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To: Defiant

Many South Carolinians were outraged by the party’s decision to forgo a primary election and former Governor Strom Thurmond entered the race as a write-in candidate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Carolina,_1954

The larger point is that in a high stakes election ( in this case a senate seat) , A write in campaign
can succeed in the context of a ‘non’ or ‘unjust’ primary.


305 posted on 04/13/2016 6:47:47 PM PDT by fooman (#NeverHillary Get real with Kin Jung mentally Ill about proliferation)
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To: fooman

Do most states allow write ins now? I don’t think my state does.


329 posted on 04/13/2016 7:43:38 PM PDT by Tammy8
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To: fooman

Yes, in the south in the 50s. There was no Republican party; Thurmond, the sitting senator, just had to beat a democrat challenger. It can happen sometimes in a state, especially south carolina in 1954. It can’t happen in a national presidential election. You won’t even get one state as a write in. Might be able to get some states as a third party candidate on the ballot, but the 3 way split favors the major parties. Best to organize and put the RNC out of business first.


338 posted on 04/13/2016 8:03:30 PM PDT by Defiant (The Shills are alive, with the sound of Cruz-ick....)
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