Question for my Democratic friends

[doughtz]

Did anybody answer the OP question?

 

[Hans Blaster]

Did anybody answer the OP question?

To the extent that the OP actually wanted an answer, yes. The "issues raised" have been addressed.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Did anybody answer the OP question?

Yes.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Did anybody answer the OP question?

oops. sorry. thought you were the OP.

 

[Pommer]

How is it democratic to have a candidate placed by the hierarchy of the party and not voted on?

Kamala was not voted into her candidacy, she was gifted the position by the Party leaders and not the voters.

Looks more like a dictatorial line of succession than a democratic process.

Curious on how you explain this.

Circumstances dictate that the Democratic Paety nominee will be selected at the Democratic National Convention, just like it used to be from 1824 to 1960, maybe this will make for a better process to pick the favorite-offspring?

 

[Always in His Presence]

Circumstances dictate that the Democratic Paety nominee will be selected at the Democratic National Convention, just like it used to be from 1824 to 1960, maybe this will make for a better process to pick the favorite-offspring?

Stating unsubstantiated 'facts' (no links or proof) from 200 years ago really does not bode well for your argument.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Did anybody answer the OP question?

No sir - lots of deflection - rumors from 200 years ago, but no direct answers.

Nice to meet you.

 

[Bradskii]

No sir - lots of deflection - rumors from 200 years ago, but no direct answers.

Nice to meet you.

Would you prefer Biden or Harris?

 

[Always in His Presence]

Would you prefer Biden or Harris?

Yet another non answer to the OP

 

[Bradskii]

Yet another non answer to the OP

Thanks for confirming what I already knew.

 

[BCP1928]

Stating unsubstantiated 'facts' (no links or proof) from 200 years ago really does not bode well for your argument.

Really, one would think an educated person would not require "proof" as to how Presidential candidates have been selected over our history.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Really, one would think an educated person would not require "proof" as to how Presidential candidates have been selected over our history.

No, one becomes educated by reading and researching a topic.

People who just believe anything written on an Internet chat room are referred to a completely different descriptor than intelligent.

 

[BCP1928]

No, one becomes educated by reading and researching a topic.

People who just believe anything written on an Internet chat room are referred to a completely different descriptor than intelligent.

I don't know. I haven't researched the subject on the internet.

 

[FreeinChrist]

If you want to know how the DNC works, here are the rules:

2024 Presidential Nominating Process - Democrats

Since its appointment, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee has met regularly every four years to develop the foundational materials that govern the 2024 presidential nominating process.

democrats.org

In short, though:

Is Kamala Harris the Nominee? How the DNC Will Work.

Answers to all your questions about what’s next for Democrats now that Joe Biden has withdrawn his candidacy and endorsed Kamala Harris.

nymag.com

Are delegates won by Biden in the primaries bound to him?​

No. Unlike Republicans, Democrats do not legally bind delegates; they merely have a moral obligation to honor pledges as long as their candidate is in the field. Fourteen states have laws requiring that delegates honor pledges, but they all have provisions for releasing delegates when a candidate withdraws, as Biden has done. And in any event, there is Supreme Court precedent for national party rules superseding state laws with respect to convention delegates.​

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has made noises about launching lawsuits to prevent Democrats from “switching out” a nominee after primaries have ended, but no credible legal expert thinks the idea has merit. Biden was never any more than the “presumptive” nominee for 2024, and any ballot access for the general election depends purely on formal nomination by Democratic delegates.​

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What is a “virtual roll call,” and why are Democrats planning one?​

Normally, major parties make presidential and vice-presidential nominations via a “roll call of the states” held at a regular session of their conventions (though uncontested nominations can happen quickly and without much fanfare, as occurred on the first day of the 2024 Republican convention when Donald Trump and J.D. Vance were rubber-stamped before most media coverage began). In 2020, however, Democrats chose to deploy a “virtual roll call” — really just a series of video presentations of each state’s vote — after abandoning most live-convention activities because of COVID-19 precautions. In May of this year, the Democratic National Committee chose to move forward with another “virtual roll call” to make the presidential and vice-presidential nominations prior to the Chicago convention, for reasons ranging from concerns about protests in Chicago to a ballot-access law in Ohio that required nominees be certified by August 7.​

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On July 19, before President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race, the Democratic National Convention’s Rules Committee met and confirmed that it would proceed with a “virtual roll call” at some point between August 1 and August 7 (despite a new law enacted by Ohio’s Republican legislature that would retroactively move the deadline to September 1). The same committee will meet again on July 24 to finalize plans for the “virtual roll call.”​

 

[A2SG]

Nixon resigned (something Biden should do) and Ford became President.

Sure...but Ford wasn't on the ticket when Nixon was elected. The voters never got to decide on Ford when he became president.

If Joe does the right thing and resigns - Kamala would rightfully take his place.

Yup. But that hasn't happened...so, until and unless it does, all that matters now is Kamala Harris is running for the office of President, and the Democratic Party will decide if she's their nominee in a few weeks.

But just like Gerald Ford - to be re-elected she would have to go through the primary process - just like Gerald Ford he would have to campaign and demonstrate his position

Kamala Harris isn't trying to be re-elected.

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He had to campaign to be his parties candidate -
It is being handed to Kamala

Not really....she was elected Vice President in 2020. Ford was never elected. She's now a candidate for President on her own. She's not running as a sitting president, no one is handing her anything.

He had to be voted on in convention

Nope. Gerald Ford was inaugurated as President without having been a candidate for that office, or even as a candidate for Vice President, nor did he participate in a convention prior to his inauguration.

It has already been done by Biden giving his delegates to Harris.

That's how the party decides who it's nominee will be. Harris will still have to campaign and run for president.

Hislegacy - thinks checking facts before posting helps greatly with personal credibility.

Sure. By the way, did I get a single fact wrong?

-- A2SG, couldn't find one myself, but feel free to let me know if you do....

 

[A2SG]

Did anybody answer the OP question?

No sir - lots of deflection - rumors from 200 years ago, but no direct answers.

Nice to meet you.

You got answers. Whether you liked them or not is your own business, but you got 'em.

-- A2SG, can't always give you what you like.....

 

[Pommer]

No, one becomes educated by reading and researching a topic.

People who just believe anything written on an Internet chat room are referred to a completely different descriptor than intelligent.

So, go and read.
I’ll be ready to answer more of your queries when you’re less ignorant of the subject at hand.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Video of Schumer and Jeffries endorsing Kamala

The new Democratic gaslight - it was a grassroots effort, from the bottom up - not the top down. - the reaction to Schumer shows how excited they are.

 

[FreeinChrist]

They are at a press conference. To maintain professional standards, the press shouldn't be reacting like a group of followers.

But check this out

Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'

A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump.

apnews.com

 

[DaisyDay]

Unneccessary political theatre and a waste of time and money.

You have to spend money to get more money from donors and mrech-buying suckers. Rallies are big business. BTW, a candidate can save megabucks by stiffing localities on fees and expenses incurred.