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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie just won Nevada! [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)149. Becuase the clinton supporters did not show up?
If anybody disenfranchised the will of voters was the delegates that did not show up. The rules are quite clear on this.
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Well then why are you complaining about the "will of the people" when we are all on the
totodeinhere
Apr 2016
#215
That is really weird. You'd think if you were appointed to represent the people in your county . .
Major Hogwash
Apr 2016
#148
they disenfranchised themselves. Bernie people showed and honored their pledge. hrc folks didnt
roguevalley
Apr 2016
#139
2012 Ron Paul eventually won Iowa for the same reason, his delegates showed up, Mitt's did not.
Turn CO Blue
Apr 2016
#101
The problem is that the Clinton delegates aren't very committed. So blame us? nm
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#222
But delegates should know a bit more about the details than normal voters, shouldn't they? nt.
polly7
Apr 2016
#41
He won the system as it exists. Hillary (and her delegates) could have done the same.
SusanCalvin
Apr 2016
#68
I suppose they would have if they could have BUT problem wasn't late voting it was when
Seeinghope
Apr 2016
#111
If you call that fair and square than I'm glad that I wouldn't ever have to put my trust in you
Seeinghope
Apr 2016
#201
were not talking about voters here....these were supposedly committed Hillary delegates?
virtualobserver
Apr 2016
#56
6000 votes? total? wow there are more people at the local shopping mall than that nt
msongs
Apr 2016
#10
Yes the Clark Count Democratic Party announced the final count on twitter
GeorgiaPeanuts
Apr 2016
#31
Sanders will win more DNC delegates from Nevada despite losing the day of the caucus vote
geek tragedy
Apr 2016
#36
Look at the map. Bernie has, also, won all of the other large counties in Nevada.
w4rma
Apr 2016
#58
If Clark County flips to Bernie, he wins Nevada as far as I can tell nt
riderinthestorm
Apr 2016
#64
It should be voting by paper ballot and counted with all there..nothing else. no caucus no
bkkyosemite
Apr 2016
#144
So why didn't the Clinton delegates show up? Did BernieBro's threaten them? Or were ...
Scuba
Apr 2016
#63
I think electing county delegates who then have to meet to elect state delegates later sucks
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2016
#88
Caucuses are not democratic. They do not represent one person, one vote and they disenfranchise
Metric System
Apr 2016
#87
Caucusing requires setting aside hours of time and doing a lot of standing around and waiting. You
Metric System
Apr 2016
#113
No wonder Bernie loves the Cacuses, so much easier to disenfranchise voters and
synergie
Apr 2016
#89
There may be cause here for the DNC to strip Nevada's delegates and refuse to seat them
Tarc
Apr 2016
#112
DNC rules mandate that district level delegates reflect caucus voting, not county convention voting
Lucinda
Apr 2016
#116
I don't blame them for changing their minds but to assume that their change
thereismore
Apr 2016
#167
I don't know whether they are still calling each other after every contest, but there is no reason
StevieM
Apr 2016
#130
It would be if the popular vote tally had even one damn thing to do with the nominating process
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#158
Nothing you wrote here has anything to do with how we declare winners and losers
StevieM
Apr 2016
#200
What's interesting is both candidates were missing a substantial amount of delegates.
RichVRichV
Apr 2016
#176
If what's being posted at the Las Vegas Sun is true, there might be more to this then just
RichVRichV
Apr 2016
#191
If that's true then how did Bernie go from being down 847 delegates in the county to being up 578?
RichVRichV
Apr 2016
#208