both over 65 Kathy M Mar 2020 #42

They lost the lawsuit. LisaL Mar 2020 #43

The reason I posted about the lawsuit is because I decided last week Kathy M Mar 2020 #46

It's crazy to think there could be a fair primary given the current situation VMA131Marine Mar 2020 #44