2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I just read why 64 Bernie NV delegates had their credentials stripped--and I shed a tear or two [View all]LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)Do you think that all of delegates affected lived in the same county let alone neighborhood?
Within my precinct there are 1,022 voters. Of those 1,022 voters, 85 were born in the month of May. Within my city council district there are 39,699 voters. Of those 39,699 voters, 3,312 were born in the month of May. Within my congressional district there are 493,955 voters. Of those 493,955 voters, 39,970 were born in the month of May. It expands even more at the state level. Spread that out over a 4 year or 8 year period still provides more than enough of a pool when all 4 congressional districts are considered. Then factor this over a two month period instead of one month.
There is no trend in what was happening. They are all isolated incidents not related to the Clinton campaign or state parties. Rather it is the Sanders campaign that failed to know the laws for each state as well as rules for caucuses. This is the result of an outsider trying and failing to manipulate it.
If there was a trend why didn't it happen in South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and other places?
BTW elections are not controlled by the Democratic Party. The election laws are legislatively enacted.