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To: sphinx
Is this story correct?

Looks like it. There are two links above. This is from Fox 13 -

Tennessee Democratic Party removes state rep from ballot

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - (AP) - The Tennessee Democratic Party voted to remove a state representative from the party's primary ballot over allegations that he had Republican donor financing and voted contrary to the party.

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/tennessee/tennessee-democratic/7LREEYT3GTJAW6AN23ATHQDVIU/

42 posted on 04/12/2020 9:34:15 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather
There is this from the bylaws of the Tennessee Democratic Party:

SECTION 4. PRIMARY ELECTION NEUTRALITY:

(a) The Tennessee Democratic Executive Committee shall not endorse or campaign for any specific Democratic Party primary candidate prior to or during a contested local, state, or national Democratic Party Primary Election.

I'd love to hear from someone with a serious understanding of Tennessee primary elections. Since when did ANY state committee get to disqualify candidates in a primary election simply because the executive committee (in other places, like Stalinist Russia or China today, the Central Committee) dislikes said candidate's politics? This guy may have a straightforward legal case against the State Committee. If he presses such a case and wins, Republicans should note that Tennessee has an open primary.

43 posted on 04/12/2020 10:34:07 AM PDT by sphinx
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