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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oh so we're back to pretending they have absolutely no way to influence any of those decisions
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They have a very limited ability to influence these decisions In 2016 they straight up canceled Michigan's primary (as in announced no delegates would be seated) because Michigan broke the rules for changing their date, but Michigan still held the election and people voted in it
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2008, but yeah, also Florida
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Sorry my bad, 2008 (I'm getting old and my contentious primaries mixed up)
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