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Soul_of_Wit

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4. The short answer is that the Democratic Primary is run by the party

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:16 PM

Yesterday

The party chooses who gets on the ballot. The candidates on the primary ballot are chosen at the convention. They might allow 1, 2 or more candidates to appear. If they have existing rules about this then they also can change those rules at the convention.

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I hit a paywall. What's the controversy? JustABozoOnThisBus Saturday #1

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It's a state convention vote. RandySF Saturday #3

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