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Tarheel_Dem

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57. Nice try SS, but you can't reason with that kind of illogical BS. They are trying their damndest...

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 09:09 PM

Mar 2016

to set up a scenario where they can claim, when Hillary inevitably wins the nomination, that only Bernie's wins were legitimate and her wins are questionable. That's what all the demonizing of the DNC & DWS has been about. We all know what this is, and shame on the BS campaign for trying to burn down the party because he's losing.

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I'm really annoyed that someone people have JUST discovered the consequence of gutting the VRA [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 OP

I kept reading that Hillary did it to hurt Sanders gollygee Mar 2016 #1

When the voter rights were gutted, people didn't know Sanders was going to run for President. Stellar Mar 2016 #12

If Clinton somehow controlled the minds of five members of SCOTUS in 2013 Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #30

Millennials don't look beyond their own immediate concerns. RandySF Mar 2016 #52

It's not just Millennials. But, it does seem to be a prevailing factor in society, these days ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #68

Things like this are why we keep saying the Supreme Court matters. NuclearDem Mar 2016 #2

Yes. That was the Democratic Party I joined way back when and was the libdem4life Mar 2016 #7

Now, it seems ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #69

That one, too. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #70

The reason that changed, the reason the DLC and 3rd way crap started up, Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #79

I mean, it makes sense in the context of unfettered money. libdem4life Mar 2016 #80

True - but Sanders only seems to worry about overturning Citizens United EffieBlack Mar 2016 #77

Thank you - as a GOTV activist I was appalled at the misdirection. blm Mar 2016 #3

The "Real Culprits" were just let off the hook by a Clinton Surrogate. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #24

No Clinton surrogate is involved. The article you cite certainly does not say that. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #32

Bingo! Only one polling location in South Phoenix dbackjon Mar 2016 #39

Gutting the VRA has opened the flood gates to election subterfuge. progressoid Mar 2016 #4

That makes two of us. Civil Rights organizations have been screaming to anyone who would listen. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #5

Excellent points, even if BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #9

Exactly! wildeyed Mar 2016 #11

"So progressive people need to vote EVERY YEAR to avoid this type of thing in the future". Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #22

+1 RandySF Mar 2016 #54

I'd like to see more people turn out for local elections. MADem Mar 2016 #92

"All politics IS local". YES!!!! Which is why I have so little patience for the "loosely" engaged. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #93

Yes we do - and in even the smallest government elections JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #59

This exactly! mcar Mar 2016 #62

Excellent image Augiedog Mar 2016 #14

Yes! So frustrating. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #60

That is one eloquent, smart as hell, informative post Number23 Mar 2016 #72

It's funny what it takes to get people's attention, right? The VRA was gutted 3 years ago. Where.. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #74

From reading posts here I've concluded some are still in denial. Scuba Mar 2016 #6

a lot of it's that people assumed the party would be the ultimate arbiter of its own vote MisterP Mar 2016 #8

Why does she personally have to denounce it? La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #10

Hillary has been denouncing voter suppression for years, way before BSers woke up to Arizona.... beastie boy Mar 2016 #20

Did BS denounce running out of ballots in Flint & Detroit? See how that works? As for people.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #23

You are so right. If people assume that La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #76

A lot of people watched the Iowa Caucus RandySF Mar 2016 #53

There were a lot of problems with the primary voting in North Carolina earlier this month, too. yardwork Mar 2016 #88

Low information voters are not a right wing monopoly Augiedog Mar 2016 #13

No, but people who vote based on hate and fear is. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #31

It is annoying, I agree Rebkeh Mar 2016 #15

This has nothing to do with establishment vs not La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #18

Keep telling yourself that Rebkeh Mar 2016 #19

i do keep telling myself a basic fact that the democratic party does not want to gut La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #36

You are still thinking in terms of tribal politics Rebkeh Mar 2016 #42

Bernie, a US Senator and member of Congress for DECADES, is part of the Establishment. pnwmom Mar 2016 #21

He is not part of the beltway clique and you know it Rebkeh Mar 2016 #25

He is part of the Establishment. The fact that he personally isn't a favorite of many pnwmom Mar 2016 #26

Like I said, keep telling yourself that. Rebkeh Mar 2016 #28

He is part of the system, but if "establishment" means the corporate oligarchy then no. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #34

He won one of his first elections with the help of the NRA. pnwmom Mar 2016 #37

His stance on guns is what most of America wants Rebkeh Mar 2016 #44

That doesn't negate the fact that he's part of the Establishment. pnwmom Mar 2016 #47

For my intents and purposes here, Rebkeh Mar 2016 #50

"Y'all want change or not?" Not the kind you're offering, but thanks anyhoo. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #75

Then why the virtual blackout on coverage of his campaign... libdem4life Mar 2016 #81

There is no continuing blackout. He gets similar amounts of coverage to Hillary now. pnwmom Mar 2016 #82

I didi not say there was a blackout at present. It was past tense. libdem4life Mar 2016 #83

Yes, you did. You said: pnwmom Mar 2016 #84

Yes, since they are now neck and neck, it's about time. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #86

Of course he is. He is a senator! yardwork Mar 2016 #90

I'm sorry, but that's just plain wrong. yardwork Mar 2016 #89

If u were to believe half of what the Bernie supporters have Cryptoad Mar 2016 #16

When your campaign surrogates denounce, retract, then praise those responsible within 24 Hrs... Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #17

The article you link to certainly does not say that. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #33

Watch the video. He declares civil rights and voter rights war is won. WTF? Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #35

It does not confirm your Clinton conspiracy theory. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #38

But this does. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #41

No, it doesn't. Get real. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #46

Nice try SS, but you can't reason with that kind of illogical BS. They are trying their damndest... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #57

+1 n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #48

Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #27

It was gutted by a Shelby County v. Holder and supported by Republicans governors. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #29

Thank you for making this clear. wildeyed Mar 2016 #58

Hillary, the candidate who gave a victory speech... dchill Mar 2016 #40

Absolutely PATRICK Mar 2016 #43

Arizona jane123 Mar 2016 #45

The demographics in the affected county supported Hillary. So, based on the pnwmom Mar 2016 #49

Would it have even mattered? RandySF Mar 2016 #55

"but I image it hurt Bernie more based on the demographics of voters." How do you arrive at that? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #56

It was never on some people's radar RandySF Mar 2016 #51

pretty much nt Quayblue Mar 2016 #63

Selfishness JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #64

You do not have a right to vote, it is a racial entitlement, for you. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #67

K&R mcar Mar 2016 #61

I'm a Sanders supporter but this attack on Clinton is ridiculous. intheflow Mar 2016 #65

And thank you too for not making excuses La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #71

Another great, informative post. Thanks so much for that. Number23 Mar 2016 #73

My belief is that in more than a few cases we have posters LanternWaste Mar 2016 #66

It appears a few posters brer cat Mar 2016 #78

Kicking, again. Agschmid Mar 2016 #85

It is extremely annoying, and meanwhile, the problem is still unresolved. yardwork Mar 2016 #87

ugh. i also hate this concept of lesser of two evils. mostly, its about La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #91

I agree, and I see there's more stupidity about this issue today on DU. yardwork Mar 2016 #94