We need a wambulance

[liberal N proud]

Someone didn't register as a Democrat and couldn't vote.

[workinclasszero]

1. But registering is sooo hard!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. That's right

It should be as easy as hitting the like button on Facebook.

[Thinkingabout]

2. There are a few things in which we have a choice, we don't choose the day we are born but

when registering to vote there is a choice,

[NurseJackie]

14. And now they discover that switching from Dem to Ind (to send a "message" to the party) was ...

... an empty and impotent gesture that ONLY hurt themselves. And the vanity of being able to "brag" and "boast" about how intelligent they were for not being beholden to an organized party gave them "more freedom" to "express themselves".

Well, uh, actually ... no it didn't.

Lessons learned, I guess. Wisdom comes with age (and so does clear thinking... and so does not being emotionally driven into making rash and hasty decisions.)

[davenelson5555]

3. Mocking 120,000 legitimate voters purged in Brooklyn is not going to benefit Hillary

It's something that should be of equal concern to all of us regardless of our candidate of choice. The integrity of our democracy is more important than any individual candidate.

Posts like these demean Hillary and her supporters, and make them appear childish and tacky. Please consider taking a higher road.

[savalez]

4. The BS fantasyland group is that-a-way ----->

[davenelson5555]

5. What is fantasy is pretending that 120,000 purged voters is funny

[LannyDeVaney]

6. Keep moving

[savalez]

8. I suppose Hillary could've used those extra votes to further

trounce Bernie. Fantasyland is thinking they were all for Bernie.

The more than 120,000 dropped includes 12,000 people who moved out of the borough, 44,000 people who were moved from active to inactive voter status, and 70,000 voters removed from the inactive voter list, according to the station.

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/19/474896027/after-more-than-100-000-voters-dropped-in-brooklyn-city-officials-call-for-actio

[davenelson5555]

9. You're right, those votes could have gone in any direction

It's a cause of concern for ALL of us.

[fleabiscuit]

15. Fortunately your number is only .07 percent of those who voted.

Wouldn't have moved the scale at all. And many more will vote in the General.

[davenelson5555]

18. You do your side no favors with this smug attitude

Whomever the nominee is, they will need as much support as they can garner. Smugness, arrogance and moral certitude will not serve your candidate.

[fleabiscuit]

20. Attitude? It's math.

[davenelson5555]

27. Yes, your smug, dismissive "we don't need you" attitude that was presenting the "math".

[fleabiscuit]

31. I have no idea why you are harassing me. Please stop harassing.

[davenelson5555]

32. I'm not harassing you. Maybe try not being so thin-skinned when being smug to somebody.

[fleabiscuit]

33. Please stop harassing me.

[Codeine]

34. Jury Results

On Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:49 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

I'm not harassing you. Maybe try not being so thin-skinned when being smug to somebody.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=111477

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Please stop this harassment.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:58 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No harassment in the truth.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The poster is just as wrong and stupid as most of his cohort but his comment is not hide-worthy. We're in A Super- Important Snark War -- thin skins need not apply.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: When someone feels threatened here, the other person should recognize that and leave them alone. DUers should have a safe place to come
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

[Fla Dem]

16. I agree with you on that point. We need all the voter we can get in the General

whether they are Bernie supporters or Hillary supporters. There will be enough of the Republican dirty tricks to contend with, We need everyone to check their voting status for the November General Election.

[davenelson5555]

19. Right on.

[geek tragedy]

21. and of those how many were actually prevented from voting?

that is, how many showed up and couldn't vote because they got purged?

That would exclude people who:

1) are dead;
2) moved out of Brooklyn
3) didn't try to vote in this election

[davenelson5555]

28. I suppose we'll find out when the AG completes his investigation.

[geek tragedy]

30. yes, those of us who live here will. nt

[Coolest Ranger]

23. If you are too lazy to

understand how the local election laws work, that you haven't been voting in a few election cycles and don't bother letting them know where you are, I'm sorry but I don't buy that bull crap. People have died so everyone can vote but yet showing up at a rally denouncing the front runner is easier then checking your voter status. Cry me a river

[davenelson5555]

29. These are glaringly obvious irregularities that have prompted an investigation by NY's AG!

This kind of indifference to voting irregularities or attributing them to victim-blaming is little different than Republican "pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstrap" bullshit when it comes to poverty. Try being objective, and care a little about our democracy. 120,000 people were purged in Brooklyn. I think you know damn well that there were shenanigans afoot apart from people failing to update their address. NYC's mayor and the AG are both freaking Hillary super delegates, and they're outraged. Why aren't you? Because you believe your candidate benefits from this purge? Disgusting.

[Coolest Ranger]

37. Here's a thought

go whine about it in Bernie Sander's group or General Discussion Primaries. Quite frankly I'm so over folks like you coming into our groups pretending to know everything when you know nothing.

[redstatebluegirl]

7. But I shouldn't have to register as a Democrat to vote in the Democratic Primary...it's not fair....

Lord they sound like 1st graders.

[libodem]

10. Really?

[Her Sister]

11. yeah really!

Oh my! HRC GROUP!! Here!

[fleabiscuit]

25. It does bring up an interesting (IMHO) question.

Do I want to cast a vote for someone for President who thought it sounded good on a last minute whim, or someone experienced who invested thought, time, money and effort to run a viable campaign within the existing state rules and quirks and can get things done?

This isn't just a primary, it's a tryout.

HRC for President.

[Her Sister]

12. Were they really Democrats!!! Hmmm!?

Are they supporting Democrats down the ballot? Or do they hate and wanna control a Party is not theirs?

[liberal N proud]

13. Not registered as Democrats anyway

You have to know the rules of the game if your are going to be a player

[NastyRiffraff]

22. From Kos, on voting in primaries:

If you want a say in who the Democrats’ nominate, join the Democratic Party. It’s easy and it’s free! If you want to be all “I’m an independent because I’m too good to be a member of some party,” all the power to you! Just don’t expect a say in choosing that party’s leaders. I can’t fathom why this notion might be controversial.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/04/20/1517744/-New-York-votes-and-can-we-bag-this-thing-already

Says it all, especially the last sentence.

[liberal N proud]

24. There is a ton of stuff in that article

Like this:
•Traditionally, a presidential contender would see lots of money until he lost a few states, then that money would shrivel up and the candidate would drop out. Almost always, the drying up of funds precipitated the drop out. If you can’t pay staff, there’s no campaign. That’s what happened to Howard Dean. He lost Iowa, he screamed, the cash dried up, and poof, that was the end of his campaign. This might be the first time that a losing candidate has enjoyed a virtually unlimited spigot of cash. It’s actually quite remarkable. He got trounced on both Super Tuesdays, the math became the math, yet the cash flow never slowed.

All at $27.00 at a time?

[BlueMTexpat]

26. The FEC disputes at least some

of that $27 a pop.

[savalez]

36. I think some of his donors are now figuring out that they are being fleeced.