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Gothmog

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27. The conduct described in the OP is the same type of conduct I saw at the National Convention
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 10:42 AM
Feb 2020

Normally going to a national convention is a once in a life time experience. I have worked really hard inside the party on campaigns and voter protection issues for a very long time to earn this trip. Too bad that sanders and his vetted delegates ruined that experience and did their best to help trump. A candidate has absolute approval rights over their pledged delegates because these delegates can change their votes and these delegates represent the candidate and campaign. I helped vet Clinton delegates and I know that I was vetted. The Clinton campaign told us that we represent her and that our actions would reflect on her and her campaign.

In contrast, sanders sent one very weak text the Sunday night before the convention and then did little or nothing to control his delegates. It was nasty I was there when the sanders delegates booed Congressman John Lewis. I was warned about this stunt 30 minutes before it happened by the Clinton campaign whip. According to my whip, sanders was asked to stop this event and declined. That incident will be used against sanders by Russia to suppress the African American vote just as was done in 2016



Russia will just run material showing sanders delegates booing John Lewis, Elijah Cummings and others to suppress the vote of African American voters and I feel that this tactic would be very effective

I was at the Texas delegation breakfast when a group of sanders delegates marched in and demanded that we condemn Clinton and change our votes to sanders.



sanders spoke to the Texas delegation the next morning and his speech was again solely about himself. There was a mini-riot due to his delegates the prior morning and the only thing that sanders talked about was himself. sanders did nothing to deal with the fact that his delegates were out of control and did nothing to try to help Hillary Clinton win the general election.

Finally a group of sanders delegates yelled at my daughter and called her the c-Word because she would not try to get me to change my vote. Again sanders was asked to tell his delegates to behave during the convention and sanders refused

The conduct describe in the OP does not surprise me
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Am I allowed to use the word hate about a candidate? efhmc Feb 2020 #1
KR! Cha Feb 2020 #2
We don't need the 'swarm' and we don't need tactics like this. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #3
If Bernie cannot lead his own diehard followers... keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #4
"Sanders online army resembles President Trump's most ardent supporters Hortensis Feb 2020 #5
+1 William769 Feb 2020 #6
Really? Citing that NYT article that literally interviewed an anti-Bernie twitter troll to portray DanTex Feb 2020 #8
Did you read the article? George II Feb 2020 #10
No they did not. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #12
Here. The Tweet Dan sent was the answer to Sanders supporters Doxing sheshe2 Feb 2020 #15
Thank you. George II Feb 2020 #18
Fact is the tweet posted was not complimentry to Sanders supporters. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #21
Do you think it would matter if they did?...nt SidDithers Feb 2020 #33
DanTex, Sanders says he lives in a different world, and Hortensis Feb 2020 #13
+ 1000 sheshe2 Feb 2020 #16
+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #20
Yes, we do see things differently. DanTex Feb 2020 #22
+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #17
I like Bernie, but many of his supporters are scumbags dustyscamp Feb 2020 #24
Everyone likes the good he says he wants to accomplish. Hortensis Feb 2020 #25
Well 'bot sentinel' isn't lighting up on twitter...... Historic NY Feb 2020 #28
Yes, the thugs on line and Gothmog witnessed up close and personal Hortensis Feb 2020 #31
The conduct described in the OP is the same type of conduct I saw at the National Convention Gothmog Feb 2020 #27
You came to see democracy in action, instead protected it from Hortensis Feb 2020 #29
I really agree your analysis Gothmog Feb 2020 #30
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I heard some talking head say that there are fewer lawn signs in NH than usual... unitedwethrive Feb 2020 #23
As Sanders' numbers rise, theirs are also. Last year it was Hortensis Feb 2020 #37
The "swarm": How some Sanders loyalists attack online dissent Gothmog Feb 2020 #26
K&R betsuni Feb 2020 #32
We saw it here in 2015, before the TOS change... SidDithers Feb 2020 #35
Occam's Razor... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #36
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