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2. Huh

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 06:26 PM

Mar 2016

Why is this phrased as if only Bernie Sanders supporters are complaining? Everyone is upset.

These problems are the direct result of Republican voters and their elected officials gutting the Voting Rights Act.

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Bernie's supporters rage against Arizona voting delays [View all] w4rma Mar 2016 OP

RAGE! onehandle Mar 2016 #1

are you implying that rage is not the appropriate emotion Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #3

Yes. daleanime Mar 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Mar 2016 #8

But happy to hide replies implying as much... Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #137

Yeah kinda sick Hillary supporters see no problem with this PatrynXX Mar 2016 #10

The new motto: The ends justify the means. nm rhett o rick Mar 2016 #21

I beg to differ Buttons3345 Mar 2016 #70

Yeah, literally. Voter suppression's AOK if it's for Hillary. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #71

All of these people had the option of filling out an online form pnwmom Mar 2016 #80

it's the candidates job to teach each state how to vote? Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #86

Yes, a capable campaign will make sure its supporters know how to vote, pnwmom Mar 2016 #87

I am on the receiving FlaGranny Mar 2016 #102

It's not the same in Arizona. Early voting means getting a ballot in the mail, pnwmom Mar 2016 #147

So because they could have mailed it in, it's fine that voters were disenfranchised on election day? mhatrw Mar 2016 #145

What is ridiculous is blaming this on Clinton. Why should Clinton have had an advantage pnwmom Mar 2016 #146

For the same reason Republicans have the advantage in absentee ballots everywhere! mhatrw Mar 2016 #149

We have all mailed in ballots in WA and OR and that doesn't benefit either party. There is pnwmom Mar 2016 #150

Thanks for richsplaining that to us! mhatrw Mar 2016 #157

How do people register to vote without an address? Whatever address they use for that pnwmom Mar 2016 #158

Yeah, send that ballot to the corner I frequent or that couch I was surfing on 3 months ago! mhatrw Mar 2016 #161

all dems should be enraged this continues and only those certainot Mar 2016 #138

hillary 2016: by any means necessary. nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #160

Yes, very righteous outrage. The DLC suffers from Paul Weyrich Syndrome. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #42

Lame! BeanMusical Mar 2016 #73

'Nuts, nuts, nuts': Anger in Arizona builds over long voter waits Petrushka Mar 2016 #112

Huh semby2 Mar 2016 #2

Yes thats interesting PatrynXX Mar 2016 #11

Clinton campaign is in no way responsible SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #105

Has Hillary spoken out about it KPN Mar 2016 #25

No! And she never will! n/t RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #35

She won't. Nyan Mar 2016 #60

No, really... BBG Mar 2016 #65

"Her husband went so far as to brazenly break electoral laws." BeanMusical Mar 2016 #75

Don't speed or you're breaking the law. Chicago1980 Mar 2016 #111

That's "rage?" Nice try. polichick Mar 2016 #4

This was massive voter suppression... modestybl Mar 2016 #5

amazing , Cryptoad Mar 2016 #9

And she won by almost 20% SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #29

Recent Dem Registrants were Bernie Supporters... modestybl Mar 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author DUbeornot2be Mar 2016 #43

when did they start making up declare who u support in order to register. ? Cryptoad Mar 2016 #44

You have to register under a political party to vote in a caucus or primary. All in it together Mar 2016 #76

If they didn't check the box for affiliation the default setting was independent. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #82

Far more blatant than anything Shrub ever got away with. She will always be known as Lorien Mar 2016 #14

Everyone should be able to vote Andy823 Mar 2016 #20

At around 11pm mms showed Bernie 24% behind...at the end it was 8% closer....Question..... Pauldg47 Mar 2016 #53

And yet the DNC did nothing. -none Mar 2016 #106

You're right, Hillary isn't to blame EmperorHasNoClothes Mar 2016 #126

Because it's easy to spot Bernie supporters and turn them away. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #22

Bernie supporters *are* somewhat easy to spot. They don't tend to be over 65 and retired. (nt) w4rma Mar 2016 #26

