2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

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59. According to one post on that link the votes have been counted five times and Bernie won but county

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 08:53 PM

Mar 2016

party officials weren't satisfied but failed to state a reason why.

Both Bernie and Hillary supporters agreed to the fifth vote which put Bernie on top, but the county party officials are trying to disenfranchise Bernie supporters that are workers and motivate them to leave.

http://www.kcci.com/news/supporters-leave-county-democratic-convention-in-frustration/38484946

Thanks for the thread, JonLeibowitz

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Bernie: Effort under way right now by HRC and party allies to steal Polk County Iowa convention [View all] JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 OP

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #1

And here we go! NWCorona Mar 2016 #2

Spellcheck is most everybody's friend; greiner3 Mar 2016 #68

What is a "worker-class" delegate? nt DURHAM D Mar 2016 #3

I don't know. Is that the big picture thing to take away from these tweets? JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #4

I have worked at caucuses, DURHAM D Mar 2016 #12

I don't post revealing personal information on message boards JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #14

And totally unfair to the elderly and disabled who want to have their vote counted. Duval Mar 2016 #26

Sadly that is the nature of a caucus. Blue Idaho Mar 2016 #30

Bottom line is SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #44

Ha! Blue Idaho Mar 2016 #56

I've found Twitter to be more reliable than the mainstream media lately. eom Fawke Em Mar 2016 #89

People who have to go to work IllinoisLabour Mar 2016 #6

+1. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #11

Thank you. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #13

Yep nt IllinoisLabour Mar 2016 #17

County. nt emmadoggy Mar 2016 #37

Apparently many of the commenters in this thread haven't been to conventions before.... George II Mar 2016 #83

Apparently you haven't read any of CoffeeCat's on site reports about the shenanigans. cui bono Mar 2016 #104

Reddit news MisterP Mar 2016 #5

from that second link (thanks for all of them, by the way!) renate Mar 2016 #15

They should demand that the original count of 600 Bernie and 530 Clinton to stand Uglystick Mar 2016 #16

Wait... Adrahil Mar 2016 #7

Precinct delegates are not emmadoggy Mar 2016 #39

They are not bound, but they are pledged. Thor_MN Mar 2016 #57

I hate this bullshit. Matariki Mar 2016 #8

Color me ignorant Aerows Mar 2016 #9

National delegate counts are not final until the state convention. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #10

Meaning any gains or losses today Blue Idaho Mar 2016 #33

I said this the very next day Feb 2 that this could happen PatrynXX Mar 2016 #20

technically I see it this way PatrynXX Mar 2016 #23

Remind me again Aerows Mar 2016 #29

Damn it all to hell, I'm going back to Slackware! Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #36

Sound drivers, you neanderthal!! Aerows Mar 2016 #38

Slackware can rot in hell! Gentoo is where all the cool kids hang. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #46

Pfft. HURD will totally blow that crap away. jeff47 Mar 2016 #65

Yeah I hear they are releasing that the day after Duke Nukem Forever JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #70

They released it. Aerows Mar 2016 #99

I know it was released (see the parenthetical in my comment). Yes, it was horrible. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #100

I liked the Build engine Aerows Mar 2016 #101

The hell it will - I still remember the repository poisoning. Aerows Mar 2016 #87

You too huh PatrynXX Mar 2016 #77

I'd rather argue about K and frontends than Aerows Mar 2016 #98

Technically, this is Sanders supporters being dishonest. Thor_MN Mar 2016 #64

LOL no. This was explained to you elsewhere but with no effect. Fascinating. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #76

What? n/t Aerows Mar 2016 #102

The first thing done at a caucus is polling for candidates. Thor_MN Mar 2016 #106

I didn't bother reading the responses to your question. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #51

I'm still confused Aerows Mar 2016 #103

*Groan* I know they couldn't have a loss Hydra Mar 2016 #18

on lady called Molly wow she's got spines PatrynXX Mar 2016 #19

Is there video of this? Thank you for the reports JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #22

