The Democratic Party began the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, kicking off a virtual roll call that will cement her status as the party’s standard-bearer heading into November.
The Democratic National Committee opened the vote to the delegates who will decide the party’s nominee at 9 a.m. Delegates are emailed a personalized and watermarked form, and they can either send the form back or have the DNC call them to cast their vote. Ballots are being sent on a rolling basis, and the process is expected to take several days, with the voting window closing at 6 p.m. on Aug. 5.
In before people complain about how they didn’t get to vote for Harris.
I’ll always complain about my lack of a choice. I was pissed when they essentially anointed Biden during the primary cycle. I, like so many others, were rightly concerned about his age being a negative. But no…
I hope Kamala wins, I’m voting for her barring some cataclysmic fuck up, but we deserve to select our candidates.
Has there ever been a time where the incumbent wasn’t “anointed”?
Yup, although in the modern era the incumbent has always won out against the challenger.
As a European, I am appalled that I didn’t get to vote for Harris.
Gotta share the love man.
Remember kids, vote early and vote often
I technically voted for her, I put anybody but Joe.
There is some truth to this. I voted for Biden in good faith in the primaries. While I support Harris I did not vote for her. That is somewhat worrisome to me. That said, I am all in for Kamela. Fuck trump.
The illusion of choice. We get to choose nothing that matters. But you do get to choose from over 25 brands of fast foods to make you fat and sick. So many choices of insurance companies and doctors to mask symptoms. – George Carlin basically.
say that when your vote gets taken
some of us are not legally allowed to vote here in the US
way more than a complaint it is a loss of rights and an inability to be able voice any want of change
Yes, many people aren’t legally allowed to vote. What’s your point? I don’t think we should be giving votes to non-citizens and infants.
Maybe they’re a felon, and I do think they deserve a vote.
Maybe so. They’ve certainly had an opportunity to clarify. And still do.
I live in Canada and I have never and never will get to vote for the head of the executive or my head of state. And yet parliamentary systems are still considered democracies.
Parliamentary systems are clearly fucking better - it’s insane that president is a directly elected office in the US… That all said - it is a directly elected office so an election should happen.
I’ll vote for Harris if she wins the roll call but I’m still disappointed there wasn’t a mini-primary or at least an open convention.
Not sure about Canada specifically, maybe you could shed some light, but the US president has a lot more power than in a typical parlimentary system. This is typically why it’s seen as essential that they are voted in directly. Would the US be better under a parlimentary system? Very valid debate.
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