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Fiendish Thingy

(24,152 posts)

10. Nobody APPROVES or GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT to democratic candidates

Reply to BamaRefugee (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 03:28 PM

May 12

The party can distance itself from candidates who embarrass the party or don’t represent the party’s values.

Certainly, there have been times when party insiders tried to squelch or sabotage or just plain ignore a particular campaign, mostly to give advantage to another more preferred candidate.

But nobody needs permission from the DNC to run.