K & R AzDar Mar 2016 #21

Victor and I could never have lasted 10 plus hours. Duval Mar 2016 #24

Just retweeted it. Kudos to CoffeeCat for the heads up on this. madfloridian Mar 2016 #25

Disgusting. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #27

There appears to be a lot of shit taking place in Iowa xloadiex Mar 2016 #28

Official count from Polk Co convention: 114 state delegates each for HRC and Bernie. On Feb 1 HRC Metric System Mar 2016 #31

keep the numbers straight ellennelle Mar 2016 #42

Nope it was Polk County, home of Des Moines, West Des Moines, smaller towns and suburbs. All in it together Mar 2016 #53

Wealthier hence more likely to be Volvo driving, latte drinking Berniebros Fumesucker Mar 2016 #105

That assumes all delegate reports were accurate on Feb 1. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #45

Thank You! marions ghost Mar 2016 #63

Sounds like it's the Bernie people who are trying to subvert the vote n/t Lucinda Mar 2016 #74

He didn't get them all. George II Mar 2016 #86

Reddit Post by /u/Lex-Loci LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #32

* libtodeath Mar 2016 #34

Hillary supporters claim that Sanders is malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #35

Caucuses are anti-Democratic Onlooker Mar 2016 #40

The reports I am reading is that JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #43

WOW. (N/T) Old Crow Mar 2016 #48

Who knows! Onlooker Mar 2016 #49

Amen to that! Blue Idaho Mar 2016 #60

could not agree more!! ellennelle Mar 2016 #47

I agree. I dispise the caucus system. Just move up to the current times and have a primary still_one Mar 2016 #58

A primary is paid for by the state. Caucuses are paid by the parties. Thor_MN Mar 2016 #67

No they don't. Most caucuses require you to be present, no absentee mechanism, and that still_one Mar 2016 #73

Its amazing that a candidate will try so hard to disenfranchise so many.... Joe the Revelator Mar 2016 #41

She doesn't see the long view - just 840high Mar 2016 #72

Update? Hoppy Mar 2016 #50

Link to another thread: CoffeeCat updates jhart3333 Mar 2016 #54

Isn't this the County where the Commissioner had "HRC 2016" license plate? AzDar Mar 2016 #52

No, that's the state party chair's license plate. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2016 #66

Ah! AzDar Mar 2016 #93

All Hands on Deck!!!!! zentrum Mar 2016 #55

According to one post on that link the votes have been counted five times and Bernie won but county Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #59

Hillary won the county on primary day and people are subverting that vote Lucinda Mar 2016 #80

Isn't this the same county that had voter fraud during the caucus? Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #81

Not according to this: Lucinda Mar 2016 #84

Then why did the Des Moines Register; which endorsed Hillary come out with this editorial? Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #88

Because there were lots of rumors that people jumped on for partisan reasons Lucinda Mar 2016 #90

But they called for an audit because the margin was razor thin and there were numerous Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #91

Anytime it's that close I have no objections, but these results were certified as the Lucinda Mar 2016 #94

Why would the delegates change their mind as to which candidate to support? n/t Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #96

Not sure how the delegates became delegates. Was it intentional? Lucinda Mar 2016 #97

Appears??? 40RatRod Mar 2016 #61

Your advice will be given the consideration it deserves. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #71

Bam! Good. 840high Mar 2016 #75

Kick and rec warrprayer Mar 2016 #62

Why are they doing this again in the first place? TheFarseer Mar 2016 #69

check out marions ghost Mar 2016 #78

K&R marions ghost Mar 2016 #79

All that happened was that the delegates' credentials (ALL delegates).... George II Mar 2016 #82

I suppose that explains the 3 soft recounts (i.e. in the same round of the process) JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #85

Pity. George II Mar 2016 #92

All that happened is the Clinton people threatened to sue. put themselves in charge mhatrw Mar 2016 #95

"put themselves in charge of everything..." marions ghost Mar 2016 #107