[Torie]

No one has made the point that allowing an exception in this case would render the statute a nullity. The 51 day rule would be gone. The new standard would be could a switch be administratively accomplished. If this circumstance allows an evasion, every circumstance would. Dropping out because you are losing is the weakest possible circumstance possible. Sad.

[Howlin]

It's done. They're not letting him express a complete thought.

[PMCarey]

No one has made the point that allowing an exception in this case would render the statute a nullity. The 51 day rule would be gone. The new standard would be could a switch be administratively accomplished.

And the implication of that would be that the party in power would determine whether or not to allow ballot switches. The Republican party would be denied because of "administrative reasons" while the Democratic party could make the switch under the same circumstances.