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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary playing tricks in Polk County! [View all]Generic Other
(28,979 posts)253. I just received one in the mail from William J. Clinton
prompting my husband to ask accusingly why he was writing to me. Makes me wonder how he got my address.
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No, no, you've got a quorum present. Call for elections for new party leadership right there and
PatrickforO
Mar 2016
#207
Likely some of Clinton's delegates/alternates elected in the caucuses didn't show.
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#35
"she needs to lose and go away" I concur. I'm leaning on the idea of voting for Trump
bonniebgood
Mar 2016
#268
Obama's picks have been somewhat socially liberal, and fiscally conservative.
Dustlawyer
Mar 2016
#269
Not a fan. Want it gone. Running for a Bernie delegate position in the meantime. n/t
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#64
how is it fair that party members are the ones who chose their party's nominees?
dlwickham
Mar 2016
#149
seems to me polk county alone would offically flilp iowa to Bernie and I dont
litlbilly
Mar 2016
#141
In Washington the State we have precinct caucuses. Those delegates go to the Legislative Dist
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#33
That makes no sense to me! All I have to do is vote once, takes me no more than 30 minutes.
cui bono
Mar 2016
#36
The delegates do more than vote: they work on the state party's platform. eom.
Bad Thoughts
Mar 2016
#39
Let me be clear citizens only vote once for delegates at the precinct caucuses and then they aredone
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#43
Oh! Okay, so if you sign up to be a delegate you know you're in for the long haul.
cui bono
Mar 2016
#51
Yes, By state convention time, Bernie can end up with more delegates than earned at the caucuses
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#63
The ballots have to be mailed/faxed in and received by the State Dem Chair, Jaxon Ravens,
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#159
In Wash the State one can vote via the caucus via "Surrogate Affidavit Form" if they
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#186
The first answer is no. The delegates that the caucuses chose will be reduced significantly at the
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#66
If you're in WA, this year we have a surrogate ballot (absentee ballot, essentially)
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#105
I love the primary in Oregon, they mail us the ballot, we mail it in...done:)
litlbilly
Mar 2016
#146
Welcome. Hope you stay and help us change the party so it is more conducive to progressive
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#171
One advantage to have a caucus system is that it gets people out of their homes, meeting their
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#190
That same outcome also can be effected by a GOTV drive. Sadly, the WA Dem Party neglected
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#211
I see some good in both sides. The Primary vote is easy and that encourages people to participate.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#212
We can continue to get people to participate in the process without the Caucus system.
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#219
"We have to stand together" - and you call her "butt hurt" with "dumb ass logic"
cyberswede
Mar 2016
#78
How shallow of you. Anything you wrote after your second line means nothing. nt
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#131
He's so old you'll have to take pills to mark your ballot for him? Did you have any
Gene Debs
Mar 2016
#260
"The Hill camp changed the rules and ordered all Bernie supporters leave the room"
ConsiderThis_2016
Mar 2016
#92
I'm just curious why the Hillary people are leading this. Why do they have a mic? Why are they
Nanjeanne
Mar 2016
#93
Love your determination. With you in spirit. Hope you all hang in there!!!!
highprincipleswork
Mar 2016
#94
this is seriously wrong. What is this, political hunger games?? flippin' H. eom
Karma13612
Mar 2016
#112
Was the delegate count scheduled as the last agenda item for your convention? n/t
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#123
And why the hell can't the Bernie camp challenge this cluster in court?
strategery blunder
Mar 2016
#160
Apparently, some of the people who pledged to their neighbors that they would represent their choice
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#194
Do you not understand that the county convention should be representative of the local results?
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#290
You have the local precinct totals, which is the perspective of the people of the county.
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#292
Q: Will you hold the reported 9 delgates who believe their pledge was "misrecorded" accountable?
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#294
Thank you for what you are doing - and as a personal request, please take care of those
jillan
Mar 2016
#122
So basically, you are reporting faithless delegates and saying Clinton is pulling tricks?
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#155
If true (no link) then Iowa appears not to care if their representatives change their mind...
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#188
It sounds more like they were Sanders delegates who were "mistakenly" put in the Clinton column
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#214
My post was clear. Take it up with the delegates from that precinct who apparently felt wronged
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#224
So you have nothing other than your feelings that the local results were wrong.
Thor_MN
Mar 2016
#229
Again, DELEGATES FROM THAT PRECINCT gave that as the probable explanation. YOU are the one
JimDandy
Mar 2016
#230
You continue to assume that all Bernie delegates were correctly labeled as such at the Precincts
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#223
Indeed. It appears we are damned at every level of the process. To be expected, really; the
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#259
I guess then overall it's still a net win for bernie from where he was before?
guitarguybs07
Mar 2016
#167
Victor and I have decided to tell you "We love you, for your endurance, patience and info."
Duval
Mar 2016
#197
Clinton is the queen of a rigged electoral system, a rigged corporate media & a rigged economy!
mhatrw
Mar 2016
#213
Thanks! I've wanted to hear as many of these caucus experiences as I can. Great write-up.
Gregorian
Mar 2016
#235
On Twitter, @desmoinesdem: "Am collecting first-person accounts from Hillary & Bernie delegates..."
siderealization
Mar 2016
#201
We did most of the platform before the alignment between Bernie and Hillary delegates.
All in it together
Mar 2016
#205
hey with O'Malley's people in there it was gonna happen. Some Hillary people could switch but Omall
PatrynXX
Mar 2016
#226
Folks on the ground in Iowa should contact 'Bleeding Heartland' (@desmoinesdem) on Twitter
siderealization
Mar 2016
#238