Voter SUPPRESSION Screwed Bernie Sanders and Will Screw Dems in November if Left Unchecked

[Segami]

America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, appears on RT’s Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp to discuss the voter suppression tactics that have been at play in the past couple of months, and the impact it has had for both the Bernie Sanders campaign and democracy in general.

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[Segami]

1. The Clinton machine + DWS are working hard for your vote.....

but of course they are.....

[redstateblues]

2. Always the victim-always some conspiracy

Bernie just came up short- he made a good run. Maybe next time

[Snotcicles]

3. Like watching a chop shop on a fresh BMW arrival. nt

[sheshe2]

6. The Clinton Machine.

[Califonz]

4. GOP voters won't be suppressed

if Hillary is nominated. It will be like kicking a giant nest full of millions of Trump voting fire ants.

[CorkySt.Clair]

12. You're pretty scared of the Republicans, huh?

It's okay, we all get a little scared sometimes. Maybe these can help...

[Fumesucker]

34. Being "scared of Trump" is precisely the "we must unite behind Hillary or all is lost" rationale

[Aerows]

5. We have people on this very forum

that are justifying, even gloating, that there was no election fraud every time someone points out how bizarre the events and the NUMBER of them that have taken place in so many states during this Primary.

If the Primary is as bad as the GE, you can be sure the same things are going to happen all over again.

[creeksneakers2]

7. Contradiction here

Sanders supporters believe Hillary steals elections. They also say we need to nominate Bernie because Hillary will lose. If Hillary can steal elections, how can she lose?

[Aerows]

8. You know she has to win the GE, right?

Chew on that for a minute and look at history. Which party is favored by voter suppression, election fraud, and the myriad examples of each in nearly every state so far?

[creeksneakers2]

9. The Republicans own voter suppression

But you seem to think Hillary is great at stealing elections. Do you think the Republicans will out steal her?

[Aerows]

10. I do.

Historical facts back up my supposition.

[creeksneakers2]

11. Well, if they can outsteal Hillary

They would really outsteal Bernie. So we have a better chance with Hillary. At least she'll be in there stealing what she can.

[senz]

14. Well now Hillary supporters own it too.

[Tarc]

21. Unfortunately for the Bernster, we don't vote for president by caucus in the fall

He never would've had a chance.

[Samantha]

13. We learned for sure in 2000 Republicans can steal elections and in order to prevail over that

a politician must win with over a 7 percent margin. Bernie can do that; Hillary cannot.

Sam

[senz]

15. Sorry your excellent OP got an infestation, Segami.

But thanks for posting it.

[Armstead]

18. What is that green thing?

I've seen it in a lot of sig lines and have no idea what it means

[randome]

22. Is it a dancing green thing with wings and a red bow? I don't see it.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post. Yet.[/center][/font][hr]

[Armstead]

23. Yes...It is a dancing green thing with a bow

Kinda cute but annoying

[senz]

33. It's the Cthulhu kitty sig line image of a disappeared Bernie supporter

who went by the user name "beam me up scottie." Some of us are using it as we used LO0niX's bug.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280177542

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280178020

BMUS was a polite but ferocious fighter for Bernie who had an almost encyclopedic collection of links to either make her point or remind her opponent of their own hypocrisy. Hill supporters would visibly collapse under her unyielding persistent logic. It was an amazing thing to see. I also considered her a friend and miss her on a personal level.

Her profile shows her as "Active," but she never came back. Knowing how central DU was to her, I find it hard to believe that she would stay away by choice. Another commenter in this situation is cali -- again, I cannot imagine her staying way, especially lately, by choice.

Here's what I'm thinking:

1) Some popular "on review" DUers are never allowed back on but their status is changed to "active" to mollify their unhappy friends/fans/supporters

OR

2) They are put back to active status with some sort of threatening proviso that prevents them from ever posting again.

BMUS and cali were extremely effective online campaigners. Let us not forget which campaign is supporting administrator's family.

[Armstead]

35. I was wondering what happened to her

It would suck if her absence is involuntary....

[senz]

36. You didn't recognize her signature green skipping kitty?

[Armstead]

37. Oh I knew she had one, but I didn't realize it was unique to her...

[Segami]

20. Well, at least I got the lead off post....

[Jitter65]

16. You mean the voter indifference to registering in time to vote? nt

[YouDig]

17. Voter suppression helped Bernie greatly.

The only format where he did better than Hillary was voter-suppressing caucuses. Without caucuses, it would have been even more of a blowout than it already was.

It's a good thing he didn't get the nomination, because the general election won't be a caucus.

[NurseJackie]

19. Thank you!

[seabeyond]

24. Suppression hurt Clinton more than Sanders.

[justiceischeap]

25. I love how the conventional wisdom is that

voter suppression only hurts Sanders. Cause all suppressed voters have to be Sanders supporters, right? None of them would actually support Clinton, right?

[COLGATE4]

27. VINCE FOSTER. TRAVELGATE. WHITEWATER. BENGHAZI. MONICA.

Did I miss any?

[COLGATE4]

29. It's so nice - say it thrice. Benghazi!!

Me either. But first, let's just get this damned primary over so we can lose 98% of all the low post count sages who keep telling us that "it's not over yet- you just wait". Tiring beyond belief.

[Demsrule86]

38. I long for that day

I am so sick of the "Hillary won't have enough votes and I'll tell you why". Then they launch into the most ridiculous stuff.

[doc03]

30. OK Sanders supporters claim they will get Republican and independent votes.

The voter suppression is supposedly aimed at suppressing the black vote. If that is the case how did Hillary get all those votes from blacks and where the hell did all those Republican, Independent and white votes that should have voted for Sanders go to?