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J_J_

(1,213 posts)
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:31 AM Apr 2016

Bernie defended the Bush 'win' in Ohio 2004


I tried to tell everyone at the beginning of the primaries but people just got mad at me so I just shut up and supported Bernie.

I knew this would happen and it really sucks.

If progressives want to fight election fraud, we will have to do it without the help of Sanders.

What can we do?

File more lawsuits?

There must be something We the People can do without the help of Bernie
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Bernie defended the Bush 'win' in Ohio 2004 (Original Post) J_J_ Apr 2016 OP
To answer your question - Hillary sure as hell is not going to fight election fraud. djean111 Apr 2016 #1
What do you mean that "Bernie defended the bush 'win' in Ohio in 2004"? I assume you are referring still_one Apr 2016 #2
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. To answer your question - Hillary sure as hell is not going to fight election fraud.
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:47 AM
Apr 2016

So, for the purposes of election this year - I will keep in supporting Sanders.

Oh, and by the way - Bernie is pretty fucking clear on not being able to just fix things all by himself.

And if you think any of this could possibly outweigh Hillary's stances on war and fracking and the TPP and cluster bombs and Third Way slashing of Social Security - then There is nothing I can say to you. But this is not just Bernie's job to fix. In fact, I don't know exactly how he could do this, on his own.

still_one

(91,965 posts)
2. What do you mean that "Bernie defended the bush 'win' in Ohio in 2004"? I assume you are referring
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:54 AM
Apr 2016

to how they had less voting machines in Democratic districts, and there is no way Sanders would have defended that.

To your other issue regarding election fraud, most of that work will need to be done at the respective state level.

It would be nice if all states had primaries, and the outdated caucus system in some states was replaced by primaries, but that is not likely going to happen.

As for registration, people need to work through their respective state to see that registration is straight forward and clear.

There are a lot of things that can be done for election reform. For one thing, making absentee voting accessible to all registered voters, not just those who cannot physically be there on election day. For some states that is the only valid reasons to request an absentee ballot.



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