2016 Postmortem

Blue Idaho

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60. Amen to that!

Reply to Onlooker (Reply #49)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:53 PM

Mar 2016

Elections are more expensive but far less likely to be gamed.

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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