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Democratic Primaries

tishaLA

(14,781 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:14 PM Feb 2020

McCaskill just said that [View all]

she talked to volunteers last night who said that they got reports of delegates being given to people who weren't viable in the first round but were after the second round, in direct violation of the rules of the caucus.

What a mess this is.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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McCaskill just said that [View all] tishaLA Feb 2020 OP

Just read the thread.. so is McCaskill right? Cha Feb 2020 #1

That's definitely what happened, which I thought was against the rules as well. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #2

Either way, isn't it ridiculous tishaLA Feb 2020 #4

I thought that non-viable first round candidates could become viable OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #3

I saw that on TV LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 #5

She has it wrong then.. Once viable you cannot change your vote..but if two groups Peacetrain Feb 2020 #6

Right. You are in Iowa (so should know better than I) but that's my understanding as well. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #8

Totally understandable why she would be confused Peacetrain Feb 2020 #9

No it isn't dsc Feb 2020 #14

How it worked in my precinct slumcamper Feb 2020 #12

Now your precinct did it wrong dsc Feb 2020 #15

Until the card was actually SIGNED, anyone could go anywhere. slumcamper Feb 2020 #17

Sounds like your group evaded the rules. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #18

Nope--they were signed after realignment. Sorry. slumcamper Feb 2020 #20

But supporters of viable candidates were not allowed to realign under the rules. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #21

Why unfairly lock in viable candidates like that? W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #11

I think their thought process is to keep people from poaching Peacetrain Feb 2020 #13

I think if your candidate is not viable after the first round, that's it -- they shouldn't... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #16

Someone posted on twitter that she was badgered OKNancy Feb 2020 #7

Not surprised Rider3 Feb 2020 #10

Correct! BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #19

Why don't they just have a do-over? ecstatic Feb 2020 #22