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RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:21 AM May 2016

"Bernie cheated in Oregon! Fraud fraud fraud!! Establishment corruption! Arrrggggg!!!!"

See how SILLY such claims are?

Bernie didn't cheat in Oregon anymore than Hillary "cheated" ANYWHERE else.

Bernie got more votes in Oregon and in the other states he has won, and Hillary has gotten more votes in the states she has won, such as Kentucky last night.

Hillary wins the MATH in this primary. 3 million more popular votes. Nearly 300 more pledged delegates.
Bernie simply can not catch up. Sorry, but those are the cold hard facts, as inconvenient as they may be for some.

No fraud. No cheating. No wild-eyed conspiracies. None of that delusional foolishness. Just voters and math.

The choice will be Hillary or the insane creepy racist Trump. If you are actually "progressive" then the choice couldn't be clearer. It's the ultimate no brainer.

Forget super delegates. Hillary wins on POPULAR VOTES and PLEDGED DELEGATES.

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"Bernie cheated in Oregon! Fraud fraud fraud!! Establishment corruption! Arrrggggg!!!!" (Original Post) RBInMaine May 2016 OP
BS OP. There is no news out of Oregon claiming fraud. There was news out of Iowa, Illinois, merrily May 2016 #1
Your wild-eyed conspiracy theories are utter nonsense. ENOUGH of it! RBInMaine May 2016 #2
"Conspiracy theory" is a CIA invented and "weaponized" term to stop questioning. Using it s merrily May 2016 #5
Seriously Stryguy May 2016 #16
Yes, the false narrative Arneoker May 2016 #3
Nowhere near as ridiculous that everything in the primaries and caucuses has been on the up and up. merrily May 2016 #6
There's so much wrong with this OP it is hard to know where to begin. silvershadow May 2016 #4
Don't forget Massachusetts glad hand gate merrily May 2016 #7
Didn't Bill occupy polling places on two different states? I forget now the other one... silvershadow May 2016 #8
Dunno. He went to three or four POLLING places in Massachusetts. Lawsuit is pending. merrily May 2016 #11
No rules broken according to the official ruling. More crazy conspiracy theories. RBInMaine May 2016 #10
What "official ruling" are you on about? Something a Democrat who endorsed Hillary said to media merrily May 2016 #13
What's wrong with your argument is a lack of MATH and continued conspiracy theory nonsense. RBInMaine May 2016 #9
I didn't say "rigged". You did. The three million more votes don't mean squat. It is the silvershadow May 2016 #12
Do you have any idea how deeply flawed the logic underpinning this OP is? Bonobo May 2016 #14
What a load of crap. your feeble attempt at humor is a big FAIL! hobbit709 May 2016 #15
Rigged By Jeff Merkely! nt Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #17

merrily

(45,251 posts)
1. BS OP. There is no news out of Oregon claiming fraud. There was news out of Iowa, Illinois,
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:32 AM
May 2016

Arizona, NY and Nevada indicating chicanery and/or incompetence.


Take your massive false equivalency and false narrative and store them somewhere.

 

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
2. Your wild-eyed conspiracy theories are utter nonsense. ENOUGH of it!
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:35 AM
May 2016

No sooner had Hillary won Kentucky last night, Bernie folks started more crazy conspiracy theories about the Sec. of State stealing the election for her. My goodness, does it ever end?

Hillary has won what she has won fairly, and so has Bernie. So enough of the delusional nonsense.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
5. "Conspiracy theory" is a CIA invented and "weaponized" term to stop questioning. Using it s
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:43 AM
May 2016

speaks volumes, none of it good. You should consider not using it anymore. And, btw, labeling something a conspiracy theory neither rebuts nor disproves a thing.

When people start tweeting about crap going down in their caucus or primary, they have no idea who will win or lose it.

Your statement that Hillary has won fairly will convince no one. Your fellow Hillary supporters already believe it or pretend to and Sanders' supporters know better.

