Montco Committee Members Face Expulsion For Supporting Undendorsed Dems. But By Opting For An Open Primary, They Are Free To Choose Sides In Cappelletti-Leach Row.
Delco Endorses Cappelletti, But Unlike Montco, Their Bylaws Don’t Include A “Loyalty Test.”
Leach Fans in Haverford And Radnor Won’t Risk Being Disciplined For Working On His Campaign.
Unlike the Montco Democratic Committee (MCDC), whose bylaws forbid members from supporting an unendorsed Democrat running against an endorsed Democrat, the Delaware County Democratic Committee’s (DCDC) bylaws only restrict its members from supporting candidates “opposed to the Democratic Party.”
Therefore, even though DCDC endorsed Amanda Cappelletti last week for the 17th District State Senate Race, the 47 Haverford and Radnor Democratic Committee members who chose Daylin Leach as their first choice at the endorsement meeting, are free to work as hard as they want on his behalf, [Edit -provided that they don’t circulate any campaign literature or sample ballot designed to imply an endorsement by the DCDC or any Municipal Democratic Committee, when such endorsement has not been given or has been given to another candidate.]
The primary is on April 28.
Re Elect Daylin Leach
“Therefore, even though DCDC endorsed Amanda Cappelletti last week for the 17th District State Senate Race, the 47 Haverford and Radnor Democratic Committee members who chose Daylin Leach as their first choice at the endorsement meeting, are free to work as hard as they want on his behalf. ”
This is simply NOT TRUE. Reread Article III, Section 3 (e) again.
See edit. It thought that was understood, but now I’ve made it explicit.