2016 Postmortem

bettyellen

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101. Gross and perverted for helping your candidate with scripted GOTV calls? Bernie's people are

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:18 PM

Mar 2016

working with the same basic script. Everyone does this. It is a non-story whipped up by someone who fooled the reporter.

Meanwhile you just called thousands of us dedicated enough to GOTV "gross and perverted" for working in service to democracy. That is ignorant and mean spirited. Get over yourself.

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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