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Democratic Primaries

comradebillyboy

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47. Lincoln didn't call off elections during the Civil War.

Reply to GitRDun (Reply #30)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:48 AM

Mar 2020

Don't call off elections now. It's not a good president to set.

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