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In reply to the discussion: Sanders bumped off D.C. ballot [View all]Ford_Prefect
(7,875 posts)88. It seems someone in the DC Democratic Party has a sense of perspective:
Anita Bonds (chairwoman of the Democratic Party in D.C.) said she would submit a clarification in the city rules that would allow a 24-hour grace period after the filing deadline, putting Sanders on the ballot, according to CNN.
I guess we'll see if that's enough to solve the problem.
As far as the degree of frequency of this and other "errors" and whether Hillary knew about it all, I find it hard to believe she does not know of it given her well documented obsession with details and control. As to whether she planned this kind of thing I believe she would have delegated most if not all of this activity to others in the campaign or the DNC so as to maintain a degree of Plausible Deniability, and to be able to keep her focus on the presentation of herself as candidate.
I also believe there is more than enough evidence which points to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and David Brock as both are well known for slimy underhanded politics. This view gives less than fair credit to the local and state level Democrats who view themselves as gate keepers against any aspirations of progressive Democrats. I have personally seen this last group in action in NH, WA, and NC.
They see progressives as a threat to the party, as dreamers who have no sense of compromise or gravitas, as the demons who undid the party in 1968. They also never saw a crooked voting machine or ballot count server, or a tainted ballot, or a party system at odds with everyday people. They remind me of those people who looked down their noses at the Peace movement as misguided and unpatriotic. Who sat safely in their suburban living rooms while the rest of us marched at Selma, and the Pentagon, and the Capitol, and The White House. They do not know what it takes to really change things and are not afraid to make sure the rest of you do not find out.
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And it's purely coincidental that such bureaucratic snafus never affect the Clinton campaign.
jeff47
Mar 2016
#5
If Sander's campaign turned it in on time and the DNC screwed it up for him but not Clinton
passiveporcupine
Mar 2016
#38
Posting the same comment in every thread about Bernie merely shows
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2016
#126
Glad you admit you recognize it. Some live in bubbles pretending that there are no
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#150
If Clinton wins the GE ... she is the President, we won't care if you voted for her or not
SFnomad
Mar 2016
#32
They would, and if it went the same way for her I'd call dirty pool on it even though
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2016
#64
No, they are taking it out on Hillary because the DNC is working for her
passiveporcupine
Mar 2016
#72
Debbie's words and actions have been loud in terms of her support for Hillary,
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#169
The DNC has nothing to do with this, as far as I can tell, though there isn't much information here
SFnomad
Mar 2016
#108
This doesn't strike me as the simplest explanation, which is why also like Hanlon's razor:
anigbrowl
Mar 2016
#155
The fact that it can be fixed does not change that it should not need to be fixed. (nt)
jeff47
Mar 2016
#15
When all of those mistakes by the party apparatus happen to only affect one candidate
jeff47
Mar 2016
#31
What sane, logical explanation do you have for all of those counting errors going one way?
jeff47
Mar 2016
#67
Two candidates in the running and left one off--and lo and behold, that one was not Hillary.
merrily
Mar 2016
#17
Yep, corruption under every rock, behind every tree, and in every word that Hillary has ever stated.
kstewart33
Mar 2016
#49
Don't know about the rock and the tree... but you are certainly right about Hillary being corrupt.
AzDar
Mar 2016
#83
I agree...it's a very important and revealing video. I did some research after watching it.
Bubzer
Mar 2016
#24
You may have an issue going on with either flash or Java. Are they bugging you for an update?
Bubzer
Mar 2016
#107
Papers for both candidates were late, but someone challenged only Sanders' ballot access.
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#60
He should OF COURSE be put on the ballot. But why should the other team conspire
pnwmom
Mar 2016
#45
If this race tightens as expected then not being on the DC ballot could be killer.
RichVRichV
Mar 2016
#181
"problem could be resolved via an emergency vote of the D.C. City Council" So have the meeting.
Sunlei
Mar 2016
#80
If Hillary and her supporters expect the backing of Bernie's voters in November
BlandGrenade
Mar 2016
#81
per NBC4 News a voter in D.C. filed a challenge against the Vermont senator's registration
larrysanders
Mar 2016
#137