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'Blitz primary' could open up Democratic race if Biden drops out (news.yahoo.com)

submitted 4 months ago by nulluser to c/[email protected]

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Their idea goes something like this, according to a memo shared with Semafor that has been circulated to Democratic donors and bundlers as well as officials within the Biden campaign and administration:

Biden would step down as the Democratic nominee in mid-July, and announce the new system, with backing from Vice President Kamala Harris.

Potential candidates would have a few days to throw their respective hats in the ring. The Democratic Party then would begin a primary sprint in which the six candidates who receive the most votes from delegates pledge to run positive-only campaigns in the month leading up to the convention.

The “blitz primary” would involve weekly forums with each candidate moderated by cultural icons (Michelle Obama, Oprah, and Taylor Swift are among the names floated in the memo) in order to engage voters.

The nominee would ultimately be chosen by the delegates using ranked choice voting before the start of the Chicago convention on Aug. 19.

It would be announced with plenty of fanfare on the third day of the gathering. The memo imagines the nominee unveiled on stage with Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

According to its authors, the country would be captivated. Donations would pour in. And Biden would be celebrated as a “modern-day George Washington,” the proponents argue.----

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If an alternate candidate is not officially chosen before August 7, they will not appear on the Ohio ballot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well then, either A. We'll have to win without Ohio, or B. Ohio can get their heads out of their asses and approve the primaried candidate post-deadline, or C. This won't matter because the primary blitz is a hypothetical scenario.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whether this hypothetical scenario happens or it goes some other way, it would be incredibly foolish and incompetent for the DNC to miss this deadline and just write off Ohio.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Sure, 18 delegates are a significant number.