DC ballot filed day late, Robert Brannum filed a complaint after, his response included...

[pantsonfire]

Robert Brannum an alleged pro-Clinton political activist had this to say about the DNC's "minor administrative error".

It seems a bit unclear whether or not the DNC also filed the paperwork for Clinton the day after the deadline, but if they did, the Clinton campaign is not being challenged in the same way.

To complicate matters, a man has submitted a challenge to Sanders being included on the list of candidates despite his late paperwork. Robert Brannum claims that Sanders being included on the list and ultimately being put on the D.C. ballot in the face of the missed deadline is a clear violation of D.C. rules and that no exceptions should be made.

The image above is from this link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3517526/Hillary-Clinton-supporter-tries-BOOT-Bernie-Sanders-D-C-ballot-filing-late-candidates-missed-deadline-thanks-D-C-Dems.html

[djean111]

1. My lifetime with the Democratic party is, methinks, drawing to a close.

Don't care to be associated with this reeking pile of manure.

[Joe the Revelator]

20. You and me both, friend. The democratic party is dying, and the Clinton's have

donkey blood on their hands.

[CorporatistNation]

22. To Big Bob Brannum! The Democratic PARTY Is The RESPONSIBLE Party Who Turned The Documents...

FOR BOTH CANDIDATES IN LATE!

SO YOU SIR TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF... KNOWING THE RULES ... TO GIVE THE DC ELECTION TO YOUR GAL... WELL, THE PERCEPTION ELSEWHERE AND PROBABLY EVEN WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE DISTRICT WILL BE THAT THIS WAS A CHEAP STUNT AND WILL INFLUENCE OTHERS ELSEWHERE VOTING IN OTHER STATES TO DISMISS THE CANDIDATE WHOSE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN ALL OF THE SHADY TACTICS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WITH YOUR LITTLE BAG OF TRICKS NOW MAKING THE AGENDA OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CLEAR TO EVEN THE MOST MYOPIC MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN "COOKED" TO PROVIDE AN ADVANTAGE TO HILLARY CLINTON. Thanks A Bernie Supporter!

[frylock]

48. Come towards the light.

[pacalo]

2. Do you have a link?

[pantsonfire]

5. Yeah, scroll down to see actual legal document signed by him...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3517526/Hillary-Clinton-supporter-tries-BOOT-Bernie-Sanders-D-C-ballot-filing-late-candidates-missed-deadline-thanks-D-C-Dems.html

[pacalo]

15. Thanks.

[morningfog]

3. Wow. A Hillary supporter is very concerned about the last primary. Love it.

If they are worried about DC that is a good sign.

[CharlotteVale]

4. Fuck Robert Brannum.

[AzDar]

7. ^ This.

[shanti]

25. OK!!!?

Cheaters gonna cheat.

[Art_from_Ark]

31. I would add a few, um, descriptive adjectives

to the word "cheaters".

[WhiteTara]

6. How about a link for this assertion?

[pantsonfire]

9. Linked included, yes it's dailymail, but they...

....included the legal documents that Robert Brannum filed.

[Kittycat]

12. I also read his Twitter feed. The reporter contacted him

When he complained about reporters needing to read the complaint he filed. She asked him to send the report. She then linked the story on her feed.

[GreatGazoo]

8. more on this guy -- 5th Ward Dem chair in DC

But some of Brannum’s aggressive tactics have made local Democratic leaders uncomfortable.

Upset by editorials from the Washington Post, Brannum repeatedly parked his car in front of the newspaper’s building this summer to berate the editorial board via a bullhorn.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-wire/post/robert-brannum-elected-chair-of-ward-5-democratic-committee/2011/09/27/gIQAIRF21K_blog.html

[stranger81]

21. This article is so revealing.

If you look at his Twitter feed, he paints himself as a strong advocate for women's rights. Dude was kicked out of the Air Force, though, as a result of sexual harassment charges against him. He's been part of demonstrations advocating for voting rights, but is now attempting to deny every other Democrat in D.C. the opportunity to vote for anyone besides Hillary Clinton.

Interesting.

[1StrongBlackMan]

10. I didn't know the DNC was responsible for filing paperwork for local elections ...

the things one learns on DU!

