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Lee-Lee

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9. No, and I understand the way elections work enough to know its not possible even if I wanted to

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 08:04 AM

Dec 2015

I am in NC.

NC, like many other states, has a "sore loser" law that says if you are on the primary ballot and don't win you can't be on the ballot for the general election under a different party or as an independent.

So,it would be impossible for me to do so. He couldn't be on the ballot in that circumstance.

Of course anyone who understands how the system works knows that enough states have sore loser laws to make it impossible for someone running after losing primaries to win the Electoral College, and therefore knows that these questions and scenarios are pointless and unrealistic.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] kentuck Dec 2015 OP

This kind of question or *discussion*... Cosmic Kitten Dec 2015 #1

This is why I am only LiberalElite Dec 2015 #3

Great question for the BS'ers. trumad Dec 2015 #2

I would not. n2doc Dec 2015 #5

Name any Democrat who's said he wouldn't support Sanders if he won the nomination... brooklynite Dec 2015 #15

One acronym- PUMA n2doc Dec 2015 #24

I supported Obama in 2008 and 2012 upaloopa Dec 2015 #28

We can expect team Hillary to alert on every conceivable TOS violation Cosmic Kitten Dec 2015 #6

The answer is NO, though I don't think Bernie would go Third Party in a million years. pampango Dec 2015 #4

He had been Third Party for the past 30+ years oberliner Dec 2015 #7

He is running in the Democratic presidential primary not as senator from one state. pampango Dec 2015 #13

Understood oberliner Dec 2015 #16

Not really. He was independent of party, not a member of a Party called Independent. No Party. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #19

Bernie has said in no uncertain terms that he will NOT run a third-party campaign DFW Dec 2015 #8

No, and I understand the way elections work enough to know its not possible even if I wanted to Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #9

Eh, that's what write-ins are for. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #31

WTF? Android3.14 Dec 2015 #10

I guess I could delete the post? kentuck Dec 2015 #17

"Free speech" rights have nothing to do with limiting sufrommich Dec 2015 #11

If the Democratic Party splits, it will be LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #12

Nope, I'll vote for the Democratic nominee, whoever that is. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2015 #14

No. I will vote for the nominee of the Democratic Party. rogerashton Dec 2015 #18

Honestly, I can't see him doing it Maeve Dec 2015 #20

I think you are right. kentuck Dec 2015 #21

Another lame attempt at a loyalty pledge. 99Forever Dec 2015 #22

Another personality disorder... kentuck Dec 2015 #23

Ahhh bullshit. 99Forever Dec 2015 #30

They do love that little tactic. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #32

It's a passive/aggressive thing. 99Forever Dec 2015 #33

Why even bother to ask that madokie Dec 2015 #25

unrec. there is no *legitimate* reason that this is "a subject for discussion" nt magical thyme Dec 2015 #26

Unrec. n/t demmiblue Dec 2015 #27

Nice to know your so "Concerned" about what we Bernie supporters will do. Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #29

Why worry about what Sanders supporters do? She's Inevitable rememeber? Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #34