2016 Postmortem

yourpaljoey

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7. What does that mean?

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Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:07 PM

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MSNBC: Clinton Staffers In Colorado Aren't Telling Sanders Supporters Where To Caucus [View all] Shemp Howard Mar 2016 OP

Slime bags!! I am so sick of this. jillan Mar 2016 #1

+100 Karma13612 Mar 2016 #28

I wouldn't hold my breath. Beowulf Mar 2016 #86

I am a Sanders supporter. I have been phone banking for him. JimDandy Mar 2016 #89

Thank you JimDandy passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #106

Yes. There are enough real things about Clinton's campaign for me to be upset about. JimDandy Mar 2016 #113

Unethical Politicalboi Mar 2016 #2

I believe RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #80

The Hillary campaign is disgusting. Joe the Revelator Mar 2016 #3

Dicks! Just a bunch of dicks do stuff like that! TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #87

Which is why I will never vote for such a slimey unethical candidate as Hillary. peacebird Mar 2016 #109

Will this nonsense force Bernie to go Indepedent? yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #4

Possibly. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #53

He's said he won't. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #124

But the Sanders campaign UglyGreed Mar 2016 #5

Isn't supposed to be a job for their own campaign? nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #6

What does that mean? yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #7

It means the Clintonites can do no wrong. jillan Mar 2016 #11

Nobody is obliged to GOTV for their opponent... anigbrowl Mar 2016 #55

Correct KingFlorez Mar 2016 #12

It is the job of all Democrats to make it easier to vote Bad Thoughts Mar 2016 #20

THIS! Earth_First Mar 2016 #41

As you can see UglyGreed Mar 2016 #46

Exactly. jillan Mar 2016 #58

one would think that dlwickham Mar 2016 #88

I saw this myself.... WiffenPoof Mar 2016 #8

"even if that information is requested" sufrommich Mar 2016 #9

That's what puzzles me. Shemp Howard Mar 2016 #31

I think it probably means they are not bothering to talk with non-HRC supporters Generic Other Mar 2016 #40

If they are calling for HRC, SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #94

Did you bother to read the post upthread by a sanders supporter saying they do the same thing? brer cat Mar 2016 #138

Do we really want that woman in the White House? nichomachus Mar 2016 #10

I have not for two primary cycles now Generic Other Mar 2016 #43

Absolutely..n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #93

This is what Hillary supporters think is fine. How many of us have turned into what onecaliberal Mar 2016 #13

Hillpublicans. jillan Mar 2016 #14

Oh snap! onecaliberal Mar 2016 #18

that is the sickening part New Earth Mar 2016 #35

Good question UglyGreed Mar 2016 #47

Eye-opening, innit? Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #105

Just stop it KingFlorez Mar 2016 #15

I knew someone would say this Generic Other Mar 2016 #45

I knew there was something UglyGreed Mar 2016 #49

blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! renate Mar 2016 #16

We have vote by mail in Seattle and I HATE it LisaM Mar 2016 #39

I love it but I get why the postage requirement rankles Generic Other Mar 2016 #48

You have to pay to mail in your signature too... LisaM Mar 2016 #57

Isn't that the job of the Sanders campaign? George II Mar 2016 #17

Sure if the Clinton campaign wants to be an asshole. morningfog Mar 2016 #21

So why are Sanders voters asking Clinton's campaign for instructions? George II Mar 2016 #26

Why is the Clinton campaign being a dick and trying to suppress votes? morningfog Mar 2016 #32

Where is Sanders' ground game? George II Mar 2016 #44

You don't live in the US, maybe you don't get it. morningfog Mar 2016 #51

I have lived in the US all my life - in fact I was born about 2 miles from where Sanders was born... George II Mar 2016 #62

Campaigns acting like dicks and their apologists from abroad. morningfog Mar 2016 #64

Is that an apology? George II Mar 2016 #71

No. IF you lived in the US you would know what a dick move that is. morningfog Mar 2016 #74

Results... Major Nikon Mar 2016 #78

Lol! morningfog Mar 2016 #79

Agree 100% OrwellwasRight Mar 2016 #69

I believe they were being phone banked? eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #34

Because the DNC is underwriting this rodeo?? Generic Other Mar 2016 #50

I wouldn't trust the Clinton cult to laruemtt Mar 2016 #19

Yep... By Any Means Necessary... WillyT Mar 2016 #22

This is a dirty trick nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #23

Those partisan............. Boldine Mar 2016 #24

So ye know, there's a target on your back matey, JackInGreen Mar 2016 #98

Jury Results (I'm #2) Dem2 Mar 2016 #147

Dirty Deeds Done (Not) Dirt Cheap... Clinton's Unofficial campaign song... AzDar Mar 2016 #25

More of the same UglyGreed Mar 2016 #52

We Have Candidates On Both Sides Not Acting Presidential And.... global1 Mar 2016 #27

The curtain has been pulled back. We and the whole world can now see that we liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #33

She'll be a great President though... uh huh. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #29

The Democratic Party is in self destruct mode. If they think they will attract new members or even liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #30

A gift from the DNC and DWS that just keeps giving, and will keep giving Karma13612 Mar 2016 #36

Unfortunately that's not true snowy owl Mar 2016 #37

The two parties are slowly dying. Less than 30% consider themselves Republican. liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #42

OMG, THEY THANKED THEM AND HUNG UP!!!! Does anyone spreading this shit know SOP for calls? bettyellen Mar 2016 #38

It's like the school giving their phone bank to the partisan cheerleader mom Generic Other Mar 2016 #54

No, it's how every GOTV script in history goes. The Other Guy? Thxbai! Next call. LOL @ the drama. bettyellen Mar 2016 #56

I'm a nicer person than that, I guess Generic Other Mar 2016 #60

I'm laughing because i have made hundreds and hundreds of GOTV calls, and it's obvious people bettyellen Mar 2016 #63

Like I said, you have convinced me that your candidate would never earn my vote Generic Other Mar 2016 #65

I'm sure you'd love me to feel personally responsible for your vote, but I cannot. bettyellen Mar 2016 #70

I'll feel just fine canceling somebody's vote out Generic Other Mar 2016 #75

Wow, that is a very spiteful take on voting. Always the thinned skinned ones, LOL. Never fails. bettyellen Mar 2016 #77

Or, just maybe your idea of "ok, just politics" is gross and perverted. Maybe? Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #83

Wow, tell us how you really feel anigbrowl Mar 2016 #90

Maybe I'm new, but when I canvassed in NH... Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #99

You're certainly ... unusual. But campaigns can't force people to stay on script and work bettyellen Mar 2016 #123

Ok, are we through squabbling? Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #128

:hugs: I appreciate that neither roof us went full asshole. :cheers: that is important! bettyellen Mar 2016 #130

And that's why you seem like a credit to your candidate Generic Other Mar 2016 #148

You're the first person to get what I was trying to say Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #149

They have the same script, politely getting off the phone if they are decided on another candidate. bettyellen Mar 2016 #117

Gross and perverted for helping your candidate with scripted GOTV calls? Bernie's people are bettyellen Mar 2016 #101

I like to help people even if they're not on my "team". That's just how I operate Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #103

Well unfortunately "Thanks and goodbye" are part of everyone's script these days. Maybe you can get bettyellen Mar 2016 #107

I've knocked on doors in two states in multiple cities and made hundreds of calls Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #112

It's generally considered polite to be expedient- not waste the voters time. Thanks and good evening bettyellen Mar 2016 #114

But if that person asks you where their polling place is, do you think it's ok to hang up on them? Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #116

Nope, but the reporter complained they were just saying Thanks and good night. LOL. Not an issue. bettyellen Mar 2016 #118

The reporter said "...they would not tell them where their caucus location was". Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #120

So do I, but that's not a good excuse for getting egotistical about it anigbrowl Mar 2016 #111

What the fuck are you talking about? This is about being a good person as opposed to not helping... Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #115

You don't get to speak to me that way. Who the fuck do you think you are? anigbrowl Mar 2016 #121

Your argument meandered off to nowheresville and it was the first thing I thought Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #131

Sure you are. You'll be thinking about it for a long time. anigbrowl Mar 2016 #159

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^THIS^ SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #95

It was an msnbc employee jillan Mar 2016 #59

Well they are an idiot to think this is a big deal. seriously desperate for news I guess. bettyellen Mar 2016 #61

information is not difficult to find. Pisces Mar 2016 #66

Of course not...they want to make sure the people don't get a say. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #67

I once registered voters for a governor's race I won't name. OrwellwasRight Mar 2016 #68

What a bunch of crybabies. Loki Mar 2016 #72

I know many who would RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #82

Oh please, I've watched the sense of decency Loki Mar 2016 #146

So you are willing to live RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #155

You don't know what you are talking about . Loki Mar 2016 #157

Oh? RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #158

The clintons are fucking slime bags. RATM435 Mar 2016 #73

I guess some people can get offended by anything... brooklynite Mar 2016 #76

Yeah! Plucketeer Mar 2016 #81

Show me a Sanders phone-bank script that doesn't do the same thing... brooklynite Mar 2016 #84

They probably think wildeyed Mar 2016 #110

Kick warrprayer Mar 2016 #85

Duh. wildeyed Mar 2016 #91

Why the hell should they give Sanders voters any info Leontius Mar 2016 #92

Why? To not be a total asshole. morningfog Mar 2016 #96

No. wildeyed Mar 2016 #100

So you would give Trumo or Cruz voters polling info in the nov election. Leontius Mar 2016 #134

Yes. This is silly. morningfog Mar 2016 #141

Archetypal Hillary supporter, a mirror of your candidate. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #104

No. wildeyed Mar 2016 #108

It's precisely because I'm NOT naive about campaigns that I posted that, actually. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #119

Yeah, Clinton campaign should score an own goal wildeyed Mar 2016 #122

Don't worry...I don't expect you to understand. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #126

Because you didn't explain anything. wildeyed Mar 2016 #127

Golly, maybe that's because I wasn't attempting to do any such thing. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #129

That's why we reject you Hillpublicans. Freaked Out Mar 2016 #139

Welcome to DU! wildeyed Mar 2016 #156

You going to support Republican voters in Nov with info or maybe a ride to the polls? Leontius Mar 2016 #137

The former, quite possibly. I'm a civil, polite person, for the most part. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #140

This is such BS OldHippieChick Mar 2016 #97

Another uninformed bs OP. giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #102

And what is up with the reporter? wildeyed Mar 2016 #125

Normal campaigning redefined as dirty tricks again 72DejaVu Mar 2016 #132

These sort of threads are becoming quite entertaining Chico Man Mar 2016 #133

Clinton will begin to lose every single state Freaked Out Mar 2016 #135

That should be Hillary's campaign slogan: "Unethical, but Technically Legal". Marr Mar 2016 #136

"Hillary 2016: There Probably Won't Be an Indictment." Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #143

I guess they didn't tell the caller Cordy Mar 2016 #144

I thought they were volunteers Generic Other Mar 2016 #150

I have to say, that camp is pretty inventive artislife Mar 2016 #151

Same thing they did in 2008 with Obama supporters. Tricks. New. Dog. Old. Teach. merrily Mar 2016 #152

Sander's campaign does the same thing. sorry. :-( nt BreakfastClub Mar 2016 #153

Bullshit. All the shenaning stories out of every caucus have been about the Hillary campaign, not merrily Mar 2016 #154