I am neither. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #30

That's why I said "tend to be". There are nearly always exceptions. w4rma Mar 2016 #39

It is Well Known liberalmike27 Mar 2016 #72

Right on, brother! I'm 72 and a staunch Bernie supporter. Bohunk68 Mar 2016 #99

I happened to be over 70 and retired. -none Mar 2016 #108

Recent Dem registrants were Bernie supporters... modestybl Mar 2016 #27

There were reports of long time Dem voters who registration was wrong as well. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #31

More voters under 30 have voted for Bernie than for Clinton and Trump, COMBINED. w4rma Mar 2016 #40

It's so "funny" that valid Election Fraud is being skewed as Conspiracy Theory. Those who scream Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #48

What isn't funny Kittycat Mar 2016 #58

The DLC, DNC, DWS has gone the way of Paul Weyrich....."I don't want everybody to vote" Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #59

Thank you. I shouldn't have to add that I knew several whom had met all deadlines/requirements AzDar Mar 2016 #64

You sound like a right wing troll Democat Mar 2016 #79

All criticism of Hillary is part of the "vast right-wing conspiracy". None of it is ever valid. w4rma Mar 2016 #89

Our goal should be for either Democratic candidate to beat Trump Democat Mar 2016 #91

That's why I'm supporting Sanders. Clinton can't win against Trump. w4rma Mar 2016 #92

Clinton can't win against trump.... reACTIONary Mar 2016 #121

Wow, that's some seriously airtight logic there. EmperorHasNoClothes Mar 2016 #127

Try this.. reACTIONary Mar 2016 #156

Our goal should also be honest elections. -none Mar 2016 #114

+10000 Zira Mar 2016 #153

A Lot of us can't afford... freebrew Mar 2016 #117

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #120

I was up when 68% ... freebrew Mar 2016 #159

Actually, he sounds like he's informed on what's going on at the polling places. Zira Mar 2016 #151

It was. It stinks of fraud. 840high Mar 2016 #41

Hillary's peeps knew that early voting was the key. OwlinAZ Mar 2016 #49

That is completely nonsense. yardwork Mar 2016 #67

How did it benefit her? Why is it that her voters and not Bernie's pnwmom Mar 2016 #81

Because most of the early voters went to HRC... modestybl Mar 2016 #88

Why didn't Bernie's campaign encourage its supporters pnwmom Mar 2016 #90

I still can't tell the Hillary supporters from a typical Republican. (nt) w4rma Mar 2016 #93

And I can't tell Bernie supporters who are complaining that this is somehow pnwmom Mar 2016 #94

You hit the nail on the head! Hillary and Debbie are in cahoots!! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #122

But those ballots would have been tossed... modestybl Mar 2016 #119

As if the Clinton campaign did not know they would win going away if only early voters were counted. mhatrw Mar 2016 #148

that shit been going on here in AL Cryptoad Mar 2016 #7

well your gonna help that along PatrynXX Mar 2016 #12

who said I wasn't complaining? Cryptoad Mar 2016 #18

Any problems affected all candidates equally, so there's no change to the outcomes. stopbush Mar 2016 #13

The fact that the results *tightened*, as election day voters were counted, means you're wrong. (nt) w4rma Mar 2016 #15

The problem did not affect Sanders and Clinton equally paulthompson Mar 2016 #24

Not true... election day voters were majority Bernie supporters... modestybl Mar 2016 #28

No it didn't. OwlinAZ Mar 2016 #52

The part that's missing is Hillary supporters. Don't they care? Gregorian Mar 2016 #16

Then why didn't the DNC/DWS complain about it? -none Mar 2016 #115

Good point. Well that's one less theory. Gregorian Mar 2016 #143

Any time people are disenfranchised... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #17

Excuse number 5,196 for Sanders losing. Leontius Mar 2016 #19

And number 5,196th reason to hate on Hillary supporters. Grow up. eom zalinda Mar 2016 #23

