Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
My cat
can beat
up your
MAGAT
At the very
least,
25_47
He’s
delusional!
least,
25_47
He’s
delusional!
Your
cat
loves me
more
cat
loves me
more
I
got
your
nose
I got
your
nose
got
your
nose
I got
your
nose
Give me all
of your
giggles!
Give me
all of your
cookies!
Now!
of your
giggles!
Give me
all of your
cookies!
Now!
Something
pithy
this way
comes
Fuck
that
noise
pithy
this way
comes
Fuck
that
noise
Check out
all the stickies
on Grovelbot's
Big Board!
all the stickies
on Grovelbot's
Big Board!
Vermont GOP votes to back Trump, waiving rule against supporting candidates convicted of felonies
https://vtdigger.org/2024/06/28/vermont-gop-votes-to-back-trump-waiving-rule-against-supporting-candidates-convicted-of-felonies/Vermont GOP votes to back Trump, waiving rule against supporting candidates convicted of felonies
The Vermont Republican Party’s executive committee conducted its vote this week in a closed-door meeting, despite saying earlier this month that it would hold off until after the Republican National Convention in July.
By Sarah Mearhoff
June 28, 2024, 4:31 pm
The Vermont Republican Party is standing by former President Donald Trump.
According to a Thursday evening press release from the party, its executive committee on Wednesday night voted by “a narrow margin” to excuse Trump from a state party rule that prohibits it from supporting candidates who have been convicted of a felony.
As written in the party’s bylaws, the Vermont GOP “will not support or promote any candidate for elective office who … is a convicted felon.”
A subsection of the rule allows the party’s 14-member executive committee, by majority vote, to exempt a specific candidate from the prohibition under undefined “extenuating circumstances.”
[...]
The Vermont Republican Party’s executive committee conducted its vote this week in a closed-door meeting, despite saying earlier this month that it would hold off until after the Republican National Convention in July.
By Sarah Mearhoff
June 28, 2024, 4:31 pm
The Vermont Republican Party is standing by former President Donald Trump.
According to a Thursday evening press release from the party, its executive committee on Wednesday night voted by “a narrow margin” to excuse Trump from a state party rule that prohibits it from supporting candidates who have been convicted of a felony.
As written in the party’s bylaws, the Vermont GOP “will not support or promote any candidate for elective office who … is a convicted felon.”
A subsection of the rule allows the party’s 14-member executive committee, by majority vote, to exempt a specific candidate from the prohibition under undefined “extenuating circumstances.”
[...]
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
