There is no need for a virtual roll call before the convention, unless you're trying to stop debate.
Ohio moved its deadline to Aug 23, after the Democrat convention.
This happened AT THE END OF MAY already lol.
With the passage of the Biden ballot fix in the state, the DNC plan in not necessary -- however the DNC said it is planning to move forward with its virtual roll call nomination of Biden ahead of Aug. 7, Ohio's original deadline.
The fix was in already on Sunday after Biden withdrew and endorsed Kamala Harris.
All 50 state chairs of the party quickly asserted their endorsement of Harris, according to Reuters.
But the blessed GRAUNIAD found out the truth: Delegates who aren't down for the Harris Cause fear having their delegate status revoked by those state chairs.
It's a gang, not democracy.
Delegates are, by and large, local volunteers expected to spend thousands of dollars to fly to Chicago and attend the convention. It’s often viewed as a reward for activism and dedication, but it’s typically a far less consequential role than it might be next month.
One delegate who isn’t yet old enough to drink expressed his mounting anxiety about how things are unfolding and how little has been predictable.
“I’m a young, young person,” said the delegate, who requested anonymity because he feared being replaced by his state chair. “This is my first convention … And this is scary. It’s super anxiety-inducing, and crazy, and so much.”
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Democracy dies in darkness.
She's the most extreme left wing you can imagine.
You may rightly call her an extremist.
Current Favorable/Unfavorable at Real Clear Politics
Trump -10.9
Harris -14.2
Other security companies have had similar episodes in the past. McAfee's buggy antivirus update in 2010 stalled hundreds of thousands of computers.
“CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts,” George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, said in a post on the social platform X. “Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted.”
Quoted here.
April 30, 2016: CrowdStrike was contacted by the DNC outside counsel to discuss a suspected breach. This was CrowdStrike’s first involvement in this matter. (p6)
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Trump in Grand Rapids, Michigan, yesterday, here:
"I'm totally for them."
Elon Musk Has Said He Is Committing Around $45 Million a Month to a New Pro-Trump Super PAC
WaPo, May 28, 2024, here:
. . . at one event, he suggested that he would have bombed Moscow and Beijing if Russia invaded Ukraine or China invaded Taiwan, surprising some of the donors.
But there is no Trumpism, only Trump.
Yikes.
Methinks JD Vance will be a very unhappy VP, seeking to rest a spell on his one-legged stool as reality bites.
Oren Cass for the Financial Times, here.
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