Democratic Primaries

EarlG

(21,949 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:25 PM Mar 2019

FYI: when candidates drop out

We have a mechanism in place for when candidates in DU’s candidate list either officially drop out or declare that they’re not running.

The candidate will be added to a separate row at the bottom of the candidate preference and ranking tables indicating that they are not running/no longer running, and everyone who has set their preference to that candidate will be moved to “Undecided.”

Expect this to happen very shortly to Sherrod Brown, who has officially announced that he is not running.

Thanks for reading,

EarlG (DU Admin)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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FYI: when candidates drop out (Original Post) EarlG Mar 2019 OP

Can this be pinned? Thanks. spooky3 Mar 2019 #1

We need his Senate seat. Ohio has a GOP Governor. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #3

We can't afford to lose Senator Brown's seat to Repub. djacq Mar 2019 #8

That was the only qualm I had about supporting him as a candidate Salviati Mar 2019 #9

No we can't. Just getting to a 50-50 Senate will be tough enough as is. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #14

Should be a woman when DownriverDem Mar 2019 #12

Great! Question: Is there any way we can get a total number of those voting (N )? hlthe2b Mar 2019 #2

Really wish I knew how to photoshop underpants Mar 2019 #4

Excellent genxlib Mar 2019 #6

Thanks for letting us know. Dem2theMax Mar 2019 #5

Ahh, I noticed that "Undecided" went up... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #7

UNDECIDED 2020! brooklynite Mar 2019 #10

Woot Renew Deal Mar 2019 #11

Senator Undecided is too wishy-washy for me. marylandblue Mar 2019 #16

I guesssome have yet to announce! LakeArenal Mar 2019 #13

Hard to drop out when one hasn't jumped in. :) Garrett78 Mar 2019 #15

Thanks for the update, EarlG Hekate Mar 2019 #17

Pete Buttigieg? Who the heck is that, and when did he enter? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #18

Mayor of South Bend, IN BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #20

I wonder why. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #21

I expect he feels he represents and could "speak to" a certain constituency BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #22

Nah... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #23

The run would certainly increase his visibility across the state BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #24

Thank you for telling us about Cha Mar 2019 #19

Can we have something like "whatever"? MH1 Mar 2019 #25

Excellent. Thanks for the information still_one Mar 2019 #26

spooky3

(34,458 posts)

1. Can this be pinned? Thanks.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:28 PM

Mar 2019

I wonder if Sherrod Brown is available as a VP candidate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Funtatlaguy

(10,878 posts)

3. We need his Senate seat. Ohio has a GOP Governor.

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

djacq

(1,634 posts)

8. We can't afford to lose Senator Brown's seat to Repub.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 03:29 PM

Mar 2019

Total Agreement

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Salviati

(6,008 posts)

9. That was the only qualm I had about supporting him as a candidate

Reply to djacq (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:05 PM

Mar 2019

I think he'd make a great candidate and a great president, but I can't fault his decision not to run. I'm glad he's thinking strategically about the future of the Democratic party.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

14. No we can't. Just getting to a 50-50 Senate will be tough enough as is.

Reply to djacq (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:36 PM

Mar 2019

The Senate, like the electoral college, is horribly anti-democratic. Dems are at a major disadvantage and it's only getting worse with the increased concentration of the population.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)

12. Should be a woman when

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:20 PM

Mar 2019

If the Dem candidate is a man, then the VP should be a woman. If the Dem candidate is a woman, the VP should be a man.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

hlthe2b

(102,291 posts)

2. Great! Question: Is there any way we can get a total number of those voting (N )?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:29 PM

Mar 2019

I realize this is just for the benefit of DUers, but it would still be interesting to put numbers to those percentages.

Thanks! to the admins for the way in which they've elected to handle the primaries and this forum.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

underpants

(182,826 posts)

4. Really wish I knew how to photoshop

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:53 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

6. Excellent

Reply to underpants (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 03:13 PM

Mar 2019

That made me laugh

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)

5. Thanks for letting us know.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 03:09 PM

Mar 2019

And thank you for really keeping on top of this. It's great!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Wounded Bear

(58,666 posts)

7. Ahh, I noticed that "Undecided" went up...

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 03:24 PM

Mar 2019

I guess that's why.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,592 posts)

10. UNDECIDED 2020!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:15 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

11. Woot

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:16 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

16. Senator Undecided is too wishy-washy for me.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:43 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)

13. I guesssome have yet to announce!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:21 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

15. Hard to drop out when one hasn't jumped in. :)

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:38 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

17. Thanks for the update, EarlG

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 04:50 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

18. Pete Buttigieg? Who the heck is that, and when did he enter?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:19 PM

Mar 2019

I missed this totally and have no idea who he is.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

BumRushDaShow

(129,085 posts)

20. Mayor of South Bend, IN

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #18)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:30 PM

Mar 2019

He announced around the same time as some of the other early ones throwing their hats in the ring - in January.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

21. I wonder why.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #20)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:53 PM

Mar 2019

Is he after name recognition? A couple of others are total unknowns, too.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

BumRushDaShow

(129,085 posts)

22. I expect he feels he represents and could "speak to" a certain constituency

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #21)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 06:03 PM

Mar 2019

He is a Democratic mayor of a MW city in a reddish state ("reddish" in that IN seems to tilt either way depending on who is running and what the economy is like) and he is gay. I expect he figures if he can talk to issues that are foremost in people's minds, the so-called "social wedge" issues could fade to the background.

I think he is the only one of the declared (or leaning) who is from the Midwest.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

23. Nah...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #22)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 07:21 PM

Mar 2019

An unknown mayor of an non-huge city has almost no chance of winning. So there's another reason. Sometimes it's to get name recognition, so the person can get more of a chance when running for something else. Senator, maybe? Governor?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

BumRushDaShow

(129,085 posts)

24. The run would certainly increase his visibility across the state

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #23)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 07:29 PM

Mar 2019

Anyone attempting to run for any office, let alone national office, tends to be a certain type of person who often has a healthy ego. Rejection is not easy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,293 posts)

19. Thank you for telling us about

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:27 PM

Mar 2019

Sherrod Brown not running and for everything you all are doing here.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

MH1

(17,600 posts)

25. Can we have something like "whatever"?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 07:41 PM

Mar 2019

Right now "Undecided" isn't exactly capturing my mood.

All the Dems are better than any possible republican (Trump or otherwise) but I'm in a group that they all throw under the bus*. Except Brown, and now he's out.

*So far as I've been able to tell. Cosponsoring or failing to cosponsor legislation is a bit of a tell. Oh well.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

still_one

(92,217 posts)

26. Excellent. Thanks for the information

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 07:45 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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