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LonePirate

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5. That's completely false.
Mon May 16, 2016, 09:59 AM
May 2016

Hillary voters were impacted in both AZ and NY. The problems are not exclusive to Bernie voters.

There are three reasons, though, which might explain why some Bernie voters feel they are being disproportionately affected. First, many of them are independents who do not have one of the two major parties protecting or watching over their registrations.

Second, if many Bernie voters are disaffected voters who have not voted in ages, then it's possible their registrations were purged during regular maintenance that all stats perform. Active voting Democrats, Hillary's main voting bloc, are less likely to experience this problem because they regularly vote.

Third, it's possible shady voter registration drives (usually Republican sponsored) could be at play here. We've all heard stories about voter registration forms being trashed or not turned in so maybe some of that is happening. Again, with Hillary voters being long term Dems, they are less likely to experience this problem.

Granted, all of these problem should not occur. However, none of these (except maybe the third one) are specifically targeting Bernie voters.

What a good attitude! ret5hd May 2016 #1
Who said don't do anything about it? Fresh_Start May 2016 #4
There is never a shortage of incompetence. LonePirate May 2016 #8
It was your post and he did respond to what you wrote. I also didn't see anything in that post pdsimdars May 2016 #12
I'm promptly informed my husband... Fresh_Start May 2016 #16
In 2008 and 2012, True the Vote organized Republican groups who challenged voter registrations. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #2
It's so amazing that it's not happening to any Hillary delegates or voters and it's not onecaliberal May 2016 #3
That's completely false. LonePirate May 2016 #5
My husband is a Clinton supporter and his registration is MIA Fresh_Start May 2016 #6
At the Nevada state convention ONLY Bernie delegates were suddenly switched onecaliberal May 2016 #9
what about the 8 clinton delegates who were also rejected? Fresh_Start May 2016 #11
are they both delegates? timmymoff May 2016 #13
read claim again...It's so amazing that it's not happening to any Hillary delegates or voters and it Fresh_Start May 2016 #14
voters werent the issue of contention in Nevada timmymoff May 2016 #15
since this entire thread is about voters... Fresh_Start May 2016 #17
I responded after post three. timmymoff May 2016 #19
number 3 said delegates and voters Fresh_Start May 2016 #20
There are over 50,000 voting districts that do things differently. CK_John May 2016 #7
It does, our elections system is a complete mess, and it easy to manipulate. bemildred May 2016 #10
Even if that was the case.. Lindsixo May 2016 #18
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