Voters Outraged as Media Accused of Falsely, Preemptively Crowning Clinton

[Lodestar]

"Shame on you AP! Superdelegates don't vote until the convention," tweeted documentary filmmaker Josh Fox. "Story of Clinton nomination is false and aims to suppress voters."

The Bernie Sanders campaign and progressives across the nation expressed mixtures of frustration and contempt Monday night after major news outlets—following declarations by the Associated Press and NBC News—ignored the explicit instructions about how primary delegates should be tallied and declared that Hillary Clinton has won the nomination of the Democratic Party.

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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/06/voters-outraged-media-accused-falsely-preemptively-crowning-clinton

[highprincipleswork]

1. I agree. So let's make sure that we and others like us all vote today. And keep on keeping on.

[d_legendary1]

2. From the people who brought us a fight at the Nevada Convention

I've officially removed the AP app from my phone. Fuck them. At this point they're no different than Fixed News.

[geek tragedy]

3. it's possible to be angry at what the AP did but also blow it out of proportion

Clinton is going to lock up the nomination tonight. So it's a matter of a news media outlet jumping the gun by 24 hours.

[Ace Rothstein]

10. Yeah, the meltdown on here is almost embarrassing.

Nobody will even be talking about this next week at this time.

[arely staircase]

4. Yeah the dozens or so who read/write for common greens. nt

[TwilightZone]

5. So, "documentary filmmaker Josh Fox" doesn't know how the process works.

Or this is his first rodeo.

That's fine. It doesn't change anything.

[MFM008]

6. NBC election desk guy

Said it didn't matter what any of the candidates wanted they were going to call it.

[Surya Gayatri]

9. "We don't listen to the campaigns, we just do the math"~John Lapinski-NBC Elections Chief

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107159091

Maddow's interview of him was very informative.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. In November, these same methods will be used to suppress Democrats by the GOP-owned media.

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I am dumbfounded by the people who supported voter disenfranchisement, voter registration delays, same-day voter registration, and the media methods that occurred this primary season--just to get "their" candidate elected.


Mark my word, as in the past--these same methods will be used against Democrats in November.


So while some people here were cheering on these methods during the primary season, they will resurface again.

I get to sit back and watch those happy campers all of a sudden bitch and moan about the election being stolen.



The media controls the messaging in this election, and they will guide "their" candidate to victory.


Let's just hope "their" candidates are Democrats.


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[Maedhros]

8. Pshaw! As if voters matter.

Sadly, not