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2016 Postmortem

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12. Because if there's no 2/3rds majority you can't change the rules.

Thu May 19, 2016, 10:17 AM

May 2016

It's pretty simple, really.

Let's say the temporary rules don't pass, what do you do? Adjourn the caucus? Anarchy? That seems to have been the plan:

Operation Chaos 2016.

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Politifact needs to review its methods. It is using circular logic here. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #1

I think politifact sums it up pretty well. bloom May 2016 #2

But the circular logic is very clear. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #3

Excellent point casperthegm May 2016 #5

Plus the first count is the one that took place before the 9:30 vote. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #7

^^^^ THIS Politicalsanity May 2016 #13

Yeah, with a crowd split almost 50/50 as they claim(which I would argue) bobbobbins01 May 2016 #9

Maybe she would have had the entire chair not been accosted. joshcryer May 2016 #11

except that the rule change vote was pushed through Politicalsanity May 2016 #14

They called to order at 9:00am. joshcryer May 2016 #15

There is seemingly no end to your rationalization for dishonesty. nt Bonobo May 2016 #16

What dishonesty? joshcryer May 2016 #17

Because if there's no 2/3rds majority you can't change the rules. joshcryer May 2016 #12

Everybody knows its false workinclasszero May 2016 #6

It was the end of the Sanders campaign for sure. frylock May 2016 #18

I want to see Snopes' take. joshcryer May 2016 #10