Democratic Primaries

bluestarone

(18,249 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:09 AM Mar 2020

NOT disagreeing with the Ohio decision to stop the vote BUT

I really really hate the process used, AND the timing of the Gov. deciding this! I've heard time and time again here that the RETHUGS cannot stop the GENERAL election. NOW i have my doubts. Not that they will succeed BUT that they WILL cause ALL the trouble they can, to tie it up in the courts!! I feel this decision was made by the HEALTH dept. by PRESSURE from the RETHUGLICON Gov. (this i have no doubt.) I also feel this needs to be contested ONLY because of the way it was decided. THIS cannot be the finale answer the the RETHUGS tactics!! Sorry that's how i feel!

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

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NOT disagreeing with the Ohio decision to stop the vote BUT (Original Post) bluestarone Mar 2020 OP

Looks like a very beligerent move. Agree, should not get away with it. empedocles Mar 2020 #1

Probably was jimfields33 Mar 2020 #6

The "mess" in Illinois was at ONE polling location. nt oasis Mar 2020 #11

If they had closed primary tirebiter Mar 2020 #2

This is a dry run for the general...make no mistake. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #3

Have to agree!! bluestarone Mar 2020 #4

Exactly. This is bad. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #5

Bullshit. djg21 Mar 2020 #7

We are living in the same world we were a year ago, but now we're allowing cowardice to stifle democracy LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #8

Cowardice? djg21 Mar 2020 #9

If we can keep factories open, if we can keep grocery stores open, we can vote. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #10

Sanders, staff put out Sunday. DeWine closes on Monday. Turner has influence in Ohio. LizBeth Mar 2020 #12

I guess someone wants to give others more time to kneecap Biden. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #13

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

1. Looks like a very beligerent move. Agree, should not get away with it.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:11 AM

Mar 2020

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

jimfields33

(18,924 posts)

6. Probably was

Reply to empedocles (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:29 AM

Mar 2020

But could have been ok because there is a thread from one of our DUers who says Illinois is a mess. Some workers not showing up to the precincts. It in the threads somewhere.

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

oasis

(51,705 posts)

11. The "mess" in Illinois was at ONE polling location. nt

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:39 AM

Mar 2020

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

tirebiter

(2,587 posts)

2. If they had closed primary

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:18 AM

Mar 2020

There wouldn’t be as many problems to solve.

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

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)

3. This is a dry run for the general...make no mistake.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:19 AM

Mar 2020

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

bluestarone

(18,249 posts)

4. Have to agree!!

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:21 AM

Mar 2020

They have a PLAN!!! little by little they get their way! Remember (THE LOADED SUPREME COURT)

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

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)

5. Exactly. This is bad.

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:22 AM

Mar 2020

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

djg21

(1,803 posts)

7. Bullshit.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:51 AM

Mar 2020

Ohio didn’t cancel its primary. It postponed its primary. There is a big difference.

No one is being disenfranchised. To the contrary, many people, and especially seniors, presumably would not vote and would effectively be disenfranchised if the primary were held today. If the primary is put off, those persons may be able to vote assuming the pandemic subsides or they can vote remotely.

In the interim, measures can be taken by the States to allow everyone to vote by mail, or by absentee ballot, or remotely by other means. The federal government could take steps to require that each of the States allows voting by mail or early voting for federal elections. GOTV efforts going forward should include encouraging voters to apply for absentee ballots in those states where voting by mail is not the norm.

In NY, you can request an absentee ballot up to 7 days before an election. The application is at https://www.elections.ny.gov/votingabsentee.html. Do it now for both the upcoming primary and the general.

We are in a new world now.

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

LongtimeAZDem

(4,515 posts)

8. We are living in the same world we were a year ago, but now we're allowing cowardice to stifle democracy

Reply to djg21 (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:04 AM

Mar 2020

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

djg21

(1,803 posts)

9. Cowardice?

Reply to LongtimeAZDem (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:35 AM

Mar 2020

Don’t be an idiot, and don’t be overly dramatic. People are dying, and the spread of the virus may be curtailed by postponing (not cancelling) primaries so there is ample time for States to allow for remote voting. I don’t want my 78 year old parents going to polling places, and I don’t want to go myself. If you think I’m a coward, I have two words for you, and they are not “Happy Birthday.”

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

LongtimeAZDem

(4,515 posts)

10. If we can keep factories open, if we can keep grocery stores open, we can vote.

Reply to djg21 (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:38 AM

Mar 2020

I did so, this morning, in one of the reddest states in the country. I took precautions, the poll workers kept things clean and safe, and democracy went forward.

Call me anything you want; I stand by my statement.

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

LizBeth

(10,823 posts)

12. Sanders, staff put out Sunday. DeWine closes on Monday. Turner has influence in Ohio.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:56 PM

Mar 2020

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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

13. I guess someone wants to give others more time to kneecap Biden.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:21 PM

Mar 2020

Why would the Republican governor want to give Biden opponents extra time to kneecap him, and smear him, and destroy him?

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

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