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In reply to the discussion: Guess who’s not coming to dinner? [View all]fadedrose
(10,044 posts)The problems started after Hillary went to Iowa.
The debate was a sham. ALL of the candidates piled on top of Dean because he was the top contender when the primary caucuses began - with the exception of Barbara Lee, who was not part of the what I thought was a conspiracy against Dean. Dean himself looked a bit confused by the guns are pointed in his direction....
I saw and felt what I saw and felt. None of the points you mentioned had a bearing on the caucuses. Reporters were commenting about the changes in heart, so unexpected, were happening. These were not people from neighborhoods who you say were annoyed. These were policitians who are NEVER annoyed by anything political.. all this happened in 2000.
And the Clinton people in Michigan tried to get her primary votes given to her at the convention - this was 2008 - even tho they were told ahead of time that no votes were applicable since the primary was not held at a time sanctioned by the DNC. That's why all the other candidates dropped out, save one, whose name I forgot.
That was unethical because they knew ahead of time that the votes would NOT be counted, but they fought anyway. Besides, Michigan had a "Other" box checked on the ballot that many many people checked off... So the ballots were counted, and they were distributed somewhat evenly by the DNC who was plagued by the Clinton campaign to give her the votes.