Ignoring controversy, Democrats move forward with nominating Biden via virtual roll call

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

July 19, 2024, 1:41 PM EDT


Democrats are in an unprecedented crisis over who should be their presidential candidate. But the party committee that governs the nominating process met Friday and proceeded as if everything was normal and its entire plan was not at risk of being upended at any minute.

As calls mount for President Joe Biden to step aside and let another Democrat lead the party into the November election against former President Donald Trump, the Democratic National Convention’s Rules Committee held a virtual meeting where the message to delegates was, essentially: Everything is proceeding as planned.

The meeting was convened to discuss plans for a virtual roll call vote to formally nominate Biden weeks before the convention, but no votes were taken or decisions made. Instead, party leaders used the meeting to inform the nearly 200 members of the committee about the process that is currently planned, which they had already laid out in a letter earlier this week.

The committee will meet again no later than Friday, July 26, to consider adopting the virtual roll call process, which would not be held until the first week of August.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ignoring-controversy-democrats-move-forward-nominating-biden-virtual-r-rcna162161

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They all need to tune out the AI-generated noise and continue moving through their administrative procedures in preparation for the convention. What would be cool for them to do is have a repeat of what was done in 2020 for their last virtual roll call that was done due to the pandemic. Every participant then would have seen how others did it the last time so they could really get creative in another round.

That was one of the most unique and remarkable productions ever presented at a convention and it helped each state and territory to highlight and promote their locales while officially presenting the delegate votes.

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1. 'Ignoring controversy'? nt

[groundloop]

2. Let's fix that..... 'Ignoring contrived controversy'

[Bev54]

29. Much by NBC

[1WorldHope]

3. I didn't know the right place to say this but ..

This is the people v. the oligarchs. I'm sure it's not an original thought, but that is what I believe this is about. This is our moment people!

[Think. Again.]

6. ⬆⬆⬆THIS⬆⬆⬆

[Captain Zero]

11. How did you do those up arrows??

nt

[Think. Again.]

13. I use a tablet, when I type, the keyboard that comes up....

...has a button for it's own set of "emojis" (which are what the DU reply text page calls "smilies&quot .

I found a variety of arrows and things there.

Also, although we can't use the DU "smilies" in the reply title box, I can use my device keyboard's emojis in that box.

[live love laugh]

28. They're also in emojis.

[Captain Zero]

12. BUT big BUT Biden CANNOT RESIGN THE PRESIDENCY

He's fine to finish this term and KH to finish as VP.

Republicans will not allow a vp appointed by KH.
That would mean if they won the Senate a Republican like Grassley or ugh Hawley,
would be running the electoral count certification on 1-6-25. We cannot have that.
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All that being said I am for JOE BIDEN to continue running.

[soldierant]

20. Absolutely. And it's interesting, if also very painful,

to watch more Congresscritters get aboard and to ralize they are beholden. SMH.

[chia]

25. 100% !!

[Think. Again.]

4. Thank goodness there are a MAJORITY of level headed Democrats working hard for our Democracy.

[ananda]

5. Now that's more like it!

Excellent

[AllyCat]

7. Ignoring manufactured controversy by the wealthy elites worried about their money

and willing to kill democracy to keep it.

[wildflowergardener]

8. Nbc

Nbc is upset that they are ignoring the controversy they are doing their best to keep going.

[wryter2000]

14. You nailed it

Best news in a long time

[Farmer-Rick]

9. We voted in Biden

In March in the primaries.

What, are they going to do? another primary? Who challenged Biden in the primaries? No one got even close to the number of delegates he got.

[GreenWave]

10. And in Va we did not even have the option to vote for Biden in the primaries otherwise

there would be even more national votes.

[Bettie]

15. I didn't know that

why was he not on the ballot?

[BumRushDaShow]

18. I think the problem was that VA has 2 primaries

and the Presidential one was on Super Tuesday in March and Biden WAS on the ballot then. But there was also a standalone Congressional primary in June with just Congress members, so GreenWave might have missed that Super Tuesday one expecting all the candidates on the June one.

[Linda ladeewolf]

32. Same thing in Missouri

Our presidential primary was on a Saturday and wasn’t publicized at all. It only lasted til noon! By the time I found out, it had been over for two hours! I was pissed, let me tell you.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Did you end up getting confused about VA's TWO primaries?

The "Presidential" one was early - March 5, 2024 (a Super Tuesday) - https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/candidate-list/march-5-2024-democratic-presidential-primary/

(Biden got 307,569 votes - https://www.wsls.com/decision-2024/2024/03/05/results-here-virginia-presidential-primary-elections/)

The "Congressional Primary" was June 18, 2024 - https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2024_June_Democratic_Primary

I had found that Colorado did the same thing - their Presidential primary was on a different day than their Congressional primary.

[GreenWave]

19. Busted!

I didn't see that and I forgot I had voted in that other one as I believe Phillips was on the ballot too.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. When I was looking it up

I saw Phillips there. I think you all had Williamson on yours too where she didn't make it on PA's ballot for the primary!

[republianmushroom]

16. Good, just do it, plain and simple.

[thumper2547]

22. This is what is needed

They need to do it so this can stop already.

[blogslug]

23. kick

[EllieBC]

24. "Ignoring Handful Of Pompous Celebs And Their Handmaidens In Congress,

Democrats move forward with nominating Biden via virtual roll call”

Fixed it for you. You’re welcome.

[JohnSJ]

27. Yes, but need to add our illustrious media to that list. Hopefully, the press will finally start doing their jobs and

covering the issues.

[JohnSJ]

26. When President Biden is our official nominee, what are these "Biden should step aside" groupies going to do? They

overplayed their stupid hand, and they will go away with their tails between their legs.

Will this media created circus finally stop, and will they finally start doing their jobs covering the REAL ISSUES?

I am not so sure.

[Hope22]

33. Not sure about the media but around here....

Those posts better disappear and the poster subject to complying with the rules. Let’s face it if you aren’t TSF the rules still apply!

[JohnSJ]

34. Absolutely

[MorbidButterflyTat]

30. "Democrats are in an unprecedented crisis over who should be their presidential candidate."

NO, WE AREN'T.

Won't read another word of that. Boo.

[C Moon]

31. And then there were the artilces posted in "BREAKING NEWS" saying the President would drop out this weekend.