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Democratic Primaries

TomCADem

(17,749 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:13 PM Mar 2020

Could the Ohio Democratic Party Just Allocate Ohio Delegates Based... [View all]

...average of polls as of the primary election date? If the concern is that an election would expose people to the virus, and if the Bernie campaign has expressed this concern, wouldn't this be a fair way of addressing this risk? Just use the same polls that form the basis of determining eligibility for the debates.

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

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Could the Ohio Democratic Party Just Allocate Ohio Delegates Based... [View all] TomCADem Mar 2020 OP

No, we will be voting. True Blue American Mar 2020 #1

Haven't some already voted? BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #2

Can't BS just go away?? Squinch Mar 2020 #3

We will be voting ... there are other things to vote on besides Presidential Candidate Kathy M Mar 2020 #4

So true ... and one thing that has become obvious to me Greywing Mar 2020 #5

Agree Kathy M Mar 2020 #8

When? Will June Be Safer? What if it is worse? TomCADem Mar 2020 #9

Will do absentee , normally I do except for this year . Kathy M Mar 2020 #10

Some folks on this Board say that Ohio makes it tough for people to vote absentee. TomCADem Mar 2020 #11

Never had a problem , husband also has voted absentee Kathy M Mar 2020 #12

Do You Have To Claim Hardship to Vote Absentee? TomCADem Mar 2020 #13

I have not . Kathy M Mar 2020 #14

if we'd used polls in 2016, Hillary would be president n/t thesquanderer Mar 2020 #6

Great idea! SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #7

Just let the DNC allocate the delegates as they see fit. bluedye33139 Mar 2020 #15