The Democrat National Committee (DNC) is pissed at New Hampshire Democrats. The locals have been acting like votes Democrats cast on our Jan 23rd primary will mean something. The DNC has demanded they stop and the manner in which they’ve done that violates the state’s voter suppression law.
Here is the DNC’s Letter to the New Hampshire State Democrat Party.
Plenty of Dems on the NH Primary Ballot
There will be about 20 Democrats on the Jan 23rd primary ballot, but no Joe Biden, and as far as the DNC is concerned, none of this counts. It’s not sanctioned and, from their perspective, is meaningless. But by demanding this be advertised, they’ve tripped over New Hampshire State law.
This is hilarious because the DNC is right. As a private corporation, it can set its own rules and schedules and define the terms of engagement. The Democrat “primary” in New Hampshire is – to them – meaningless. Nothing about the outcome will have any effect on how the DNC pretends to practice Democracy in pursuit of its nominee.
The DNC has complete control over what their primary means, but they cannot tell voters not to show up.
But the NH AG is also right. This is still a real election with real candidates, and you cannot actively insist voters not participate. The DNC is breaking the law and demanded that the the State Party do the same.
The AG is watching. If the DNC or NHDP do anything that looks like vote suppression, they’ll bring the full weight of the state to bear to prevent election meddling and voter suppression. Whatever that means, which typically isn’t much, but in this instance, I think the AG would be looking to draw blood (as in large fines).
Here’s the full letter from the AG demanding the DNC cease and desist.
NH AG Letter to NDC voter suppression