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Bernie Sanders

uberblonde

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15. I'm going to take a wild guess...

Reply to jwirr (Reply #10)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 02:35 PM

Oct 2015

Were you an Obama supporter in 2008?

Because I remember so many of the Clinton supporters complaining about the exact same tactics, only in favor of Obama.

Did you speak up then?

I also remember many of the progressive groups to which I belonged taking an early stand in favor of Obama when it was not clear at all that he would be the nominee. I was an Edwards supporter, but was always willing to work for whoever won -- but clearly, the powers that be wanted Obama. I ended up resigning from those groups, because I thought their process was unfair and undemocratic.

I had friends in the Texas caucuses with stories of being bullied, and their votes not being counted -- all in favor of Obama. No one cared. Or worse, accused them of making it all up!

If you couldn't be bothered to speak out until it was your own candidate's ox being gored, I don't have much sympathy.

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Cross post from GD-P: letter in my precint box for elections next week, asking us to get HRC sigs [View all] peacebird Oct 2015 OP

Simple bias RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #1

I agree. SoapBox Oct 2015 #2

Which state are you in? PADemD Oct 2015 #3

Virginia peacebird Oct 2015 #7

That's out of bounds 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #4

That's pretty tame by Florida standards. Fuddnik Oct 2015 #5

It's time to take back our party from these thugs jfern Nov 2015 #19

are there official channels you can elevate this to? Local/state newspapers you can write letters? magical thyme Oct 2015 #6

I elevated it to the county party officials, and contacted local newspaper this morning peacebird Oct 2015 #9

Excellent. Also note zentrum's advice. senz Oct 2015 #12

This went on zentrum Oct 2015 #8

We have so many people yelling at supporters of the other jwirr Oct 2015 #10

Yup!!! SoapBox Oct 2015 #13

I'm going to take a wild guess... uberblonde Oct 2015 #15

Well since I was an Edwards supporter I did not get into jwirr Oct 2015 #16

You're in the wrong group. smokey nj Nov 2015 #22

It's because of your lack of sympathy Trajan Nov 2015 #23

IMO, if Clinton gets the nomination, Dems and other strategic voters will support her eridani Nov 2015 #20

I agree because they are asking to vote for exactly what we jwirr Nov 2015 #21

They know perfectly well she can't get it honestly and fairly. senz Oct 2015 #11

The more they tighten their grip, the more voters will slip through their fingers Babel_17 Oct 2015 #14

I am being interviewed by the local nbc news tomorrow at 3 peacebird Oct 2015 #17

Oh yay! dorkzilla Nov 2015 #26

That's the advantage of a caucus system. The WA State party plays it strictly neutral-- eridani Nov 2015 #18

You need to formally request they do the same thing for Bernie. Fawke Em Nov 2015 #24

I was interviewed by local news, it aired last night on 6 o'clock news peacebird Nov 2015 #25

This is machine politics. I will not vote for Hillary or her machine for any reason ever. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #28