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basselope

(2,565 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 06:05 PM May 2016

Clinton Supporter Attacks Sanders supporter at registration drive.

Completely sensationalized thread title.. but here is the actual underlying story.

My wife was doing voter registration drive this morning. They had Bernie signs, Bernie flyers, she was wearing Bernie pins, etc..

A Clinton supporter came storming up to her (cell phone in hand) screaming that they were not allowed to do this.

"Not allowed to do what"? My wife asked.

The Clinton supporter explained that they were not allowed to advocate for a particular candidate while doing a registration drive and ordered them to leave before calling the authorities. My wife, knowing the rules (and being married to an ex-lawyer) explained to her... Yes, you can. You are not allowed to change someone's registration or not allow them to register b/c they are not voting for the candidate you support, but you are absolutely allowed to have Bernie Sanders signs and wear pins while collecting voter registrations forms.

The Clinton supporter became louder and louder threatening to "call the authorities", which my wife welcomed her to do.

The Clinton supporter stormed around angry for a little while before stomping off into the distance, while the Bernie supporters continued to register voters.

Hundreds of new voters brought in today.. all going out in today's mail!

YAY!

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Clinton Supporter Attacks Sanders supporter at registration drive. (Original Post) basselope May 2016 OP
Who are the authorities?? DUH !!! pangaia May 2016 #1
Perhaps she meant Eric Cartman Fairgo May 2016 #3
I think Hilliary needs to apologize Perogie May 2016 #2
Hillary must get conrol of her supporters! tk2kewl May 2016 #7
This Citizen Feels Clinton Supporters Are Clearly Unhinged - Time To Start Wearing The Chain Mail cantbeserious May 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog May 2016 #5
Maybe should post this Worried senior May 2016 #6
Good idea! Duval May 2016 #8
I still listen Worried senior May 2016 #13
OMG! She threw her cell phone at you! RoccoR5955 May 2016 #9
Yes, someone said cell phones were thrown GreatGazoo May 2016 #16
Threats and Intimidation DI Freighter Watcher May 2016 #10
K&R nt silvershadow May 2016 #11
This type of behavior starts at the top. Clinton clearly needs to get a grip on her out of control mhatrw May 2016 #12
OMG!!!! VIOLENCE!!! QC May 2016 #14
There is such a disconnect with those people arikara May 2016 #15
I guess they forgot Bill and his bullhorn felix_numinous May 2016 #17
 

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)
7. Hillary must get conrol of her supporters!
Sat May 21, 2016, 06:43 PM
May 2016

Denounce their penchant for violence.

She might even consider bringing them to heel.

Response to basselope (Original post)

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)
6. Maybe should post this
Sat May 21, 2016, 06:38 PM
May 2016

on Stephanie Miller's FB page since she believes the Hillary people never cause any problems.

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)
13. I still listen
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:39 AM
May 2016

and I don't know why because I am really pissed off the way she acts.

When she had someone on there supporting Bernie she carries on and on about how much better Hillary is doing.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
9. OMG! She threw her cell phone at you!
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:47 PM
May 2016

How outrageously violent! She might have put an eye out or something. This violence must stop. All Hilliary supporters are like this and should just back off. Hilliary needs to control her supporters better, and not advocate for such violence. They shouldn't be throwing cell phones at people!



(I know that she didn't throw her cell phone at you, but it's just like the chairs. Why not boost it up, so as to make them look bad too?)

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
16. Yes, someone said cell phones were thrown
Sun May 22, 2016, 04:32 PM
May 2016

(this what I learned from Ralston and AP...just repeat the lie but add "someone said" at the beginning and bingo it's true!)

10. Threats and Intimidation
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:59 PM
May 2016

Wasn't Debbie Wasserman Schultz all over mainstream media accusing the Bernie people in Nevada of threats and Intimidation? So who is doing what?
Thanks for your hard work, keep FEELING THE BERN!

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)
12. This type of behavior starts at the top. Clinton clearly needs to get a grip on her out of control
Sun May 22, 2016, 08:35 AM
May 2016

supporters, or better yet just leave the race gracefully!

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