{"id":2146757,"date":"2024-01-11T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T21:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-attorney-general-accuses-national-democrats-of-voter-suppression-over-primary-decisions\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:52:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T21:52:16","slug":"new-hampshire-attorney-general-accuses-national-democrats-of-voter-suppression-over-primary-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-attorney-general-accuses-national-democrats-of-voter-suppression-over-primary-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"NH AG accuses national Dems of voter suppression in primary decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-hampshire-attorney-general-accuses-national-democrats-of-voter-suppression-over-primary-decisions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2146757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New Hampshire Attorney General Accuses National Democrats of Voter Suppression<\/h2>\n<p>New Hampshire Attorney\u2064 General John Formella is taking \u200bthe battle between national and state Democrats \u200cto a whole new level. He has accused them of voter\u200d suppression \u2064and has even sent\u2063 a cease-and-desist order.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFalsely\u200b telling New Hampshire voters\u200b that \u2064a New Hampshire \u200celection\u2063 is \u200b\u2018meaningless\u2019 violates New Hampshire \u200dvoter suppression laws,\u201d\u200b Assistant Attorney\u200c General Brendan O\u2019Donnell wrote to Minyon Moore and James Roosevelt, \u2062Jr, co-chairs of the DNC Rules \u200cand Bylaws \u2063Committee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The dispute stems from the \u200ddecision made by\u200d the\u2063 DNC Rules\u200d and Bylaws Committee last \u200byear to have South Carolina hold the party&#8217;s first-in-the-nation\u2064 primary instead of New \u2064Hampshire. Since then, New Hampshire has\u2064 been fighting \u200bto maintain its\u2064 primary status.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u200d rules set by the DNC, states\u2063 that break the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-planning-to-switch-from-democratic-to-independent-presidential-ticket-report\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. reportedly considering independent presidential run, leaving Democratic party.\">primary calendar order<\/a> can have their delegates \u2062cut by 50%, and candidates who campaign in those states will not receive any delegates. However, the New Hampshire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-publishes-heavily-edited-probe-of-exonerated-general\/\" title=\"Mexico Publishes Heavily Edited Probe of Exonerated General\">attorney general&#8217;<\/a>s office disagrees\u2063 with \u2062the national party&#8217;s \u200cassessment of the primary.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRegardless\u2062 of whether the DNC refuses to award delegates to the party\u2019s national convention based on\u2062 the results of the January 23, \u200c2024, New \u2064Hampshire democratic Presidential Primary\u200b Election, that election is \u200bnot \u2018meaningless,&#8217;\u201d O\u2019Donnell wrote. \u201cYour statements to the contrary \u2064are \u2063false, deceptive, and misleading.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The attorney general&#8217;s office has \u200cwarned the DNC to stop\u200c engaging in any conduct that would violate state law or face\u2062 further enforcement action.<\/p>\n<p>Despite President Joe Biden not appearing on the New\u200b Hampshire \u200bprimary ballot, New Hampshire Democrats are still expecting a significant voter turnout.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWell, \u2064it\u2019s safe to say\u2062 in New Hampshire, the DNC is \u2064less \u2062popular than the NY Yankees,\u201d New \u2062Hampshire Democratic Party \u2063Chairman Raymond \u200dBuckley said. \u201cState law requires\u200d the \u2062New \u200dHampshire Secretary of State to conduct the first-in-the-nation primary and he is going to follow the law \u2014 period. Nothing has changed, and we look forward to seeing a\u200d great Democratic\u2063 voter turnout on January 23rd.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democratic candidates Rep. Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson will be on the\u200d primary \u200bballot, and they have voiced their concerns\u200c about voter suppression in the 2024 \u2063Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2063fact that\u200b the president is not here,\u200d the fact that the Democratic Party is telling everybody this is meaningless, but yet they\u2019re\u2063 doing the write-in campaign and have a super PAC set up here, I think that \u2062is \u200ball \u2064you need to know,\u201d said\u2064 Rep. Dean\u2062 Phillips.