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[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 29 points 9 months ago

On evil communist China the CPC only has one candidate for president

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 20 points 9 months ago

Not doing much to quell the suspicion that they stole the 2020 election doing shit like this, ofc they didn't, democrats are way too stupid to pull that off.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

Oh they definitely stole it, just not from trump

[-] Snackuleata@hexbear.net 18 points 9 months ago

Are we going to get a whole bunch of articles lamenting how "unprecedented" and "dangerous" this is for our democratic rights, or is that only reserved for the Republicans?

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

Liberals are just doing it to 'rally behind their guy to beat the biggest threat ever' , unlike conservatives who are doing it 'to trample your rights and impose authoritarian dictatorship laws'

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago

Would be funny to watch Republicans run with it

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago
[-] VILenin@hexbear.net 33 points 9 months ago

It's just like the general election where the electors you vote for have no actual obligation to side with the popular vote.

There is no Constitutional provision or Federal law that requires electors to vote according to the results of the popular vote in their States.

For the non-yanks, when you tick the box next to "Genocide Joe", you aren't actually voting for him, you're voting for the people who pinky promise to do so but aren't actually required to.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 20 points 9 months ago

So the "Primary" is not an official election by any means. Its just an internal selection by a club of who their representative is going to be during the "General" election. Technically, no party ever needs to hold a primary at any point and could just select a person to run without any input from the greater mass of members or supporters of a party.

[-] jhulten@infosec.pub 18 points 9 months ago

Political parties are not bound by your silly laws. Just because they pretended to give you a choice before doesn't mean they will in the future.

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