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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Well, lots of people claim not to be the parent to get out of parental obligations like child support. Many probably refuse to take DNA tests. But the point here is that rapists shouldn't be entrusted with children, even when they are the parent. Actually, especially if they are the parent. Which was likely the primary factor in sponsoring a bill to prevent just that. So no, it's not wonky and pointless.
In any case, most of the complaints I've hears about DWS is specifically about how she's handling all this primary stuff. Other than that I don't know anything about her so far all I know she's done a lot of good unrelated to her position as chairwoman of the DNC.
edited 5th Apr '16 6:09:51 PM by AceofSpades
Damn. That hurts the Donald's chances of getting to 1237.
Kasich can win Ohio, that's his entire bid for getting through a brokered convention, and it should be worth looking at, but the problem is if he can get the GOP more sway in any other swing states, since they need a lot of them to overcome the Dems' electoral advantage.
Plus Kasich's largely cruised by without a lot of scrutiny, though, so the attack ads would fly fierce in the general.
It's all going to be about the margin of victory. It does practically nothing for him if it's essentially a 50/50 split. But if it's a big win, he may still be in this for real after all. It's starting to get my hopes up just slightly.
*Fingers crossed*
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Which is why we should just let me decide who's president!
I promise I won't elect someone like Ted Cruz!
I'll elect him, not someone like him. Mwahahahaha.
edited 5th Apr '16 8:07:08 PM by Protagonist506
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You don't know the half of it. I just learned how Wisconsin delegates are given out.
In the Republican primary there are three kinds of delegates. Wisconsin has 42 delegates. Delegate selection is a “winner-take-all” system, both by district and statewide.
The breakdown: 42 total delegates: 24 from Wisconsin's eight Congressional Districts; 10 base at-large; five bonus; three party
1. Congressional District delegates: Delegates are selected by the party in the Congressional Districts they represent and must reside there. Each of the state's eight Congressional Districts is allocated three delegates.
2. At-large delegates: Delegates that are selected statewide. Each state gets 10 delegates and the RNC awards bonus delegates in states that meet certain criteria, including whether it has a Republican governor, Republican U.S. Senator and a Republican majority in the state Legislature.
3. Republican National Committee delegates: Each state’s three RNC members, including the state chair, national committeeman and national committeewoman are automatically national convention delegates.
The breakdown: 57 Congressional District delegates; 10 pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials; 10 unpledged PLE Os or superdelegates; 19 at-large
1. Congressional District delegates: Wisconsin has a total of 52 district-level delegates and five alternates. Each Congressional District is allotted a percentage of those delegates based on the 2012 and 2014 Democratic performance in that district.
2. Pledged Party Leader and Election Official delegates: Delegates including large city mayors, state legislative leaders, state legislators and other local party leaders
3. Unpledged PLE Os: Delegates including members of the Democratic National Committee who legally reside in the state and all of Wisconsin’s Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. These delegates are probably better known as "superdelegates." Superdelegates aren't required to adhere to the results of the state's primary election, meaning they can vote for their candidate of choice, not necessarily the winner of the primary.
4. At-large delegates and alternates: Delegates elected by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Administrative Committee. People not chosen for delegate will then be considered candidates for at-large alternate positions unless they specify otherwise when filing.
WHY IS THIS SYSTEM SO COMPLICATED?
edited 5th Apr '16 8:09:14 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
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edited 5th Apr '16 6:01:34 PM by SciFiSlasher
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