So much for all those Chicago Switcheroo scenarios! Political analysts will have to set aside months of speculation about a convention surprise, thanks to the DNC’s inability to research state deadlines for ballot access — and Ohio Democrats’ desire for foreign money in ballot-issue campaigns.
As Jazz noted earlier, the dream is over. Rather than wait for the convention to nominate Joe Biden as their presidential nominee, the DNC will hold a “virtual roll call” to nominate Biden in time for Ohio’s August 7 ballot deadline:
Democratic Party leaders said Tuesday that they would nominate President Biden for a second term in office via a virtual roll call of delegates to the party’s national convention, bypassing a glitch in Ohio law that had threatened to keep Mr. Biden off the November ballot in the state.
Ohio law requires all candidates to be legally certified by Aug. 7, but Mr….
