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Related: About this forumClinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie
By: Ben Smith BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief
Ruby Cramer BuzzFeed News Reporter
Evan McMorris-Santoro BuzzFeed News Reporter
Hillary Clintons campaign for president is instructing its Iowa caucus leaders to in certain cases throw support to former Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley, with the goal blocking her main opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, from securing additional delegates.
The tactical move is rooted in the complex math of the Iowa caucuses Monday night, where the campaign is looking to defeat Sanders in a state whose caucus-goers have historically backed progressive challengers.
A precinct captain, Jerome Lehtola, confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the campaign has trained precinct captains to release supporters to OMalley if the move can make him viable without hurting Clinton. A Clinton aide said the campaign has trained more than 4,000 volunteer precinct captains to handle a host of different scenarios, including ones where caucus-goers are released to or recruited from another camp.
Our precinct leadership teams have worked hard to get to know as many people in their precincts as possible and theyll use those relationships to maximize Hillary Clintons delegate count depending on which groups are viable on caucus night, the aide said.
The tactical move is rooted in the complex math of the Iowa caucuses Monday night, where the campaign is looking to defeat Sanders in a state whose caucus-goers have historically backed progressive challengers.
A precinct captain, Jerome Lehtola, confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the campaign has trained precinct captains to release supporters to OMalley if the move can make him viable without hurting Clinton. A Clinton aide said the campaign has trained more than 4,000 volunteer precinct captains to handle a host of different scenarios, including ones where caucus-goers are released to or recruited from another camp.
Our precinct leadership teams have worked hard to get to know as many people in their precincts as possible and theyll use those relationships to maximize Hillary Clintons delegate count depending on which groups are viable on caucus night, the aide said.
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Clinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie (Original Post)
LiberalArkie
Jan 2016
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djean111
(14,255 posts)1. Is there anything that ISN'T corrupt about her and her campaign? n/t
Perogie
(687 posts)2. The fact that the Clinton camp is doing this means they are probably behind
bowens43
(16,064 posts)3. this woman is pure evil. she is the epitome of everything that is wrong with politics
a power hungry , egotistical megalomaniac....... she will do absolutely ANYTHING for power. She is disgusting