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ok_cpu

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3. Don't know about Alabama but

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 09:49 PM

Jul 2020

I think most states have "sore loser" laws that prohibit a primary loser from running as a non-partisan or member of another party for the same office in the general.

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Can sessions run as an independent? [View all] Proud liberal 80 Jul 2020 OP

That would cinch it for Jones. Budi Jul 2020 #1

A lot of states have sore loser laws for this reason jimfields33 Jul 2020 #4

He could it out of spite. tinrobot Jul 2020 #2

Don't know about Alabama but ok_cpu Jul 2020 #3

He's free to turn on Trump now. Maybe that's the way he does it. gulliver Jul 2020 #5

He won't. He is too loyal to the fucked up philosophy of his party. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #6