im Guessing Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana are hoping the contests won't matter when their primaries come up.
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Ohio voting is still on for tomorrow (UPDATE: Health director orders polls closed)
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It will be a four state sweep, the lt governor said he will try to give those that still want to vote an option, but that isn't 100%
There's literally other fucking elections in Ohio that people want to vote in too
there are other things on the ballot. A school levy is on mine.
Yeah it's totally Bernie's fault that those in charge of elections aren't doing more to make the elections safe. Mail in voting is an easy solution to this problem.
Or maybe Biden and Bernie can work together on a compromise that would involve Bernie dropping out early in exchange for Biden adopting M4A. That would be a really inspiring display of unity that I think would ensure Democrats win the GE. Biden loves to bring up how important it is to compromise with his Republican buddies, maybe he should try compromising with people who might actually help him pass an agenda.
Adopting the option that
a) polls worse
b) won't happen anyway
Would be incredibly dumb on Biden's part.
Why don't we vote online yet? Is a blockchain network possible to ensure that votes arent tempered with?
They already have... In order to stop Bernie. lol
Gotta say... These smug Biden supporters that have come out of the woodwork here are irritating. Got no problem with Bernie staying in the race while there's any sliver of hope. Ousting Trump is priority #1, but M4A and/or a big move to the left in general is next in line. Not giving up on that so easy. This shit is too important.
Corona's going to hit us even harder than it should because the 'return to normal' that led us here is simply not good enough.
Man, I just want to vote...
Try explaining blockchain to the elderly electorate.
Try explaining blockchain to the elderly electorate.
It polls significantly worse with the general electorate. It's hovering between 40-50%. The Public Option is consistently 70%+ approval, there's no political downside to it. This gap has been consistent for years.
Yeah, Hi. I was planning to go tomorrow morning lol I should have just early voted..
Ohio has to activate their emergency notification system for mobile phones for this. Given the back and forth and late nature of this, people will show up expecting to be able to vote.
Blast that message out at like 6 AM tomorrow to minimize that. It would be the smart thing to do and a legit use of the service given the emergency situation.
Blast that message out at like 6 AM tomorrow to minimize that. It would be the smart thing to do and a legit use of the service given the emergency situation.
Because online voting is just begging for people to exploit it, hack it, and fuck over democracy. Voting should never be done on machines full stop. Especially so when it's connected to the internet.
Yeah because polls have anything to do with congress passing legislation. Polls don't really matter beyond whether or not a majority of voters support a particular piece of legislation. It doesn't really matter how popular anything is if Biden can't get Sanders supporters to turn out and vote him, they will be needed if he has any hope of taking back the Senate.
The whole point of compromise is to make a deal that is mutually beneficial. A majority of democrats want Biden to be the nominee because they think he will beat Trump, and a minority of Democrats want Bernie to be the nominee because they want to see his proposals enacted (keystone proposal being M4A). Unity is when both parties agree to something they don't want in exchange for something they do want. Biden and his supporters get the support from Sanders supporters that they need to beat Trump and potentially take back congress in exchange for adopting Sanders M4A proposal, and Sanders supporters get an assurance from Biden that he will add M4A to his platform in exchange for conceding the nomination.
And the ridiculous thing is that for a number of Biden supporters, they wouldn't even be conceding on M4A as exit polls have shown quite a bit of support for M4A.
And guess what? If it won't happen anyway, then Biden will have lost nothing all while unifying the party and potentially taking back the senate.
But you're right, fuck the progressives and their pie-in-the-sky healthcare proposals, we don't need them anyways.
This deal is not mutually beneficial. It would serve to make Biden's campaign weaker in the general election while serving only to be useful as a symbolic victory for lefties. The exit polls showing 60% support are among Democrats only.
Ignoring people who only care about symbolic stances and not about actually accomplishing anything is generally a good thing, yes.
Well couldn't it be done in such a way that it's incredibly difficult to do? I'm not too te h savvy, but isn't that the appeal of bitcoin? It's currency, not a vote, but can't security be handled similarly?
No. There is nothign that is 100% safe. There has to be a paper trail. Mail in ballets for everyone I say.
How would it make Biden's campaign weaker? The people who already support him do so because their primary concern is with beating Trump, it's not like they would stop supporting him because he adopts M4A. And how would it be a symbolic victory for lefties?
But hey, let's try really hard to win over independents and swing voters. It worked so well for Hillary last time!
Robby Mook's strategy didn't work out in 2016 and suddenly, magically worked in 2018. + Trump President - Hilary on Ballot seemed to have a lot to do with that!
This situation is setting up an interesting legal precedence going forward.
Even if Bernie dropped out, there are a lot of different elections on the battle. People vote for more than just the presidency.
Even if Bernie dropped out, there are a lot of different elections on the battle. People vote for more than just the presidency.
There are other elections for primaries at the state level being held on the same day, don't twist this to make Bernie at fault. It's sad.
Bernie not bailing is an entirely separate issue and has no bearing on the failures on display here now.
This is on DeWine 100%. Don't let him off the hook for this last minute bullshit over this kind of petty squabbling because there's more than the POTUS primary going on.
Well this is interesting. I expect more states to do this moving forward. Probably good for Bernie even if the result is just him riding it out to the convention. It's healthy for the Democratic Party to have a lively dialogue, maybe force Biden to the left though I doubt it.
this is really stupid bro for so many reasons that dont involve that fact that theres other shit on the ballot besides the democratic primary
I like this, a LOT. This would be the one thing that might bring me out for Biden in November despite his record. Extend the ultimate olive branch.
Man if you're going to have the primary ban in person show ups and use mail in ballot and extend the deadline. Don't kill vulnerable people by making them go out with a known pandemic. This is a real shitty look.
Ohio Supreme court ruled to allow the delay of the primary.
www.dispatch.com
Coronavirus: Ohio Supreme Court allows delay to primary election
Ohioans awoke today to a surreal Election Day with no election.Early Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court denied a legal challenge to the state delaying the
www.dispatch.com
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Ohio Supreme court ruled to allow the delay of the primary.
Coronavirus: Ohio Supreme Court allows delay to primary election
Ohioans awoke today to a surreal Election Day with no election.Early Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court denied a legal challenge to the state delaying the
Good.
Agreed. A lot of people on here don't seem to actually care about leftist policies being implemented or promoted.
It's depressing how many people are content with simply beating republicans. More so referring to dems at large rather than folks on here. Really hope this pandemic gets people to wake up and start paying attention.
Just thought I'd mention that if you're in Ohio and you're bothered by this clusterfuck, you can still vote absentee.