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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:52 PM Sep 2019

You want an example of a "Red Flag"?

Republicans in South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas are poised to "scrap" their primaries and caucuses; i.e., there will be no way for any Republican to challenge Trump. The attitude seems to be "Why should we allow challengers to possibly embarrass Dear Leader when everyone knows he will win?"

Is it REALLY so unimaginable that these fascist bastards could create an "unprecedented emergency" which would "require" that the 2020 election be "postponed indefinitely"?

Remember, "That'll never happen!" was heard about Trump living in our White House, nude photos of the "first lady" blanketing the internet, reputable news sources documenting over 1300 lies by a "POTUS" and Congress failing to impeach an unindicted co-conspirator and admitted sex offender.

If all of this sounds totally ridiculous, maybe the DU poster who recently said I lived in "Dumbfuckistan" was right because it sounds very plausible from where I sit.

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You want an example of a "Red Flag"? (Original Post) Atticus Sep 2019 OP
What about down ticket candidates? Cartoonist Sep 2019 #1
I am ASSUMING they intend to cancel ALL primary contests since they are talking Atticus Sep 2019 #2
Recd except I disagree about where you live. mahina Sep 2019 #3
K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #4
has happened before stopdiggin Sep 2019 #5

Cartoonist

(7,316 posts)
1. What about down ticket candidates?
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:21 PM
Sep 2019

How will repubs react to being told they have no say in choosing any candidate for any office?

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
2. I am ASSUMING they intend to cancel ALL primary contests since they are talking
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:43 PM
Sep 2019

about "all the money they'll save".

stopdiggin

(11,296 posts)
5. has happened before
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:44 PM
Sep 2019
Parties of incumbent presidents have canceled nominating processes in the past. The Arizona Democratic Party did not have primaries in 2012 and 1996 when former Presidents Obama and Clinton, respectively, were running for reelection.

“As a general rule, when either party has an incumbent president in the White House, there’s no rationale to hold a primary,” South Carolina GOP Chairman Drew McKissick told Politico.


and I didn't find an answer to down ballot primaries .. but I'd assume they would go forward
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