Black Lives Matter the organization, not the movement. They are not one in the same. I don’t know how many people the org actually speaks for.
I agree it’s not ideal, but i want to believe that Biden did not plan to quit until soon before he did, and this is not some plan to avoid open national primaries. Also, Kamala seems to be pretty strong candidate, so most people are not complaining and instead pledging support.
BLM echoing GOP…will wonders never cease
You can vote for someone without endorsing them. They deserve to be criticized for endorsing an unapologetic genocide supporter
Very much so. In-fact voting for someone is the most effective way to endorse (aka show approval and support of) a candidate outside of contributing $10,000 or more to their campaign.
[ en-dawrs ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA verb (used with object) , en·dorsed, en·dors·ing.
to approve, support, or sustain:
to endorse a political candidate.
Synonyms: second, back, sustain, uphold, ratify, sanction
to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.
to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc.:
to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.
to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.
[ voht ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA noun
a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election.
the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, or show of hands.
the right to such expression:
The 19th Amendment gave women the vote.
the total number of votes cast:
The heavy vote was a result of a new law that allows mailed-in ballots to be scanned days in advance of the close of voting.
the decision reached by voting, as by a majority of ballots cast:
The vote was in favor of the resolution.
a particular group of voters, or their collective expression of will as inferred from their votes:
Two large unions endorsed the candidate on Monday, as he continues to court the labor vote.
an informal expression of approval, agreement, or judgment:
My vote is for pepperoni—anchovies on pizza are gross!
For a party that says they care about democracy so much, it’s hard to understand why they refuse to have a primary or anything. Instead, they’re just going to tell you who to vote for
The party nomination isn’t official until the delegates vote at the convention. That isn’t new. The nomination is never final until the convention.
The people voted in the state party primary. Biden and Harris were the incumbents on the Democratic party ticket. Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Harris as his replacement. If the party does not largely agree that Harris should be the new nominee, they will have an opportunity to vote for someone else at the convention.
For me this doesn’t change anything. My vote was always going to be for the Democrat. Not because I love Democrats. I really don’t. But because any other vote is basically a vote for the moron in the stupid hat, and I really don’t want that.
Yes yes, they followed all the rules. 🙄
You realize this is about appearances, right? It doesn’t look democratic and that’s bad for the legitimacy of the process.
So you’re complaining because you don’t like the candidate that pretty much all Democrats have already given their support for? There’s no appearance of anything fishy, and it doesn’t seem that anyone has any objections to Harris stepping up – other than Republicans who suddenly find themselves running against a candidate that is trouncing their beloved leader. It just sounds like you’re trying to stir up discord when there is none within the party that will be voting for her.
In an interview I heard, a party official made it clear than anyone who would like to run for president needs 300 delegates’ worth of support. That’s out of over 4000 delegates. So realistically, if someone else wants to be considered, they need to convince less than 10% of delegates that they’re worth a shot, then tell the party that… like this week.
It all has to be settled before Aug 7 because Ohio state officials (who happen to be republican) set a deadline prior to the dnc convention (presumably they set this deadline after the convention was scheduled…)
This is all more or less spelled out in black and white despite the unprecedented scenario.
