__looking_for_things t1_j0rzvin wrote on December 18, 2022 at 11:43 PM

Reply to comment by CrassostreaVirginica in Leon Benjamin wins GOP nomination in Virginia 4th District race by CrassostreaVirginica

Conceding is not required for the winner to win. It's theatre to concede rather than having any legal meaning or impact on the race.

They likely used RCV because he may have been the best choice presented. They did the same for Amanda Chase to make sure she didn't win the nomination iirc.

MagicPanda703 t1_j0sy80c wrote on December 19, 2022 at 4:17 AM

Conceding is required for a healthy democracy. Republicans think they can call any election they lose “stolen”- which happens to be all of them, these days

__looking_for_things t1_j0t8oj5 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 6:01 AM

But am I incorrect in stating that conceding is not required by law? The winner is the person who wins the most votes per the law. So the act of conceding doesn't legally impact the election. Many candidates do not actually concede, particularly in small, local elections, mostly because no one is listening.

I'm not stating anything about if the candidate should concede, I'm just saying they aren't required to.

freetimerva t1_j0u2l5z wrote on December 19, 2022 at 12:41 PM

Probably correct. But when the republican party has a history of calling elections stolen without any evidence to support the claim... it's suddenly become an important distinction between those who value democracy and those who want to dismantle it.

pchnboo t1_j0sjag0 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 2:12 AM

I got blocked by John Mcguire’s FB page for being outraged on his behalf regarding their Convention to nominate the 7th district Congressional candidate. I guess a Dem protesting voter suppression on your behalf is too much. The gem was that their post was about being suppressed!!