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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)81. The comptroller, the mayor, and the AG are all Hillary supporters too.
and all of them have stated that they care about any voter disenfranchisement.
that's exactly my argument.
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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