May 17th Primaries

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May 17th Primaries

Kentucky (Dems only) - first polls close at 6PM EST, all polls closed by 7PM EST

Oregon - polls close 10PM EST

No polling is available for either race.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Oregon is a closed primary too.

 

[Scoop]

Oregon is a closed primary too.

The "Dems only" part is to say that only Dems are voting in KY today.

 

[Jello Biafra]

The "Dems only" part is to say that only Dems are voting in KY today.

My bad.

 

[Jello Biafra]

This seems relevant to the day's proceedings.


Most Of Oregon’s Newly Registered Voters Won’t Be Able To Participate In The State’s Primary

For decades, Oregon has been at the forefront of making it easier to vote. Two decades ago, the state began offering each and every eligible resident the option to vote by mail. Oregon later became the first to conduct all its elections by mail. Then, in 2015, Oregon became the first state in the nation to automatically register voters every time they visit a Department of Motor Vehicles.

The new “Motor Voter” policy has added more than 67,000 new voters to the state’s voter rolls, and officials are hoping Tuesday’s primary will have record turnout. The new system has especially been a boon for young voters; since September, the number of registered voters between the ages of 18 and 29 has increased 21 percent.

Yet thousands of voters who received ballots in the mail over the past few weeks may have been surprised to learn they can’t cast a vote in the presidential primaries. Oregon operates closed primaries, meaning that only registered Democrats can decide between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and only registered Republicans can decide between Donald Drumpf and the ghosts of Ted Cruz and John Kasich, who have already bowed out of the race. Under the new DMV system, voters are automatically registered as “unaffiliated,” and later receive a form in the mail giving them the option to change their party affiliation or opt out entirely. The vast majority — 76 percent — did not take that extra step by the late April deadline, and thus can’t participate in the presidential primary. They will still be able to vote in some local races.

Tuesday’s closed primary is expected to once again hurt Sanders, whose appeal to Independent voters has been a major strength of his campaign, and who has repeatedly lost to Clinton in states where only registered Democrats can cast a ballot. The exclusion of Independents caused an uproar and a lawsuit in New York, and was a contributing factor to Arizona’s primary day chaos. Clinton won both states.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the sole sitting member of the Senate to endorse Sanders, told CNN on Monday: “A lot of the Independents who have been coming out to the Bernie rallies aren’t going to be able to vote. That’s unfortunate.”

A proposal to create an open primary went before Oregon voters in 2014, and was rejected by two-thirds of voters.

Read Full Story: Most Of Oregon’s Newly Registered Voters Won’t Be Able To Participate In The State’s Primary

 

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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the sole sitting member of the Senate to endorse Sanders, told CNN on Monday: “A lot of the Independents who have been coming out to the Bernie rallies aren’t going to be able to vote. That’s unfortunate.”




I'd be Surprised if Bernie lost Oregon but he lost NY.

 

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Thread updated with poll closing times. No polling has been done for today's races.

 

[GzUp]

 

[Scoop]

^Oregon projected to be a lot closer then you would think considering the state should be perfect for Bernie and how much Bernie dominated Washington to the North.

In Kentucky it's Louisville/Lexington blacks for Clinton vs. coal country whites for Sanders.

 

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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the sole sitting member of the Senate to endorse Sanders, told CNN on Monday: “A lot of the Independents who have been coming out to the Bernie rallies aren’t going to be able to vote. That’s unfortunate.”




I'd be Surprised if Bernie lost Oregon but he lost NY.

 

[Jello Biafra]

^Oregon projected to be a lot closer then you would think considering the state should be perfect for Bernie and how much Bernie dominated Washington to the North.

In Kentucky it's Louisville/Lexington blacks for Clinton vs. coal country whites for Sanders.

The coal country folks being for Bernie when he is way more hardline on coal (and fracking) than Hillary is pretty funny. And she won it in 2008 by a lot too.
I guess the same voting philosophy in West Virginia holds true in Kentucky: White Man >> White Woman >> Black Man.

 

[FAH1223]

 

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The coal country folks being for Bernie when he is way more hardline on coal (and fracking) than Hillary is pretty funny. And she won it in 2008 by a lot too.
I guess the same voting philosophy in West Virginia holds true in Kentucky: White Man >> White Woman >> Black Man.

It is odd. But so is blacks going for Hilltron when Sander's policies clearly benefit blacks more...

People don't always vote for who "benefits" them more. A lot of it is personality traits and other policies too.

 

[GhostoftheMan]

538 posting stomach articles because they're so bored with the primaries

 

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538 posting stomach articles because they're so bored with the primaries

Pretty sure 538 gave up after taking so many L's this season.