But back to your massively false equivalency......

Arneoker

(375 posts)
3. Yes, the false narrative
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:35 AM
May 2016

That Bernie is losing due fraud as opposed to Hillary winning more votes in primary elections is ridiculous!

merrily

(45,251 posts)
6. Nowhere near as ridiculous that everything in the primaries and caucuses has been on the up and up.
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:44 AM
May 2016
 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
4. There's so much wrong with this OP it is hard to know where to begin.
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:40 AM
May 2016

Popular votes have NOTHING to do with it. It is the delegate count that matters.
There was Bonnie and Clyde's Great Coast to Coast Disenfranchisement Tour.
There was Debbie-gate.
There was the early and sustained collusion between the DLC and the HRC campaign. (I say DLC because it appears we no longer have a functioning DNC).
Finally, until she reaches the magic number, the race continues. If she doesn't reach that magic number before convention, the delegates will have a very serious decision to make.

All of this has been explained, over and over.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
8. Didn't Bill occupy polling places on two different states? I forget now the other one...
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:47 AM
May 2016

maybe Pennsylvania?

merrily

(45,251 posts)
11. Dunno. He went to three or four POLLING places in Massachusetts. Lawsuit is pending.
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:51 AM
May 2016

In Boston, the Mayor accompanied him and the two of them walked the line INSIDE a polling place and chatted up people standing on line to vote.

Secretary of state is being sued too. So, that means Massachusetts taxpayers, such as I, will be footing the fucking bill for the Clinton'S thinking they should be able to do anything they want wherever they want.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
13. What "official ruling" are you on about? Something a Democrat who endorsed Hillary said to media
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:56 AM
May 2016

the same day, with no investigation?

A lawsuit was filed against Bill and the Secretary of State and is still pending.

BTW, my seeing Bill at the polls is not a conspiracy theory. It's neither a conspiracy nor a theory. Nor is it crazy. '

If you're going to insist on using that dumbass RW term, at least use it correctly. Not that there is a correct use of dumbass term, but at least try to use it the same way the CIA intended.

 

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
9. What's wrong with your argument is a lack of MATH and continued conspiracy theory nonsense.
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:48 AM
May 2016

Your side keeps talking about a "rigged" situation in this primary cycle. BULLSHIT! Hillary and the DNC didn't "rig" the three million more votes she has received. (And please, tell me that you wouldn't be talking about popular votes if Bernie was ahead by three million votes. On principle, they most definitely matter.)

Next, she is ahead by nearly three hundred pledged delegates. When all is said and done on June 7th, she will either have all the pledged delegates she needs or will be VERY close. If she has significantly more pledged delegates, and nearly all needed by the rules, along with millions more popular votes, then of course she should and WILL be the nominee, just as you would be saying if the situation was exactly reversed in favor of Bernie.

The wild-eyed and endless conspiracy theories need to end, plain and simple. They are delusional foolishness.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
12. I didn't say "rigged". You did. The three million more votes don't mean squat. It is the
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:56 AM
May 2016

delegate count that is the ONLY thing that matters. I wouldn't be talking about popular votes, because they DON"T MATTER. I learned this in 2000, and I've dismissed them ever since as pure nonsense. There is no principle there to hang your hat on. We don't vote on principles, we vote on laws and party rules. There is NO WAY to know yet who might arrive in Philly with more pledged delegates at this point. That is a long way off yet. Finally, no amount of fanciful wishful thinking and embellished prose will make anything true your side writes about "conspiracy theories", or such. I lived through this horrid primary, the Great Coast to Coast Disenfranchisement Tour, and I'll be damned if you're gonna erase it from my memory or from history. It is all documented, much of it on video. The news media may have a memory hole, but real life doesn't.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
14. Do you have any idea how deeply flawed the logic underpinning this OP is?
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:57 AM
May 2016

My guess is no, you do not.

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