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2016 Postmortem

murielm99

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3. Wouldn't he have to request it

Reply to Adrahil (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 14, 2015, 07:58 PM

Aug 2015

if he wanted it early?

I thought Jesse Jackson got early protection because of the many death threats against him. The only person with more threats was Obama.

We are not racist. Nah.

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Petition: Provide Bernie Sanders Secret Service protection immediately! [View all] Fritz Walter Aug 2015 OP

Not permitted by law.. Adrahil Aug 2015 #1

Exceptions can be made Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #2

Obama had Secret Service protection only after a series of assassination threats. George II Aug 2015 #13

Wouldn't he have to request it murielm99 Aug 2015 #3

Here is the link: murielm99 Aug 2015 #4

And here's the link explaining Obama's early Secret Service protection: George II Aug 2015 #14

Yes, he has to request it. n/t FSogol Aug 2015 #6

Does he have any security? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #5

Was he denied a request? Nt NCTraveler Aug 2015 #7

No. This is just window dressing to make a challenge to Hillary seem more 'real' than it is. nt onehandle Aug 2015 #11

signed questionseverything Aug 2015 #8

Bernie Is- ruffburr Aug 2015 #9

I don't quite understand why people here SheilaT Aug 2015 #10

That would be unprecedented, and.... George II Aug 2015 #12