{"id":14442,"date":"2020-04-29T11:40:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=14442"},"modified":"2020-04-29T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:40:12","slug":"new-york-cancels-democratic-presidential-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2020\/04\/29\/new-york-cancels-democratic-presidential-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"New York cancels Democratic presidential primary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cathy<\/strong>\u00a0(Team Bernie)
Apr 29, 12:20 PM EDT

Dear Mike,

Thank you for reaching out. On Monday April 27, Bernie 2020 Senior Advisor Jeff Weaver issued the following statement after the New York State Board of Elections\u00a0moved<\/a>\u00a0to cancel the state\u2019s presidential primary:

\u201cToday\u2019s decision by the State of New York Board of Elections is an outrage, a blow to American democracy, and must be overturned by the DNC. Just last week Vice President Biden warned the American people that President Trump could use the current crisis as an excuse to postpone the November election. Well, he now has a precedent thanks to New York state.

While we understood that we did not have the votes to win the Democratic nomination our campaign was suspended, not ended, because people in every state should have the right to express their preference. What the Board of Elections is ignoring is that the primary process not only leads to a nominee but also the selection of delegates which helps determine the platform and rules of the Democratic Party.

No one asked New York to cancel the election. The DNC didn\u2019t request it. The Biden campaign didn\u2019t request it. And our campaign communicated that we wanted to remain on the ballot. Given that the primary is months away, the proper response must be to make the election safe \u2013 such as going to all vote by mail \u2013 rather than to eliminating people\u2019s right to vote completely.

New York has clearly violated its approved delegate selection plan. If this is not remedied, New York should lose all its delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention and there should be a broader review by the Democratic Party of New York\u2019s checkered pattern of voter disenfranchisement.\u201d
Thanks again for your support and being part of this movement, and we hope you are staying safe.

In solidarity,Cathy
Team Bernie<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
Mike Zonta<\/strong>
Apr 28, 12:01 PM EDT

I’m contributing to Our Revolution now.\u00a0 But Bernie should un-suspend his campaign and suspend his endorsement of Joe Biden.\u00a0 Especially after what the New York Democrats did in removing Bernie from the ballot.\u00a0 If Joe fails as the prospective nominee, which it more and more looks like will happen, then Bernie needs as many delegates as he can get.
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