DeWine is doing the right thing. End of story.

[Botany]

And I have worked and fought for clean elections, democrats, and progressive policies in Ohio for years.

Mike is listening to real experts as per C-19 and keeping crowds down in polling places is the right thing to do.

The Dire Wolf is here and it is real.

[Ohiogal]

1. I agree

It had to be done.

[stonecutter357]

2. Bullshit !

[Botany]

6. Nothing would make me happier than to be wrong about all of this.

Corona Math

330,000,000 (US Population) x .40 (40 to 70% infection rate) x .03 (lethality rate W.H.O.'s # is 3.4%) = 3,960,000 dead

Today even Trump admitted this "thing" will go on until @ least August.

Trust me I am no fan of DeWine but he is listening to the experts as per C-19. The OH Dept. of health has
extrapolated the #s out to 100,000 cases in OH right now.

[stonecutter357]

12. Is it hopeless trying to avoid C19 infection we all have are going to get it.We may as well Vote.

[leftstreet]

3. DURec

[SamKnause]

4. I agree.

I am glad I don't have to go vote tomorrow.

I usually look forward to it, but not when we are suppose to be social distancing.

[Steelrolled]

10. I imagine a lot of people were torn as to whether they should go out to vote

and are relieved by this decision.

[msongs]

5. trial balloon for trump shutting down all elections for one reason or another nt

[Pachamama]

7. +1000000

I agree

[Botany]

9. No, this is no trial ballon ... I watched DeWine's presser yesterday and he was really scared.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213081891

[uponit7771]

15. +1

[kairos12]

28. That's what Chump is paying attention to and taking notes.

Count on it.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

30. Exactly!!!!!!!

[chillfactor]

8. I wholeheartedly disagree

DeWine is playing political games and breaking the law by ignoring a judge's direct order. What do you NOT GET about that? So happy to see the other states involved in primary elections tomorrow are not disavowing the voters in their states. Joe Biden can win big tomorrow w/o Ohio voters.

[Botany]

13. Mike is listening to the experts .... This is not about stopping Joe B. but trying to keep ....

.... people from getting sick and spreading C-19.

I live in Columbus, OH and I have laid my ass on the line fighting for fair and clean elections doing
election protection work for many years. I get "it."

[HarlanPepper]

16. Just out of curiosity, who are you supporting for the nomination?

[Botany]

20. Joe B. and before that Elizabeth Warren.

I took my elderly mother out to early vote 2 days ago.

[Coventina]

11. I don't trust a Republican shutting down a Democratic primary.

I don't and I never will.

Republicans are morally bankrupt.

This is not about health and safety.

They don't care about such values.

[Botany]

17. "This is not about health and safety."

Yes it is. BTW on elections days I have gotten up @ 4:30 to 5:00 and worked sometimes
until past 9:00 fighting for the right of every legal voter who showed up @ the precinct I
was working @ to vote and their vote be counted too. I have faced down armed police
and corrupt republican poll workers in trying to get that done.

[Coventina]

19. Nope. Republicans have shown they have no morals.

There is no way he's doing this for any reason than to cause chaos in the Democratic party.

[Botany]

22. You just don't know what you are talking about. I saw his presser yesterday and he was scared.

BTW in his court filing DeWine is also seeking relief so everybody who wants to vote
in the primary can do so but just not @ the polls tomorrow and @ a later date.

[Coventina]

23. Ohio Republicans have a very long history of disenfranchising Dems.

I will never, ever trust that they are operating honestly.

They've well-earned my contempt and suspicion.

[Botany]

26. Please tell me about OH politics and republican dirty tricks.

n/t

[Coventina]

32. I assume you are being sarcastic?

Their actions prove their intentions, and they are never good.

[Botany]

35. I have laid my ass on the line to protect voters and their right to vote in OH for years.

When the dead from C-19 are piled up like cord wood and the hospitals are overwhelmed
with the sick and dying what are you gonna say then?

This was not about trying to rig the elections but very legit public health reasons.

[Coventina]

39. I thank you for your service, seriously, I mean that.

But you will NEVER convince me of a Republican's good intentions.

[asiliveandbreathe]

14. Hubby voting in AZ 6AM tomorrow morning..he wears masks and gloves all the

time - "he paints houses".. these last two weeks he has been to the grocery store, the weed store (they wear gloves too..always a high five)….

