Posted on 08/03/2014 6:16:21 AM PDT by cotton1706
Only voters who voted in the democrat primary are inelgible to vote in the Republican Primary runoff, any voter who did not cast a vote in either primary are elgible as are those who voted in the Republican primary..
McDaniel has done some very smart things lately including hiring Rick Shafton as his researcher. I watched a video of Shafton, who is one of the best in the business, lay out just some of what he has found on the Cochran campaign. It is childish and amateurish.
There are two rules, one enforceable, the other not.
The runoff is considered a part of the original June 3rd primary, and the law clearly states that anyone who voted for the Dem on that day cannot then turn around and vote in the GOP primary on June 24th (It would be the equivalent of voting for two candidates at the same time, effectively.)
The other rule is the one you cited regarding intent, and the MS courts apparently consider that one unenforceable because it would be impractical to know a voter’s intention as to how he would vote in a future race. That provision is even being used to try to skewer McDaniel voters, including McDaniel himself, who now claim that they might not support Cochran in November if he’s the candidate. But, as I said, it’s unenforceable, and not enforced, although I suppose someone could use it to create some political mischief in the future.
I don’t think this one is over yet, and have been waiting for McDaniel’s campaign to decide how to handle a challenge. Should be interesting.
You are right but I’m afraid it will fall on deaf ears and/or closed minds.
Completely agree regarding “intent” being unenforceable if someone skipping both primaries finally showed up for the runoff.
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