Judge Rejects Bid To Force Florida Democratic Primary

Politico reports:

A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid to require Florida Democrats to hold a presidential primary in March. Florida’s Democratic primary was scuttled because President Joe Biden was the lone candidate certified to state election officials. It was a decision that rankled other Democrats, including Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) who is challenging Biden and called it “intentional disenfranchisement.”

Tampa attorney Michael Steinberg challenged the decision and asked U.S. District Court Judge Allen Winsor to force the state to hold a primary that would feature Biden and Phillips as well as spiritual author Marianne Williamson and progressive Cenk Uygur. After an hourlong hearing earlier this week on his lawsuit Steinberg said he would push to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court if the high court agrees to take it up.

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