You don't get it elljay Mar 2016 #56

Appearently, for some people, Voter disenfranchisement is not WRONG, if your guy wins because of it. -none Mar 2016 #116

I get it libodem Mar 2016 #33

Again? liberal N proud Mar 2016 #34

Losing nomination man of few w Mar 2016 #37

Proud that we are fighting voter suppression. Everyone jwirr Mar 2016 #36

I saw hundreds of voters walk away from 4 hour lines captainarizona Mar 2016 #38

All Democrats should be outraged! blackspade Mar 2016 #45

What is so outrageous about mail-in balloting? That's all we have in WA and OR pnwmom Mar 2016 #83

You keep harping on this. Because WA and OR have it, the voters in those states Bohunk68 Mar 2016 #100

Is AZ WA or OR? blackspade Mar 2016 #103

More reasons why elmac Mar 2016 #46

I would be outraged as well HawkMode Mar 2016 #47

Well said and welcome, HawkMode... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #50

Some seem to love her "what would Kissinger do" foreign policy. nt JEB Mar 2016 #66

Thanks for that spot on response tech3149 Mar 2016 #69

I never thought I'd say this... retrowire Mar 2016 #51

Yes ^^^ agracie Mar 2016 #61

Well, there's a White House petition, and each and every one of us can also PatrickforO Mar 2016 #54

Why isn't Hillary bothered? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #55

Because she benefits from the this. -none Mar 2016 #118

Not a good day for Arizona's officials who were responsible Babel_17 Mar 2016 #62

Clintonites Say Nothing billhicks76 Mar 2016 #63

Everybody should be enraged about this. yardwork Mar 2016 #68

I don't see how this benefited Hillary Clinton directly. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #74

I'm pissed no matter who it benefited. It does seem to have impacted Dems more than Repubs TDale313 Mar 2016 #77

Well I think what matters are the voters in Arizona. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #78

Why are you and others ignoring the fact that anyone could vote by mail? pnwmom Mar 2016 #84

And EVERYONE also has the right to vote in person! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #123

Actually, no one does in the state of WA or OR. There are no polling places here. pnwmom Mar 2016 #134

Oh jeez! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #136

Thanks for your typical over the top response. And calling HRC a "fascist." Nice touch. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #139

Yes, that was over the top. I'm sorry, but I'm quite en"RAGE"ed right now about Arizona. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #142

What political movement? Where is this revolution Bernie is talking about. jillan Mar 2016 #85

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #95

"the Republican Shillary" SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #104

You can't handle the truth! Cognitive dissonance at it's finest! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #124

Your comment reads almost like the right-wing trolls that I've seen posted elsewhere. Chicago1980 Mar 2016 #109

Gumby-like reach. Darb Mar 2016 #132

Looks like a good time to post this again: LiberalElite Mar 2016 #96

Hillary's supporters should be in a rage about it, too. Vinca Mar 2016 #97

But see - they already "won" - so why would they want to take the chance of a revote? Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #125

True dat. Darb Mar 2016 #133

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #98

Don't just rage, nullify. kpola12 Mar 2016 #101

Good! People should be angry. nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #107

MoveOn Allegations True? billhicks76 Mar 2016 #110

+10000 Zira Mar 2016 #144

Petition: Investigate voter fraud & voter suppression Petrushka Mar 2016 #113

So it's possible that rock Mar 2016 #128

We will never get to know. n/t KarenS Mar 2016 #140

I found the polling place numbers. Maricopa County had one site per every 21,000 voters. Sunlei Mar 2016 #129

And they're getting ready for more dirty tricks in NY, CA, PA and MD LongTomH Mar 2016 #130

More rage? Really? Darb Mar 2016 #131

Bernie's supporters rage stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #135

See my post below. Loki Mar 2016 #155

Oregon... mudstump Mar 2016 #141

Everyone should be collectively enraged over this. See mayor of Phoenix wants DOJ to investigate EndElectoral Mar 2016 #152

We have been RAGING about this since 2000!!!! Loki Mar 2016 #154