Joe Biden has a couple of primary challengers, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn) and Marianne Williamson, who polls show are not an actual threat to his campaign, but Florida Democrats are essentially trying to cancel their state’s Democratic presidential primary nevertheless.
“The Phillips campaign’s complaint is rooted in the process by which candidates can get on the ballot in Florida. Under state law, it is left up to the parties to decide who makes the primary ballot. The deadline for parties to submit a list of approved candidates to state election officials is Thursday,” Politico reported. “But Florida Democrats acted before then, sending a notice on Nov. 1 to the state that had Biden as the only primary candidate. Phillips had entered the race a few days earlier, and self-help guru Marianne Williamson had been campaigning for months by then. Under state law, if a party only signs off on one candidate for the primary ballot, the contest is not held.”
Florida’s primary is held March 19, which puts it in line behind Super Tuesday and several other large states such as California and Texas. It is expected to allocate 250 delegates.
In his statement,…
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