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2016 Postmortem

LonePirate

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8. There is never a shortage of incompetence.

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #4)

Mon May 16, 2016, 10:07 AM

May 2016

Look at the Brooklyn voter purge. That was massive incompetence but some people seem to think it was a deliberate act specifically intended to harm only Bernie voters.

The AZ mess was intentional; but it impacted all voters without targeting a specific voter group. Everyone was a victim there.

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Maybe all the voters registration crap happens all the time [View all] Fresh_Start May 2016 OP

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