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Makes sense, America. The court of CNN and Politico thank you for your alliance (thelemmy.club)
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Please tell me i'm not the only one who still finds this ridiculous and believes that only a court of law can determine guilt?

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[–] -1 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Obviously, Democratic leaders can't literally force someone to quit at gunpoint. But the party can still force him to quit if enough support is withdrawn from him. They can't keep him from running as an independent, but the Maine Democratic party absolutely could vote to overrule the primary results. They're a private organization; they can do what they want.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    So if he can still run how does this overrule the will of the voters (I assume you mean the primary voters)? If he is elected because he's a great candidate how would being elected as an independent be different than being elected as a Democrat? Couldn't he vote with them?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The voters of the Democratic Party of Maine asked that he be their Senate candidate, representing their party in the November election. By definition, asking him to step down is asking to overrule the will of the voters. That's it. That's all there is to it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I still don't understand why it makes a difference to the people who nominated him if he runs as a dem or not? Can't they vote for him?

    What does this mean for the states that Biden won in the primaries? People asked him to step down. And he eventually did. Were they overriding the will of the voters? If I understand correctly the party changed their rules to allow Harris to win even though Biden was the candidate when people voted?

    If he decides to step down for his own reasons will others always be blamed for it?

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