Hillary Clinton

2016-04-18T11:10:54+00:00

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/independents-may-feel-the-bern-but-they-cant-vote-in-new-yorks-closed-primary/2016/04/17/9d764134-0291-11e6-9203-7b8670959b88_story.html NEW YORK As one of the largest rallies of his presidential campaign drew to a close, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) offered his voters some unusual and unwanted advice. They might lose. This is a tough race for us, Sanders told thousands of supporters in Manhattan last week. We have a system here in New York where independents cant get involved in the Democratic primary, where young people who have not previously registered and want to register just cant do it. Boos echoed through Washington Square Park, where plenty of voters had learned this the hard way. They had missed New Yorks stringent deadline in October to switch party registration in order to cast a ballot in Tuesdays Democratic primary. Now, the Sanders campaign is pre- spinning a possible loss here by criticizing that rule. The challenge of competing in a closed primary such as New Yorks, where polls show Sanders trailing front-runner Hillary Clinton by double digits, could serve as a final blow to his campaign. The democratic socialists success has been bolstered by independent voters in states where they were permitted to vote. But the improbable odds of winning the nomination in a party Sanders doesnt even belong to may finally be catching up to him. Beyond the trove of delegates at stake Tuesday in New York, the issue has sparked an existential question about what the primary should be a lowercase-d democratic festival for all voters, or a chance for loyal activists to pick a nominee. To some, including Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, independent voters distort the process when theyre allowed to barrel into the primaries. Don't choose to be independent and then whine and complain when you can't chose the DEM Ticket, being why are they whining then.......they are also complaining that the registration change secretly also ...oh I can feel the problems from BS supporters I hope not,such babies....they will do anything to steal a vote

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This plays right into Bernie's agenda--and he gets his crowd boooooing once again. riversedge Apr 2016 #1

For sure..... Iamaartist Apr 2016 #3

Poor independents workinclasszero Apr 2016 #2

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But but but but Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2016 #5

He's lying. Of course young people can get involved. KitSileya Apr 2016 #6

riversedge

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1. This plays right into Bernie's agenda--and he gets his crowd boooooing once again.

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:12 AM

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Iamaartist

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3. For sure.....

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:15 AM

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workinclasszero

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2. Poor independents

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:13 AM

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Join the party and change things or go to rallies and bitch and moan, poor babies.

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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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5. But but but but

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:55 AM

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That would mean we'd have to be part of the establishment!

KitSileya

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6. He's lying. Of course young people can get involved.

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:55 AM

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They just had to register before the deadline. Especially the group he singles out "young people who have not previously registered and want to register just can’t do it" had a long time in which to do it, as their deadline wasn't until March 25., I believe.

New York is strict on those who are already registered - that is, those who are already politically engaged and therefore should know how the system works. Their change of registration is in October. Those who aren't registered have 5 more months in which to register and still be on time for the primary.