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Tue May 17, 2016, 04:22 PM

 

Hillary's campaign repeating dirty tricks of 2008...

With allegations of voter suppression in Arizona, as well as questions about the Clinton campaign’s tactics in Iowa, Nevada, and other states, some historical context is needed. In 2008, The Atlantic published an article explaining “dirty politics” and voting “irregularities” titled “Obama Manager Accuses Clintons of Widespread Dirty Politics”:“

David Plouffe, in a succinct statement appended to a released quotation from his boss, Barack Obama, said the Obama campaign was investigating more than 200 reporters of irregularities in Nevada.

‘We currently have reports of over 200 separate incidents of trouble at caucus sites, including doors being closed up to thirty minutes early, registration forms running out so people were turned away, and ID being requested and checked in a non-uniform fashion. This is in addition to the Clinton campaign’s efforts to confuse voters and call into question the at-large caucus sites which clearly had an affect on turnout at these locations. These kinds of Clinton campaign tactics were part of an entire week’s worth of false, divisive, attacks designed to mislead caucus-goers and discredit the caucus itself.’


Plouffe asks Nevadans to call a toll-free number… and report any other problems.”

Sound familiar? Every single one of the voting irregularities Plouffe complained about in 2008 have been experienced by the Bernie Sanders campaign.

History is repeating itself in 2016.

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/25/hillary_clintons_dirty_politics_bernie_sanders_is_experiencing_the_same_nasty_tricks_that_clintons_campaign_dealt_obama_in_2008/

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Reply Hillary's campaign repeating dirty tricks of 2008... (Original post)
Human101948 May 2016 OP
ViseGrip May 2016 #1
reddread May 2016 #11
grasswire May 2016 #2
msongs May 2016 #3
Human101948 May 2016 #4
nc4bo May 2016 #5
Progressive dog May 2016 #6
Human101948 May 2016 #7
Progressive dog May 2016 #8
Human101948 May 2016 #9
Cali_Democrat May 2016 #10

Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:24 PM

1. This is who the Clintons are! As parents they sent their own daughter out to lie!

 

What parents do that?

That's where my mom bailed her campaign!

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Response to ViseGrip (Reply #1)

Tue May 17, 2016, 05:14 PM

11. omg such a mind blowing decision.

 

that was a dark day for Americans who watched Chelsea Clinton grow up,
even amidst the ultimate family scandal.
how could they put her through so much?

there clearly is no bottom.

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Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:24 PM

2. plus Brock nt

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Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:25 PM

3. actually it is NOT repeating itself. Obama won nt

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Response to msongs (Reply #3)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:27 PM

4. It certainly is in terms of the way she is running her campaign...

 

She may still lose this one or the general election.

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Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:27 PM

5. We know EXACTLY where that stench is coming from, same as in 2008.

She, her campaign, her puppets and minions always manage to crap where they gotta sleep.

Same as it ever was.

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Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:40 PM

6. That's probably why David Plouffe endorsed Hillary

and why Obama hired her as SoS or maybe not.

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Response to Progressive dog (Reply #6)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:53 PM

7. Politics...

 

She was promised the Secretary of State to back off and endorse Obama.

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Response to Human101948 (Reply #7)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:59 PM

8. You are claiming that Hillary was secretly chosen as

Secretary of State so she would endorse Obama. LOL

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Response to Progressive dog (Reply #8)

Tue May 17, 2016, 05:07 PM

9. Yes, what land do you live in?

 

Things like that happen in politics all the time. Do you really think she conceded without extracting something?

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Response to Human101948 (Reply #9)

Tue May 17, 2016, 05:08 PM

10. Do you have proof? nt

 

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