Photos of the improperly-run Webb County Convention

[WolverineDG]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristylopez/sets/72157604305754612/

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[babylonsister]

1. Can you explain what went wrong, Wolvie? nt

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Webb went unanimous for Clinton due to rule-breaking from what I hear.

Lots of Obama supporters protested this. ALL 51 delegates was awarded to Clinton.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zwire.com%2Fsite%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D19437393%26BRD%3D2290%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D569392%26rfi%3D6&ei=qSrwR8WHJJHEgwPVlOy-Cw&usg=AFQjCNGxlDDlPZWKGAyWufpuDW5X0d-7eA&sig2=TMbgvn1N2UjpXBTBflAuUw

[Justitia]

18. All 51 delegates to Clinton??? That is completely nuts (& wrong)! -eom

[WolverineDG]

5. Well, take the TDP rules handbook

douse it with gasoline & light a match. Then make up your own rules as you go along when Obama wins an alternate. (ie, the rules specificatlly state that only ONE vote is to be taken; the delegate is the person with the highest # of votes & the alternate is the one with the 2nd highest; you don't get to have a 2nd vote to shut out Obama getting an alternate.)

dg

[babylonsister]

10. No wonder you're ticked. I hope this has been reported somewhere. nt

[grantcart]

13. you can challenge it at the state convention - should be easily overturned

[Justitia]

16. Can it be challenged if no Obama delegates to State were allowed? -eom

[gristy]

2. A little background please...

Not enough porta-potties? Not enough food? What was the problem? They look pretty well-fed and de-watered to to me! :)

[WolverineDG]

7. A complete & total disregard for the rules of the TDP

which led to the disenfranchisement of Obama delegates.

dg

[gkhouston]

14. it does a lot more than that.

It completely turns off a lot of Dems who were there and even some who weren't. This election cycle seems to be bringing in a lot of first-timers and bringing back a lot of people who haven't cared about the election process in decades and what is the machine doing? Grinding that into the dust. Good way to get foot soldiers to work the down-ballot races and do stuff for you in the future. Effin' morons. :banghead:

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Thanks for the photos. What will be done about the convention?

Will there be a challenge on the state level?

[quakerboy]

6. so what exactly happened?

[gristy]

8. So county conventions in Texas are either winner take all or they are not

If they are not (and I suspect they are not), then the folks running the Webb county convention broke the rules.

Clear (as mud) info here: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19437393&BRD=2290&PAG=461&dept_id=569392&rfi=6

[WolverineDG]

9. No, they're not winner take all

& despite the comment of one of the local people in the party's power structure, the majority still has to follow the rules of the TDP.

dg

[Justitia]

17. No, they aren't winner take all, they are proportional. -eom

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. that's just friggin nuts and not anyway to pick a president!

I thank God we have a closed Primary here in NY and vote exactly like it was a GE.

[TomBall Democrat]

15. Well, you may think it's nuts - and that's ok with me

But, we have managed to scamper along fairly well for some time.

And put a few of our own in the big White House, too.

Seriously, though - it's a good time to open a nationwide discussion about uniformity in the nomination process.

This year should teach us something of value.

[SeattleGirl]

12. Not good, Wolvie.

Not good at all.

[redqueen]

19. Yeah... I kinda expected this would happen.

Someone I know who was a delegate was told that all the delegates had to agree to support one candiate.

Lunacy.

[Celebration]

20. Thanks so much

for this documented account, and for taking your valuable time in this futile attempt to make your vote count.

[anigbrowl]

21. You need to explain better

I viewed your shole photo set but it still doesn't make much sense. A one line description is more confusing than no description at all. The only thing I can make out is that people lined up, signed in, and then <something> went wrong when it came time to vote. Unless you explain it clearly in a few paragraphs then there's no way anyone can properly advise or do anything with the information.