vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 22 hours agoDemocrat Who Dropped Out Still Beat Republican in Deep Trump Countrynewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down11
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minus-squarelepthesr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·20 hours agoWas he still on the ballot or was this write in?
minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 hours agoDon’t know about this specific case. But IIRC it is quite normal to have a deadline last chance to withdraw, related to when the ballots are printed. So he likely informally withdrew, but not officially as far as the rules are concerned.
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·19 hours agoI don’t see it in the article, but he stepped away pretty late, so I imagine he was still on the ballot.
minus-squareAreaKode@riskeratspizza.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·18 hours agoHe dropped out for medical reasons. But now that he’s won, he’s taking the job!
minus-squareSpinItBetter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·55 minutes agoThe job comes with great medical benefits so if I were in his situation I would go for it too.
Was he still on the ballot or was this write in?
Don’t know about this specific case. But IIRC it is quite normal to have a deadline last chance to withdraw, related to when the ballots are printed. So he likely informally withdrew, but not officially as far as the rules are concerned.
I don’t see it in the article, but he stepped away pretty late, so I imagine he was still on the ballot.
He dropped out for medical reasons. But now that he’s won, he’s taking the job!
The job comes with great medical benefits so if I were in his situation I would go for it too.