Sanders Campaign Manager Admittedly Doesn't Know the Caucus Rules

[NCTraveler]

"but Weaver, who admitted he wasn’t familiar with the rules"

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/sanders-campaign-cites-alarming-signs-clinton-020552922.html

Seems the rules are small ball and below his title. Also seems he is way out of tune with the current actions of his own campaign.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Mark Penn didn't know the rules in '08.

The Clinton campaign whined that caucuses were mean to Hillary in '08.

[NCTraveler]

5. Awesome.

And yes, I think the current primary system is flawed. But it has to do with oppression, not Clinton.

[Live and Learn]

2. And that would bother you because???? nt

[NCTraveler]

3. Pretty sure I'm not going with bothered. Lol. Nt

[Live and Learn]

9. Then why bother posting it? I think Tuesday will show that he has done a fine job. nt

[NCTraveler]

11. You only post about things that bother you?

I think that would be a strange rule for posting. I guess it shows the op bothers you if using the metric you outlined.

[Live and Learn]

13. Answering a question with a question. Interesting. nt

[brooklynite]

4. ...but his Iowa Director does

Sanders state director Robert Becker had no problem encouraging staff and volunteers to exploit the Iowa caucus system in 2008, when he was Bill Richardson’s state director here. Stephen Cassidy, who came to Iowa as a Richardson volunteer shortly before the 2008 caucuses, shot this video of Becker’s pep talk for staff and volunteers the morning of caucus day. - See more at:

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/2016/01/30/how-the-iowa-caucuses-work-part-3-democratic-caucus-math/#sthash.5o6j7pcY.dpuf

[R B Garr]

6. Proof that all they need to do is malign Clinton somehow

to start their phone outrage machine.

It obviously doesn't matter whether it's true since he can't distinguish because he admits he doesn't know the rules.

[uponit7771]

19. +1

[RobertEarl]

7. Bet you don't know how your car works

But you still drive it.

Weaver has a bit more to think about than Iowa rules. He has people in Iowa that do.

[murielm99]

10. That analogy only works if your job description is

"auto mechanic."

[NCTraveler]

12. I absolutely know many important fundamentals about my car.

Rules if you will.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Hillary claimed to not know what "wipe a server" meant, but she's enough of an expert on encryption

to call for a "Manhattan Project" to make sure Apple Customers can't encrypt their iphones.

[jillan]

16. Touche'

[NCTraveler]

18. Weaver admits he doesn't know the rules to the caucus.

Bring on the server. Lol

[Warren DeMontague]

20. Lots of donors in Silicon Valley, and about 3 Million people live in the South Bay alone.

Hillary might want to listen to them, if she wants to win.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151206/15361233004/hillary-clinton-doubles-down-her-attack-silicon-valley-wants-solution-encryption-clampdown-free-speech.shtml

I don't know how many people actually care about the arcane rules of the Iowa caucuses, honestly.

[TCJ70]

8. He's probably not familiar with the rules surrounding caucus manipulation...

...that's Clinton territory. Maybe he should call them?

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. Exactly. I don't think Iowans take kindly to being manipulated by politicians. They take their First

-in-the-nation caucus very seriously. Her sleazy shenanigans are going to blow up in her face. Can't win legitimately? Lie, cheat and steal. Iowans aren't going to appreciate that.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[rbrnmw]

17. he may not know but Devine does

this isn't his first national campaign

[passiveporcupine]

21. OFFS

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I'm sure there are plenty of people there who can help him figure it out, like Tad Devine, who is a senior advisor. He knows all the campaign and caucus rules.