excalibur
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The Dems are trying to pull a fast one. This is certainly not 'muh, democracy' sort of stuff.
If the MSM has an ounce of decency remaining, they'd be all over this. Sorry, no decency remains.
If the MSM has an ounce of decency remaining, they'd be all over this. Sorry, no decency remains.
UPDATE: Last night, Kamala Harris personally filed an updated Statement of Candidacy (aka Form 2) to designate Tim Walz as her running mate.
Since she used Bidenās personal candidate ID number (P80000722) instead of her own (P00009423), the FEC records are convoluted. Her newly filed Form 2 shows up on Biden's personal FEC page. But if you look at the 2024 election cycle, Biden is erased and replaced with Harris, as if he was never never running for President.
Looking at Bidenās campaign committeeās FEC record, itās now associated with both Bidenās and Harrisās candidacies for President for the period of 2020-2022. But that makes no sense, because Harrisās Presidential run in 2020 was never linked to Bidenās, and she ceased her campaign for President in 2020 and did not run again until 2024. Now Harrisās personal FEC candidate ID number (P00009423)āwhich is supposed to follow her for all Presidential campaigns for lifeāis somehow linked to Bidenās Presidential campaign in 2020. Only her Vice-Presidential campaign was ever linked to Bidenās, but that is separate from any Presidential campaigns.
The current 2023-2024 FEC record for āBiden for Presidentā (aka āHarris for President,ā ID number C00703975) is linked to two Presidential candidates. Both are both named āKamala Harris.ā One of these candidates is associated with Harrisās candidate ID number (P00009423), and the other āKamala Harrisā is associated with Bidenās candidate ID number (P80000722).
The Statement of Candidacy that Kamala Harris filed on July 29, using Bidenās personal candidate ID number (P80000722), now shows up under Harrisās ID number. But last nightās filing for that same candidateānumber P80000722āshows up for the other āKamala Harrisā who is running for President. (Based on what happened previously, I suspect the FEC will shift these records in the future, to make it seem like there arenāt so many discrepancies between the names and the ID numbers.)
Confused? Thatās because these filings from Harris are irregular. If Kamala Harris had used her own candidate ID number, like every other candidate in modern history, this wouldnāt have been so complicated, but then it would have been difficult to make the case that sheās entitled to Bidenās war chest. Undoubtedly, these filings are trying to circumvent those pesky campaign finance laws.
By the way, since Walz has never run for President, he doesnāt have his own FEC candidate ID for a Presidential run. According the the logic of Harrisās supporters, Walz is equally entitled to any funds from the campaign committee associated with ID number C00703975. And, just as Harris felt entitled to file an amended Statement of Candidacy using Bidenās personal candidate ID number because she was the Vice Presidential candidate, Walz could do the same, using Bidenās personal candidate ID number to run for President if he wanted to. The Democrats could pass this campaign down in perpetuity, without even obtaining the formal agreement of the prior candidate.
This reminds me of a system of government that isnāt considered anything like a democracy.