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Hillary Clinton

displacedtexan

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8. Absolutely! Millions of envelope stuffers, sign staplers, knock&droppers, etc.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 03:02 PM

Apr 2016

They didn't just wake up one day and decide to be big deals in politics. I started out as a grade schooler licking envelopes for LBJ. By the time I finished high school, I got cards and gifts from Jim Wright (who used to help me with my Gov't. Homework projects), LBJ, and John Connally. I grew up in a strong union household, and we were all heavily involved in Dem party activities. My older sister was a delegate to the national convention in 1968, which as everyone knows, was... eventful. To this day, Though I marched against the war in Vietnam, I regret not standing up for LBJ against those evil Republicans. His war stance was wrong, but they were so much worse.

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Automatic Delegates (misnamed as superdelegates) [View all] LiberalFighter Apr 2016 OP

Thanks for the information, does anyone here think there will be a second ballot? I don't, the Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #1

Super delegates vote on the first ballot along with everyone else. There will be no second ballot. stopbush Apr 2016 #13

This will be a big telling point with him. it will tell who is in charge of his campaign. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #14

"The media and others just want to pick on the Democratic Party." Cha Apr 2016 #2

Thank you, automatic delegates IS more accurate SharonClark Apr 2016 #3

Excellent post. Now, I'll add some info on campaign staffers displacedtexan Apr 2016 #4

I agree. It would be foolhardy to do otherwise. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #5

In other words, they're all people who over the years........ George II Apr 2016 #6

That is a good way to put it. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #7

Absolutely! Millions of envelope stuffers, sign staplers, knock&droppers, etc. displacedtexan Apr 2016 #8

Thanks for both your posts! BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #15

Yes, yes, yes! Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #9

I wouldn't be surprised if half-wit Weaver tries to get Bill Clinton to flip!!!!!!!!!!!! George II Apr 2016 #10

Ha! Have you looked at the list of supers? Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #11

Yes, a few weeks ago I checked them out - I'll bet that she'll get the votes of.... George II Apr 2016 #12