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In reply to the discussion: I hate this spin that Clinton supporters don't care about voting irregularities [View all]La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)17. i live here too
bernie won my district, but you know what i dont do? running around screaming that he won it illegitimately
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I hate this spin that Clinton supporters don't care about voting irregularities [View all]
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
OP
i hate a lot of the rules, but most of them have been around for a long ass time
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#3
i am ambivalent about same day registration, but it's not a huge sticking point with me
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#40
Actually the six months rule was to change party affiliation, voter registration did not
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#55
It's a cross between WILLFUL misconstruing, and having the attitude that anyone should be
MADem
Apr 2016
#13
I understand and agree with you. But the post I responded to it elitist in nature.
floriduck
Apr 2016
#71
the spin is EVERY SINGLE vote allegedly "lost" is direct fraud against sanders, committed personally
msongs
Apr 2016
#2
i find this sort of extrapolation to be dangerous because it willfully
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#5
Many of them don't. NY has crappy election rules, always has. Her supporters on DU celebrate that.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#4
So you think you should get to vote but people who don't agree with you shouldn't.
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#82
what are you talking about? at which point did i say people who dont agree with me shouldnt get to
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#85
You said you agree with closed primaries. What exactly do you think those do? They keep indies
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#97
such hyperbole. I do believe in closed primaries, because if you care enough to vote in the primary
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#98
You care enough to keep other people from voting and don't bother with the reply I know where you
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#99
actually when people vote my candidate wins (note caucus turnouts are notoriously low, which is
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#103
Note: She LOSES in EVERY SINGLE open primary with the exception of Texas, and they damn
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#105
Sorry no it was Ron and Nancy both that she lavished with praise. The quote:
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#24
Look it up yourself, I'm not your gofer. None of them objected, not one had anything to say except
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#48
lol. i thought as much. she's trying to be nice, is so far away from cheered
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#50
How absurd. Like someone used forceps to pluck the Bernie-Victims from the lists.
MADem
Apr 2016
#14
And what did I say that contradicts that, MAD? Nothing. You are off topic. What I said is that her
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#32
Yeah, they care so "little" they are at the forefront of actually DOING SOMETHING about it.
MADem
Apr 2016
#6
Also a bunch of Democrats in NY already are sounding alarm bells and investigations into the matter.
apnu
Apr 2016
#7
Given the demographic makeup, it is likely the lion's share of those lost votes would have gone to
MADem
Apr 2016
#15
you're saying the demographic she is winning the most, is the one she want to disenfranchise
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#31
That's been their ploy all along. How can one be against economic justice, healthcare for all, etc.
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#25
In Brooklyn it is likely Hillary's voters were more disenfranchised considering
hrmjustin
Apr 2016
#33
let me ask you, how many BERNIE voters were crying after Michigan and voting irregularities there?
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#35
so because i asked you a similar question, i must not be able to recognize civil agreement
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#52
can you link us up to some of MI voting iregularities? were they as massive as NY's?
azurnoir
Apr 2016
#69
what are you talking about? who should i get this story straight with? my cabal of hillary voters
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#39
oh you again. no, that's not true. and after our conversation yesterday
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#45
you can do whatever you want but a person who doesn't acknowledge that HRC is winning POC by large
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#47
so now it's not even HRC, it's obama too? his justice department constantly defended the VRA
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#54
I said effectively. As in lead this nationally, made it an issue, campaign finance reform, the whole
Bread and Circus
Apr 2016
#70
sorry but your fellow Hillary supporters think it is a Bernie supporter conspiracy theory because he
m-lekktor
Apr 2016
#56
ok. I'll link you to a couple of articles that somewhat reflect my views
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#76
there is a great study called 'the emotional dog and its rational tail' by jonathan haidt
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#91
the conspiracy part is where you extrapolate from voting issues to explain why bernie lost
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#62
126,000 Registered Voters in Brooklyn ALONE were scrubbed from the rolls and were unable to
sabrina 1
Apr 2016
#57
do you know what winning a county means? a large amount of space does not mean a large number of
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#60
No, she didn't win. When hundreds of thousands of voters are denied the right to vote, that is not
sabrina 1
Apr 2016
#90
The Times article posits that Hillary was actually most hurt by the voting problems, not Bernie
Lucinda
Apr 2016
#93
I'm sure they did. Facts however are a different issue. Tens of thousands of Bernie supporters, more
sabrina 1
Apr 2016
#96
there are numbers that demonstate that HRC supporters differ in voting rights issues
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#80
Several Hillary supporters have been vigorously defending the "nothing to see here" meme to me.
lagomorph777
Apr 2016
#78
The comptroller, the mayor, and the AG are all Hillary supporters too.
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#81
I thought you were referring to Hillary people on DU, who appear to be just fine with irregularities
lagomorph777
Apr 2016
#83
i disagree with the premise of this, but no I was talking about HRC supporters overall
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#84
Well I hope the vast majority out there are different than the ones in here.
lagomorph777
Apr 2016
#86
it's part of a theme: The presumed Presidency of Hillary Clinton: The end of LIfe as we we know it.
Bill USA
Apr 2016
#100
no, it is spin. the spin part comes when you guys think you would have won with the votes that were
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#102
so i should not have answered each question/accusation? what a BS accusation.
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#106
your accusations/narrative are completely off topic. you should and can vote for the person you
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#110
"I hate this spin that Clinton supporters don't care about voting irregularities"
Aerows
Apr 2016
#113
I guess post after post after post of roffle smilies in response to concerns..
frylock
Apr 2016
#116
In 2009, Democrats in DC had an opportunity to protect our elections and voting rights.
Scuba
Apr 2016
#119
Of course, they care that they work flawlessly and remain largely unprovable. nt
NorthCarolina
Apr 2016
#120