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d Why do Democrats in New Hampshire \u200cbelieve that relocating the first-in-the-nation primary diminishes their state&#8217;s influence in\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-malcontents-eye-biden-harris-alternatives-but-few-names-emerge\/\" title=\"Democratic malcontents eye Biden-Harris alternatives, but few names emerge\">presidential nomination process<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ire Democrats\u2064 have been vocal about their disagreement with this decision, \u200bbelieving\u2063 that it diminishes\u2063 the influence of their state in the presidential nomination process. Attorney General Formella&#8217;s accusations of voter suppression come as part of \u2064this ongoing dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The cease-and-desist order sent by Attorney General Formella asserts that the actions \u2064of national Democrats \u2063in \u200ddescribing New Hampshire&#8217;s\u200d elections as\u2064 &#8220;meaningless&#8221; are in violation of the state&#8217;s voter suppression\u2063 laws. \u2062The claim is based on the\u200c belief that such\u200c statements \u200cmay \u2064deter residents of New \u200dHampshire from participating in the electoral process, therefore suppressing their voice in \u2064choosing their\u200b preferred \u2062candidates for office.<\/p>\n<p>This accusation highlights the deep division within the \u200dDemocratic Party, with state Democrats \u200din New\u2063 Hampshire feeling their concerns and opinions have been dismissed\u200d by the national\u2062 body. The decision to relocate the first-in-the-nation primary to South Carolina has triggered a sense of frustration \u200band disenfranchisement among\u200c New Hampshire Democrats,\u200b leading to this\u200b heated exchange\u2064 between Attorney General \u2062Formella and the national committee.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064dispute over the primary selection process underscores the power \u2062struggle \u2063within the \u200cDemocratic Party.\u200b While\u200d the\u200d national committee has the authority \u2064to determine the primary schedule, this\u200d decision has been met with strong resistance from New Hampshire Democrats,\u2063 who have \u200blong prided themselves \u200bon \u200btheir\u2062 role \u2064in the early stages of the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, New Hampshire has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-else-do-you-want-to-loot-sen-cruz-destroys-progressive-leader-over-elon-musk-attacks\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Else Do You Want To Loot?\u2019: Sen. Cruz Destroys Progressive Leader Over Elon Musk Attacks\">long-standing tradition<\/a> of grassroots politics \u2063and direct voter engagement. The\u2064 state&#8217;s smaller size \u2062allows for candidates to \u2063interact more closely \u2063with voters, giving them a unique opportunity to gauge\u2062 the sentiments and concerns of the electorate. By moving the first-in-the-nation primary to South Carolina,\u200b many New\u2064 Hampshire \u200dDemocrats\u200b feel that this crucial\u2064 aspect of the democratic process is being undermined.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Formella&#8217;s move\u2064 to accuse the national\u2063 Democrats of voter \u2064suppression is a \u200csignificant escalation of the dispute. It signals the determination\u200b of\u2062 New Hampshire Democrats to fight for their rightful place in the nomination \u2064process, asserting\u200d that \u200ctheir state and its voters\u2063 should not \u200bbe sidelined by decisions made at\u200c the national level.<\/p>\n<p>The legal ramifications of this accusation remain to be seen. \u200cHowever, the \u200bbroader implications of this\u200c conflict are likely \u200dto reverberate throughout the Democratic\u2063 Party, with the potential to impact the upcoming\u200c presidential nomination process. The rift between state and national Democrats in New Hampshire highlights the challenges faced by a party seeking\u200d unity and cohesive decision-making ahead of crucial\u200b elections.<\/p>\n<p>As the dispute continues, it is clear that New Hampshire \u2064Democrats are resolute in\u2062 their stance. Attorney General Formella&#8217;s \u200ccease-and-desist \u2063order\u200d demonstrates their determination \u200dto protect the \u2064rights of voters in their state and to ensure that\u2062 their voices are heard in the democratic process. Whether this accusation holds legal ground or not, it underscores the\u2064 deep divisions\u200b within the Democratic Party and\u2063 the \u2064ongoing struggle for control and influence in the nomination process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire AG, John Formella, escalates the legal clash with national and state Democrats, alleging voter suppression and issuing a cease-and-desist order. 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