Yeah if you read the body of this article it says that the EXISTING RULES FROM BEFORE THE VIRUS OUTBREAK say that if you delay your primary past the deadline in June (one month before the convention) you get penalized
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The article goes on to say that the DNC is looking into CHANGING THIS but it's a SLOW PROCESS because it's a bureaucratic organization whose rules require debates in committee and a vote to change, not a focused cabal of Illuminati ruled with an iron fist by Tom Perez
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Idk Arthur they seemed able to change their rules pretty quickly when Bloomberg dropped a $300k donation
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anyway let's hope Slow Bureaucracy doesn't hold up this rule change enough that some states still find themselves affected. that would be highly inconvenient, just in general, and not toward any one candidate in particular, as all these little hiccups have been
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In what possible universe would canceling or delaying the remaining primaries actually benefit Bernie
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If we're actually going to have this argument, then why isn't the correct move to just declare the primary over right now and have everyone suspend all campaigning until July
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because that would be actual voter suppression, not "maybe telling people to go out during a pandemic is irresponsible" voter suppression
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Come on either way the votes get suppressed Jesus fuck how can you argue for telling people not to vote in an election but still having the election
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there are these things called mail-in ballots
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Right, and the DNC doesn't make those or issue them or count them, state governments do
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"Let's try and figure out a way to transition to 100% vote by mail" is literally what the article said they're doing right now, but it's not something you can snap your fingers and force everyone to do overnight Again, the DNC doesn't actually run elections
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Hell, the *actual governor of Ohio* almost failed to actually close the polling places, the governor's office issued an order to do so but then a judge ruled he couldn't and it became a constitutional standoff
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The Judge Should Issue A Warrant For His Arrest...
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