Democratic Primaries

the eyes have it.


...........Under state law, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill cannot cancel a primary without the written permission of candidates who have qualified for the ballot. After Sanders made clear he was quitting the race, Merrill set to work on a statement about the status of the primary, then the 78-year-old Vermont senator threw his curveball.

“As you can imagine, what ensued was a great gnashing of teeth and all sorts of conversations about now what?” Merrill said.

Merrill has yet to receive withdrawal letters from Elizabeth Warren or Tulsi Gabbard, two other Democrats who qualified for the Connecticut ballot and then quit the race. But Sanders was the pivotal player in the question of whether Connecticut must go forward with its primary.

Sanders’ decision Wednesday effectively cedes the nomination to Joe Biden.

Bernie’s out. But he still wants a Connecticut primary. https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/08/bernies-out-but-he-still-wants-a-connecticut-primary/