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May 3, 2016

WA state: Pierce County did this yesterday!

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/4hekix/pierce_county_wa_caucus_passes_amazing_amendment/

Pierce County, WA Caucus passes amazing amendment - if superdelegates don't vote for the person who won majority of vote, they lose funding.



ETA : that looks better!
April 26, 2016

One address, how many companies?

Good old Deleware
http://theantimedia.org/trump-hillary-share-delaware-address/

As it turns out, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump share something pertinent in common, after all — a tax haven cozily nested inside the United States.
This brick-and-mortar, nondescript two-story building in Wilmington, Delaware would be awfully crowded if its registered occupants — 285,000 companies — actually resided there. What’s come to be known as the “Delaware loophole” — the unassuming building at 1209 North Orange Street — has become, as the Guardian described, “famous for helping tens of thousands of companies avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in tax.”


Sometimes, Facebook feeds give you a little pot of gold.
April 18, 2016

Tacoma caucus still going at midnight

https://www.facebook.com/groups/238295246519130/


Lisa Wierzbicki Sinclair
12 mins · Tacoma, WA, United States
Still. Here. We've been moved to the parking lot. Jason Lee Middle School kicked us out.
April 11, 2016

New Video from Peace House

They went to a Trump rally in t-shirts that read Muslims for Trump. The video talks about our fears and the realities of how we got sold down the river by the establishment. There is a brief mention of Sanders at the end.

Beautifully done.


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April 10, 2016

WA Delegates and alternates..you should be getting emails about next step

They will be from someone you have never heard of. But will have your precinct number in the address

Dear Delegate or Alternate,

Your next step in the Presidential delegate selection process is to
attend the *** Legislative District Caucus on Sunday, April 17
at
Place where they are holding the caucus

Registration will open at 12:00 noon.

The Call to Order to start the Caucus will be at 1 PM.

There will be a voluntary registration fee of $10 for all delegates
and alternates to the District Caucus. Payment of this fee shall NOT
be a condition of participation or election.

Delegates and Alternates and registered voters in the ** Legislative
District who declare themselves to be Democrats may participate in the
caucus until the adoption of the first Credentials Report. After
that, only seated delegates and alternates seated for absent or
disqualified delegates shall have voice and vote.

Directions to place where the caucus will be held.

The purpose of this meeting is to elect delegates and alternates by
Presidential preference or uncommitted to the 8th and 9th
Congressional District Caucuses on Saturday, May 21, 2016 and the
State Democratic Convention in Tacoma on the weekend of June 17­ to
19, 2016. We will elect 26 delegates and 13 alternates from the 9th
Congressional District and 7 delegates and 3 alternates from the 8th
Congressional District. The elected delegates will be half male, half
female, and allocated amongst the Presidential candidate or
Uncommitted preferences that reach the 15% threshold of support at the
LD caucus.

The delegate selection process is set forth in the Proposed Rules of
the Caucus that are part of this mailing. Please read the Proposed
Rules for a full understanding of the process; these are availale here:

will have url to your precinct site

Anyone wishing to run for delegate to the Congressional District
Caucus and the State Democratic Convention may file a declaration of
candidacy in advance at any time prior to Friday April 15, 5 pm, by
any of the methods listed below:


1. via webform on our website **dems.org
which will be available starting tomorrow, April 11th,
2. via email to runfordelegate@**dems.org,
3. via US mail to .

Declarations must include Presidential preference, and if one is not
already a delegate or alternate to the caucus, name as registered to
vote, and voter registration address, which must be within the **
Legislative District.

The other way to self-nominate will be the day of the caucus at the
nominations table WHICH WILL REMAIN OPEN ONLY UNTIL 1:15pm, this
being the final deadline for declaring candidacy.

Declarations MAY also include a statement of up to 200 words and/or a
photograph. All such materials received within the advance filing
period will be posted on the **dems.org website by 12 noon, Saturday,
April 16th to aid in your decision as to who you will be electing.
They will also be printed and posted on the candidate wall at the
caucus site, on which everyone will gets one 8 1/2" x 11" space.

We are here for an important purpose, and we also want to make the day
as pleasant as possible. Here are some pointers to improve your
experience of the caucus day:

1. We expect a very large turnout of between 700 to 1,000 people so
we ask that you arrive as soon after 12:00 noon as you can in order to
have time to register.

2. Due to the fire code, we will be sitting in the bleachers in the
gym so please dress comfortably for climbing up and
down the bleachers. There will be a small number of chairs on the gym
floor for access for people with disabilities. Please respect this
arrangement.

3. The school policy is that no food or beverages, except for bottled
water, will be allowed in the gym. The sergeants-­at­-arms will
enforce this policy.

4. Please read the Rules for the LD Caucus that are part of this
mailing and bring them with you to the Caucus.

5. For a full explanation of the Caucus and Convention cycle and
running to be a delegate, please check the Washington State Democrats
website. The direct link to this information is:
http://www.wa-democrats.org/page/2016-democratic-caucuses

Finally, we invite you to join the **District Democrats. the info on your precinct mo meetings

Our basic membership donation is $41. At the LD Caucus we can accept
that amount to cover both your voluntary caucus registration and your
2016 membership in the 41st Democrats.

I look forward to seeing you at the caucus, and in the future!


**
Chair of the ** District Democrats


The Bolded section is important information if you want to go to the National Convention
April 9, 2016

First Iceland, now Britain?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/resign-cameron-protest-blocks-entrance-to-conservative-conference_uk_5708e687e4b07a35187c12b6?utm_hp_ref=uk

I wonder who else will topple from power due to the Panama Papers.

Glad we are backing a candidate who doesn't act like most candidates.
April 5, 2016

Link for WA delegates and alternates

I have linked to the page that has the locations for the entire state and where to find out info.

http://www.wa-democrats.org/page/legislative-district-and-county-convention-locations

April 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s Support Among Nonwhite Voters Has Collapsed

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/hillary-clintons-support-_b_9579544.html

Latest blog.

It’s all part of a dramatic national trend that has seen Clinton’s support among nonwhite voters dwindle to well under a third of what it was just a month ago — not nearly enough support to carry her, as it did throughout the Deep South, to future electoral victories in the Midwest and Northeast.

So no, it’s not a coincidence that, in the 18 state primary elections since March 1st, Bernie Sanders has won on Election Day in 12 of them.

(That’s right: Bernie won among live and provisional ballots in Arizona, Illinois, and Missouri.)

Of Clinton’s five post-March 1st Election Day wins, four (Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and North Carolina) were in the South, and were made possible by a level of support among nonwhite voters that Clinton no longer enjoys. Indeed, this coalition was already collapsing when Clinton won in Florida and North Carolina on March 15th. At the polls in North Carolina on Election Day, Clinton won just 52 percent to 48 percent, including the tens of thousands of provisional ballots cast (which, still being counted, have gone, as expected, 57 percent for Senator Sanders). In Florida, the 36-point edge Clinton held in the first three weeks of early voting (February 15th to March 7th) dwindled to a 13.4-point edge among those who made their decision regarding who to vote for from March 8th to March 15th.

In short, the Clinton campaign is in the midst of an historic collapse — much of it due to the unraveling of support for Clinton among nonwhite voters — and the national media has yet to take any notice.

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