Posted on 07/20/2024 2:48:01 PM PDT by george76
Democrat National Convention delegates are openly discussing what would happen at the August convention if Biden either refuses to step aside or drops out of the race — pointing to a “good-conscience loophole” that lets them vote for a new candidate of their choosing.
DNC delegate Elaine Kamarck briefed other delegates .. that the apparent “loophole” allows for such a rebellion by letting convention-goers bolt if they no longer have a “good conscience” about their pledged choice determined by primaries and caucuses.
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DNC’s rules state: “Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them.”
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Kamarck led the delegate call Friday on behalf of the new group Delegates Are Democracy, which launched last week to inform delegates of their voting options for the Aug. 19-22 convention in Chicago.
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A revolt on the convention floor could amount to a political earthquake toppling the commander in chief — and momentum in the runup, including among other party leaders, could dictate the outcome.
What happens in the end may remain in doubt until the actual roll call, due to the difficulty of surveying all 4,521 delegates ahead of time.
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One anonymous delegate on the call asked how they should proceed if there is an open convention.
Kamarck said it would be “tough” to decide especially in a state that doesn’t have good polling, but suggested making phone calls.
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A prominent Democratic source said that it’s well known to certain party operatives that delegates aren’t truly compelled to vote for Biden, 81, even though he swept this year’s state nominating contests.
“It’s not a loophole! That’s the process. You can vote for whoever you want,”
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The scale of a possible revolt is unclear
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Chicago is gonna be a riot. lol
Dims don’t need no stinking rules.
Only one phone call will be necessary and that will be from the DNC, not to anyone at home. Even this is a thin veneer over the fact that the DNC can nominate whomever it wishes for any reason. It's democracy. The kind they have in North Korea.
The Dems love them a loop hole, though the preferred term is “work around.” I want Biden to get the nomination, but this would be second best. A revolt either at the convention or at the virtual vote shortly before. A not much discussed part of all this is the party leaders’ plan to to essentially come up with a short list of acceptable replacements. They MIGHT succeed, but that could also backfire in spectacular fashion.
It’s hard to say because right now these liars are lying constantly, but I suspect they’d agree it will be Kamala without any attempt to have a controlled mini-promary
Well, we all know how crooked Democrats inserted Frank Lautenberg for Bob Torricelli in New Jersey.
“It’s not a loophole! That’s the process. You can vote for whoever you want,”
In other words, the primaries are just for show. The Democratic Party bigwigs decide.
Biden has 3,896 pledged delegates.
1,967 delegate votes are needed to win.
So 1,930 of Biden’s pledged delegates would have to desert him and vote their conscience. Any less, and Biden would still win.
Given that Biden’s pledged delegates are all Biden loyalists, can the DNC expect that many of them to betray their hero?
I don’t think anything will happen. The voters are so far gone, they won’t care. It’s for the party. Stop Trump.
the DNC is revolting alright
bttt
Libtards always have loopholes to cheat
Bought and paid for?
Everybody can stop with this horse manure.
Rutbaga is the nominee. He will be nominated BEFORE Chicago.
Just the latest confirmation HERE: https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/07/19/dnc-still-trying-to-lock-it-in-for-biden-n3792022
Everybody can stop with this horse manure.
Rutbaga is the nominee. He will be nominated BEFORE Chicago.
Just the latest confirmation HERE: https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/07/19/dnc-still-trying-to-lock-it-in-for-biden-n3792022
Only rules the dims have are those that apply to others.
Of course there’s a loophole. What is the DNC going to do to ‘unfaithful’ delegates? The delegates are loyal democrats from all over the country. If the bigwigs in their state tell them that Biden is going to be a a millstone around their state’s democratic tickets, who are they going to listen to? The national party or the people they know and trust?
This is how Democrats save our “democracy”, change the rules until they win.
“Our Democracy” = “no one cares what the voters think”
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