primary question

[echo4747]

Re: Florida primary

If Rubio decides to pull out of the race before the 3/15 primary. What happens to all of the votes he has rec'd from early voting? Will those who voted for him be able to vote again?

 

[ivwshane]

They are lost and I'd bet he'd have a bunch of really unhappy people.

 

[echo4747]

They are lost and I'd bet he'd have a bunch of really unhappy people.

I think there is a possibility that he may give it up. He may be interested in running for Fla governor and it would look bad if he loses his home state to Trump

 

[MomentsofSanity]

He won't drop out. He's been very vocal again today that it won't happen. Painted himself into a corner now.

 

[Jaskalas]

He won't drop out. He's been very vocal again today that it won't happen. Painted himself into a corner now.

As I understand it Florida "rules" wouldn't let him run for both President and Senator. So the whole "painted himself into a corner" is not to be underestimated.

 

[nageov3t]

he'll still be on the ballot and if he wins any delegates, they'll still be pledged to him unless he formally releases them.

 

[MongGrel]

Have my mail in myself still, but haven't filled it out yet.

Things like this are one of the reasons I do not vote too early, a lot of the time I just fill it out and have the wife drop it in the box there when she goes in to vote.

She still likes to walk in herself.

 

[Indus]

As I understand it Florida "rules" wouldn't let him run for both President and Senator. So the whole "painted himself into a corner" is not to be underestimated.

Yes but Florida has a governor till 2018. They hold their election in midterm years. I think the rule might have been for the same year.

 

[allisolm]

Re: Florida primary

If Rubio decides to pull out of the race before the 3/15 primary. What happens to all of the votes he has rec'd from early voting? Will those who voted for him be able to vote again?

How about votes for all those who have already withdrawn? The Republican primary ballot in our county allows you to vote for any of these:
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
John R. Kasich
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald J. Trump

and the Democratic ballot allows you to vote for any of these:
Hillary Clinton
Martin O'Malley
Bernie Sanders

 

[Meghan54]

How about votes for all those who have already withdrawn? The Republican primary ballot in our county allows you to vote for any of these:
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
John R. Kasich
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald J. Trump

and the Democratic ballot allows you to vote for any of these:
Hillary Clinton
Martin O'Malley
Bernie Sanders

Dunno about the Dem. delegates, but the Repub. delegates are mostly treated one of two ways.

From what I understand, the delegates can move into the national convention uncommitted, as is the case with superdelegates. In short, they can then cast their vote for whomever they want.

Or, the delegates can also wait to see if the candidate they're bound to endorses someone. For example, if Bush chooses to back a candidate, his four delegates may choose to fold into that candidate's delegate pool. But they're not bound to whomever Bush endorses.


At least, that's my understanding.

 

[Fern]

Re: Florida primary

If Rubio decides to pull out of the race before the 3/15 primary. What happens to all of the votes he has rec'd from early voting? Will those who voted for him be able to vote again?

The votes still count. In some earlier primaries I noticed vote totals being displayed for candidates who had already dropped out. I think 'dropping out' of the race is more of a symbolic thing than legal. I.e., ballots must be printed up well before the election. The candidates must apply and pay their fee well before the election is held. If you 'drop out' you aren't getting your money back; you're still legally in the race.

No, cannot vote again.

Fern

 

[werepossum]

Dunno about the Dem. delegates, but the Repub. delegates are mostly treated one of two ways.

From what I understand, the delegates can move into the national convention uncommitted, as is the case with superdelegates. In short, they can then cast their vote for whomever they want.

Or, the delegates can also wait to see if the candidate they're bound to endorses someone. For example, if Bush chooses to back a candidate, his four delegates may choose to fold into that candidate's delegate pool. But they're not bound to whomever Bush endorses.

At least, that's my understanding.

That's true IFF the candidate drops out of the race. Generally speaking, candidates don't drop out anymore, at least if they have any influence at all to peddle. They suspend their campaigns, which allows them to continue to raise money (their campaigns are usually in debt) and still play kingmaker light with their remaining cash and pledged delegates.

Going to be a very interesting convention.

 

[Jhhnn]

Going to be a very interesting convention.

Oh yes, there will be blood I suspect. Lots of blood. An epic spectacle.

 

[DrPizza]

Florida is a winner take all - the delegates aren't divided up. There are 99 delegates at stake. If the GOP establishment thinks that they can prop up Rubio, and get him a 1st place finish in Florida, then they're going to keep him in the race, whether he wants to or not. Trump winning Florida would give him a huge delegate lead. And, current polling shows Trump ahead of Rubio in Florida. It appears that if Cruz and Kasich dropped out, in a head to head match, Rubio would have a better chance. And in other states, if Rubio dropped out, Cruz would have a better chance. And in Ohio, if Rubio and Cruz dropped out, Kasich would have a chance.

And, it's funny. Trump is getting that 30-40% of the votes, and very few others want to vote for him. But, since the other 60-70% is getting divided by 3 other candidates, he's going to win Florida (99 delegates), and he's going to win Ohio (66 more candidates). As long as Rubio AND Cruz are still in it, he benefits by having the "anyone but Trump" vote split.