[pantsonfire]

11. Local...D.C. has 20 delegates (more then Alaska).

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' name is not on the primary ballot in Washington, D.C., after the D.C. Democratic Party submitted registration paperwork a day late and a voter filed a challenge, News4 has learned.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Bernie-Sanders-Faces-Ballot-Trouble-in-DC-After-Registration-Snafu-374042381.html

[1StrongBlackMan]

14. Ahhh ... So the DNC had nothing to do with this screw up?

[pantsonfire]

23. Ahhh....are you a RW spy? n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

32. No ... Are you? ...

I actually support, and put in work for, the Democratic Party. Do you?

[TheBlackAdder]

33. Which "Democratic Party" do you work for, in a Neutral Capacity when all actions show bias?

[pantsonfire]

36. Yes, I do, you are so often subjectively biased, it's hard to discuss anything with you...n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

37. More projection. But thank you for your work for the Democratic Party.

might I ask, what you have done?

[pantsonfire]

38. I don't have to explain myself to you. See you around. n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

39. Just as I thought ...

[pantsonfire]

40. Good way to spend your time...

....questioning one's commitment to democratic values. Leave your pithy negativity for more thoughtful and objective comments.

[1StrongBlackMan]

43. LOL ... I merely asked a question that was unrelated to ...

one's "commitment to democratic values" ... I asked WHAT you have done.

But I can understand your not wanting to answer.

[pantsonfire]

41. The D.C. Democratic party was responsible for filing the paperwork...

...they are a branch of the DNC. They received both the required paperwork and $2,500 filing fee from both candidates ahead of the deadline, yet they somehow filed Sander's paperwork too late.

[1StrongBlackMan]

42. Are they really? ...

The D.C. Democratic party was responsible for filing the paperwork ... they are a branch of the DNC.

In my experience, the local party organization has a lot of autonomy; but, does not answer to, the DNC.

But I'm sure your experience has been different.

[pantsonfire]

45. The D.C Democratic Party does not answer to the DNC?

[1StrongBlackMan]

46. No ... They don't. They are independent organizations that can do as the DNC wants ...

or not (and suffer financial support penalties); but, none the less, they are independent.

But don't let my real life experience with Democratic local organizations interrupt you ignorance.

[pantsonfire]

47. Can you explain how they failed to submit Bernie Sander's paperwork on time? n/t

[snowy owl]

13. Disenfranchising DC voters is okay? Tail wags dog.

[catnhatnh]

16. This is easy-one Sanders supporter now needs to complain.

Let's put NOBODY up for democratic president in DC-I'm betting with almost no help more Bernie supporters are liable to spell it right...

[mythology]

17. This guy is an embarrassment

[GoneFishin]

18. Logistics are the only potential barrier to cheating by Camp Weathervane. If they CAN do it then

they WILL do it. Ethics and moral restraint are silly concepts that only apply to us little people.

[DJ13]

19. What an asshat

[Zira]

24. I think we need to have a major protest if Bernie doesn't get on that Ballot

and this whole thing smells like Hillary and her friend Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

It's just another fix they put in.

I will not give blind allegiance to a party like the Hillarians do. I can see myself unregistering over this.

[pantsonfire]

27. ....

[elleng]

26. 'Confusion appeared to reign late Wednesday over just what happened and whether it could be fixed.

D.C. Democratic Party Chairwoman Anita Bonds told The Washington Times that the party’s primary plan, which included the paperwork for all candidates, was submitted by 7 p.m. on the 16th. The D.C. Board of Elections offices closes at 4:45 p.m.'

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/30/bernie-sanders-left-dc-primary-ballot-after-democr/


2 HOURS LATE.

[Contrary1]

29. The Democrat Party Office and the Board of Elections are two different things...

The paperwork for the candidates was submitted by 7 pm...it wasn't handed over to the Board of Elections till the next day.

Looks like it's been done this way for a long time:

"...But, Bonds said, the party's deadline is a few hours after the Board of Elections closes, so her staff typically delivers the filings the next day.

"This has been kind of a tradition in the District of Columbia, that the party would notify the board the following day," Bonds said.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/politics/bernie-sanders-dc-ballot/index.html?sr=fbCNN033116bernie-sanders-dc-ballot1253AMVODtopLink&linkId=22895064

[elleng]

35. Obviously,

and confusing for everyone, often.

I lived in DC for 20+ years, and am quite used to bureaucratic confusion, personal/business/political.

Thanks for catching this from Bonds.

[PatrickforO]

28. Bullshit.

[pantsonfire]

30. Succinct...n/t

[mariawr]

34. She's reading her polls and they ain't pretty. nt

[mhatrw]

44. Robert Vinson Brannum

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2011/07/27/megaphone-wielding-vince-gray-admirer-to-help-d-c-remember-911-for-37000/