GO BLUE in AZ

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

18. It is the right decision... democracy is too important, as is the safety of voters.

[rustbeltvoice]

21. Diktat

Republicans are relentless and have no respect for law.
DeWeasel looks mild-mannered, but has always been a highly partisan below the belt fighter (Clinton impeachment, dirty senate campaign against Sherrod Brown, etc). He had a case brought before a Franklin County (Columbus) court, using employees of Sec of State LaRose as plaintiffs late to-day. The judge followed the law, and rejected DeWeasel's move. Late in the evening, he has a state health officer, Amy Acton, to close the polls. That is really pulling one out of his ass. Well, Ohio has been a southern state for some time. This would be a precedent for other Republicans/Fascists in the future, and that would include Orange "Democratic hoax" Caligula, or President for Life Trumple-thin-skin.

[Botany]

25. I'm from OH and I know that DeWine is a snake. I even have real doubts about his election in '18.

He ran scurrilous ads about John Glenn that were way over the top some years
ago.

Joe B. is gonna be the nominee. End of story. But in this case he is trying to do the right thing.
OH (along w/America) is just days away from a hell storm of death and sickness from C-19.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

24. There is a way to do this without postponing at 11th hour. He is a partisan hack

He and Georgia governor are previewing the idea of no elections going forward. Mark my words.

[Botany]

29. It was done @ the 11th hour because that was when the DeWine called the state of emergency in OH ...

... after being briefed by experts. The elections very soon might be the least of our concerns.

Just like many democratic governors did in their states too recently. DeWine was really scared @ his presser
yesterday. You could see the fear on his face.

[Demsrule86]

27. All Sanders supporters want the primary delayed so he can hang on when clearly he has lost...

And the price we may pay if Trump is reelected. Sanders should concede.

[Zambero]

31. Couple that with a vote-by-mail option and I would tend to agree

By delaying the scheduled vote it's not improbable that future in-person voting might be even more risky. There could be no better time than the present to move to vote-by-mail. The more universal the better. Would also be more equitable so that long lines at certain poll locations and transportation / parking issues no longer penalize those who choose to do their civic duty.

[Meadowoak]

33. Kentucky postponed their primary from May 19 until sometime in June.

[napi21]

34. That well may be, but THE NIGHT BEFORE THE VOTE ISN"T RIGHT! What the hell was he doing

yesterday, or last week? Things haven't changed since last week other than spreading to more people.

[onenote]

36. Seems like you haven't been paying attention to the rapidly evolving guidance

Not that long ago politicians restricting gatherings to 500, then 250, then 100, then 50, were being applauded here as doing the right thing. DeWine was being applauded for acknowledging that the situation was far far worse than Trump and his clown show was letting on. Now the guidance ranges from ten people to simply shut it down (Bay Area -- not exactly Republican stronghold). But now its a bad thing to listen to the experts?

More people will be disenfranchised if the election is held tomorrow than if it is delayed, since I would tackle my elderly aunt before I let her go out to vote. Or my immune compromised wife. Or my 70+ brother with a history of respiratory illness.

Sometimes this place can be so disappointing.

[Botany]

37. DeWine just called the state of emergency in OH on Sunday ... being one of the 1st states to ...

... close all bars, restaurants, and now gyms. Believe it or not by DeWine is listening to the
experts and is trying to do the right thing. The #s are just staggering.

I watched his presser and he was scared witless.

[Ohiogal]

38. I detest DeWine 99 percent of the time

But, in this case, he did the right thing.

Most of our poll workers are older retired folks. How would you like to sit there for 12 hours while everyone comes filing past you, touching pens, being too close.

Plus, there are still way too many people in Ohio who aren't taking this seriously. We have 50 cases, probably more by now, it goes up every day.

We are being informed that we'll still be able to vote through the first of June. So it's not like the election is being cancelled altogether, just moved ahead.

I have never voted for a Republican in my entire life .... I was for Warren until she dropped out and now I'm for Biden. I just don't see anything nefarious going on here.

[Sunsky]

40. No, he isn't eom.

[treestar]

41. Proportionate number of infections per state

14 days from now? Will show if Ohio has a lower rate due to non-voting.