Florida Democrats sue to keep Sanders off primary ballot.

[pfeiffer]

Link to tweet

[highplainsdem]

1. Wow.

[TCJ70]

2. That's not a good idea. N/t

[WheelWalker]

3. Yep.

[pfeiffer]

4. I'm hearing that Florida law states...

you need to be a Democrat and Bernie is a registered Independent.

Is this true?

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. I don't think the statutes are that clear.

I don't think this case is going to be shown to have any merit. The optics are horrible.

[MoonlitKnight]

19. No

[link:https://dos.myflorida.com/media/702424/dems-ppp-candidates-nov-25-2019.pdf|

[Iliyah]

5. Wrong move . . .

[Baitball Blogger]

9. But, oh so typical.

[spicysista]

8. Zoinkes!

They may have a point, though. Maybe the Senator should just become a democrat?

[jimfields33]

33. Judge will toss

He was on 2016. If they were concerned with party, they would have sued then.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

10. Let him run and fail to get delegates

[RKP5637]

11. A really stupid move! Just vote against him. At this late stage it

makes the Democratic party look really F'ed up IMO.

[babylonsister]

12. I'm in FL and I agree. nt

[ibegurpard]

13. Florida Democrats please get your own shit together

Your state has been ground zero when it comes to disaster for Democrats for how many years now?

[redqueen]

16. Well, it's Florida.

[ibegurpard]

21. the most recent one

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article221850920.html

[bullwinkle428]

14. This is NOT what democracy looks like.

[progressoid]

15. Great idea.

[MoonlitKnight]

17. He meets the requirements

For all other positions you must sign a party loyalty affidavit to qualify. But for President, you must be on a list submitted to the Florida Secretary of State by the Florida Democratic Party.

Here is the document:

[link:https://dos.myflorida.com/media/702424/dems-ppp-candidates-nov-25-2019.pdf|

[SunSeeker]

40. BS did sign an affidavit of party loyalty. DNC required it for him to run as a Dem.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-signs-dnc-loyalty-pledge-i-am-member-democratic-n979696


Not that he acts like it...

[demmiblue]

18. What a stupid move.

[Devil Child]

20. Utterly stupid plan of action

Reeks of desperation. If you don’t like Sen. Sanders then don’t vote for him. Trying to strip him from the primary ballot will just nurture bad blood and drastically diminish voter turn out in the general if successful.

[Nanjeanne]

22. Frank Bach - retired post office worker and George Brown - retired social worker. Somehow I don't

think they thought of this all by themselves.

FYI It's not Florida "Democrats" as in people in politics. It's two guys who said they were Democrats who are suing.

[Skya Rhen]

23. They are just letting the country know that Bernie's party allegiance is questionable and that

Florida doesn't condone his recent, unapologetic remarks.

[Nanjeanne]

24. You are right. These two retired guys from Florida are letting the country know how they feel!

[Nanjeanne]

29. Well then I'm sure they will have hundreds joining their lawsuit. Me? I've been a

Democrat for more than 50 years and never voted any other way. Bernie is my kind of Democrat.

[relayerbob]

25. Two idiots' opinions

Their suit will fail, and they should be ignored. That "debate" was settled the minute that Sanders was entered into contention as a Democrat. Their objections are duly noted, now they can go away.

[corbettkroehler]

28. They Should Be Careful What They Wish For

Were they successful, Sanders would pull a Murkowski, winning the state as a write-in.

Link to tweet

[flamingdem]

30. This is incredibly lame, phooey on Florida "Democrats" and their ass kissing to the right wing Cuban

MINORITY in Florida. The Cuban American voting population is NOT monolithic, many are very liberal and not fanatical anti-Castro cold warriors. Anytime you deal with the Castro/Cuba issue - which is not even relevant now - you are dealing with some of the most heinous abusers out there. The oligarchy that left Cuba essentially and reigned ill fortune upon us over the years - including stolen elections. They ALWAYS get the ear of Dems because they give them their dirty sugar money etc - by the way the sugar industry is destroying the environment in Florida.

[still_one]

31. Dumb move

[rockfordfile]

35. I agree

[brutus smith]

32. And we talk about repubs wanting to suppress the vote.

[George II]

44. How is this, if successful, suppressing the vote?

[NurseJackie]

34. I'm impressed. Good for them.

[denem]

36. Florida should be sued to be kept off the EC.

[Blue_true]

42. President Obama won the state twice. nt

[StevieM]

37. This is a ridiculous idea by two irrelevant people.

Bernie deserves to be on the ballot.

Besides, it's not like he is going to do very well there. He might not even hit the 15 percent threshold to garner any delegates.

[Moderateguy]

38. It will get tossed...

There is no legal leg to stand on

[Autumn]

39. Way to go Florida.

[Blue_true]

41. Let Florida democratic voters take care of this situation.

I doubt that Sanders does well here.

[W_HAMILTON]

43. Judging from Sanders's poor polling there, coupled with his recent...

...pro-Castro comments, I imagine that him being on the ballot won't matter much -- he won't get many (if any) delegates there.

[Cha]

45. K