Minnesota Republican Party leaves Trump challengers off presidential primary ballot

[question everything]

Source: StarTribune

President Donald Trump will be the only choice on the ballot in Minnesota's Republican presidential primary, even though he's not the only candidate. The state Republican Party has decided voters won't have any alternatives. Its chairwoman, Jennifer Carnahan, sent a letter to the Minnesota Secretary of State on Oct. 24 outlining the party's "determination of candidates" for the March 3 Republican primary ballot. Trump is the only name listed.

Absent are three other Republicans who, while long shots, are prominent political names running active campaigns: former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois.

"The idea that we're taking our cues from North Korea or the Soviet Union in terms of voter access and voter participation just seems weird to me," Sanford said in an interview Thursday. Minnesota voters are the biggest losers in the party decision, he said, adding that he suspects that state party leaders are worried a contested primary would show Trump isn't as popular as he claims.

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The political parties are also allowed to request a space for voters to identify write-in candidates, or a space for voters to choose that delegates to the national party convention remain uncommitted. The state Republican Party made neither of those requests, said a spokesman for the Secretary of State's Office. State law says the ballot cannot be changed once it's set.



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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Carnahan is a devout Trumpy, so this is not surprising.

With any luck this will actually depress GOP turnout in the general, at least in some areas.

[question everything]

6. My concern is that many Rs will then go to the DFL primaries to disrupt

like voting for Gabbard, for example..

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Probably not very many. Gabbard will probably be out by then anyhow.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Why are GOPers surprised that their christofascist party is authoritarian and dictatorial.

[bluestarone]

3. And what does this tell you about the RETHUGLICON party?

Crooked no good bunch of humans! No surprise here. But should send a CLEAR message to SOME RETHUGS! VOTE THEM OUT!

[keithbvadu2]

4. TP

[Uncle Joe]

12. That's a good one.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Liberals, eh?

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[CrispyQ]

7. It's a reflection of the entire party: if you can't win on merit, lie, cheat, & steal.

They are amoral thugs. I'll never view the people I know who still identify as republican the same.

[keithbvadu2]

8. results

[usaf-vet]

9. No surprise here. This is just one of the ways the Republicans are planning to help Trump STEAL ....

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.... another election.

Other methods they will incorporate in the conspiracy to steal the 2020 elections.

Russian and other foreign countries' interference.
Gerrymandering state maps.
State-level voter suppression.
Denying access to the ballot for Republican challengers.
Electoral College maneuverings.
Dark (Citizen United) monies from billionaires, foreign resources and other dark money contributions.

DUers add to the list. Expand the generalities to specific cases.

[Lulu KC]

11. Same or similar in Kansas

Groaning. Endlessly groaning.

[SWBTATTReg]

13. I suspect voters in these states are going to kind of get upset being told who they can only...

vote for. That would piss me off, that is, if I was told I could vote one way, and one way only.

[question everything]

15. This will be interesting. Trump came third in the 2016 caucuses

after Rubio and Cruz. By then I was glad that Minnesotans did not fall for the bluster of Trump. But now... how knows.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Money talks

something's been motivating all these obscure state and county party operatives, all the news media bothsiderisms.

TV networks should stop reporting personalities and just show the races as $$$$$$(D) vs. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$(R)

Leading the public to believe these are square horse races is bogus

[Dan]

16. Just curious, what is the plan

If Trump is impeached, convicted and removed from office?

[grantcart]

18. That's what I was wondering

[Lucky Luciano]

19. Civil war of course!

[EndlessWire]

17. This was mentioned briefly last year

and not mentioned much, since. But, isn't it something. We should impeach the entire Repub party. Or, the TP...maybe we should look at this as a single most way to defeat tRump. But, the TP are denying those other candidates their civil rights. Or, something.

Just shameful, really.