2016 Postmortem

4nic8em

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27. Damn that was quick...

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 12:26 AM

Apr 2016

1st response to OP is a winner...both angry and irrelevant. Congratulations!!

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Why Bernie Sanders' supporters are right to be furious with New York's atrocious primary (The Week) [View all] pat_k Apr 2016 OP

The problem with the article is that it takes issue with the original date ... JoePhilly Apr 2016 #1

No, the actual problem is massive irregularities and disenfranchisement. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #2

What a deep analysis. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #4

It isn't deep. It is in evidence. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #5

I've been all over DU today leftynyc Apr 2016 #7

6 months ago normal people with busy lives were Not paying attention jillan Apr 2016 #33

What does that have to do leftynyc Apr 2016 #39

Efforts to change started early pat_k Apr 2016 #11

25 days before the date is not "starting early". JoePhilly Apr 2016 #13

Why not? pat_k Apr 2016 #14

The change would have had to happen by that date. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #15

Of course it didn't have to happen before Oct. pat_k Apr 2016 #16

Damn that was quick... 4nic8em Apr 2016 #27

yes, so let's exclude thousands of people lakeguy Apr 2016 #32

We keep getting told.. Kentonio Apr 2016 #37

TOTAL BS! CorporatistNation Apr 2016 #47

The date is too early, I agree. I think both being a month out are fair MadBadger Apr 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author pat_k Apr 2016 #9

Efforts were happening pat_k Apr 2016 #10

yes, that date is too early, and it's bad in its own right geek tragedy Apr 2016 #6

I agree that the rules in NY are ridiculous Dem2 Apr 2016 #8

K & R AzDar Apr 2016 #12

What about ALL the other problems which SHOULD NOT be ignored. Skwmom Apr 2016 #17

Of course. I for one pat_k Apr 2016 #18

MILLIONS of people have figured it out. a handful don't have the capacity to figure it out. nt msongs Apr 2016 #19

Yes. Seems like only a handful can't grasp the wrongness of it all. pat_k Apr 2016 #20

Every New Yorker, and every American, should be. senz Apr 2016 #21

DWS and the DNC scheduled the first Dem debate after the NY deadline to change from independent ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #22

Yep. vintx Apr 2016 #23

More people are catching on and many in the younger generation do not have cable ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #24

They have no idea how furious NYers are with the widespread election fraud here. They just suspended sabrina 1 Apr 2016 #25

Parts of Arizona and New York should have a say NOW, not later! nt slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #26

Yes, and it was done in one county where voters had their registrations changed, a new date sabrina 1 Apr 2016 #28

Clinton and her Super PACS should be all over the voting issues as they have the money, but I have slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #29

"how hard New York makes it to join a party" - You literally just have to check a box oberliner Apr 2016 #30

The problem comes with setting a ridiculously early deadline for switching parties Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #35

Right, but it's not hard - it's actually very easy oberliner Apr 2016 #43

Instead we get "Operation Chaos" from corrupt election officials. strategery blunder Apr 2016 #49

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #31

Bull..... Beacool Apr 2016 #34

Who ever said it only affected Sanders supporters? Not me! pat_k Apr 2016 #38

Maybe because they took the time to research the rules in NY? Beacool Apr 2016 #44

It was even before the first debate jfern Apr 2016 #36

"The party rigging everything for Hillary will not be forgotten nor forgiven." vintx Apr 2016 #40

The purge of Democrats in Kings County most likely costs Hillary thousands of more votes than itsrobert Apr 2016 #41

Yeah, because the rules hadn't been in place for anyone to find them. Beacool Apr 2016 #45

The debates should have started long before that deadline jfern Apr 2016 #48

Constitutional Amendment: automatic voter registration and paper ballot, a la Oregon. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #42

The linked article isn't bashing Clinton, it's bashing a ridiculous rule. Jim Lane Apr 2016 #46