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Turn CO Blue

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26. Yes, I was elected to be a delegate.
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:27 PM
Mar 2016


I went to the caucus, there were 47 voters, 29 for Bernie, 18 for Hillary.

That meant 4 delegates for Bernie, 3 for Hillary.

Then we also got 4 alternate volunteers (just in case).

I was one of the four delegates for Bernie.

I kept a duplicate list and phone numbers of our delegates and alternates, so I don't have to remember, I can see the handwritten list we made that night.

I went to the Denver Dems site to see the map on parking tomorrow, and noticed that they have a pdf form that anyone can pull up to check whether you are a delegate or an alternate. I sent out a group email to the delegates and alternates in our little precinct and included some links from the site - parking, delegate list, etc.

One woman wrote back immediate and said she wasn't on the list either for the convention (presidential, plus one other) or for the assembly (which is some other races, don't remember off the top of my head, district attorney, CU regent). Both meetings are held at the same place, back to back.

So I went back to the Denver Dems site, and found that my name was NOT there as a delegate, nor as an alternate for the Convention (for Bernie) - but it was there for assembly (as it should be, I was elected to be a delegate for both).

None of the four of us are showing as delegates - there are other names for our precinct number. Names that were not on the Bernie side of the room.

It was suggested downthread that PERHAPS they changed the makeup of the delegation because the rules state it has to be gender and race balanced, but with such a small number how could they tell. And why wouldn't they CALL US?

Hope that explains it a little better.

Anyway, all the Bernie and Hillary delegates show up for Convention, and the number (however many hundreds) vote for delegates to represent them at the next level (state), and the proportion SHOULD stay roughly the same. Although in Iowa, the proportion does NOT have to stay the same.

But we will see tomorrow, if I can get seated. I'm hoping the other delegates and the handwritten list will be convincing, and also I would like to see the form that was turned in, and also I want to speak to the district chair (who would have filled out the names) to ask her what happened.

Okay, running very late, hate to post and run, but gotta go.


If you aren't seated, contact a lawyer. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #1
Good luck tomorrow and hopefully this is a mix up of some sort mythology Mar 2016 #2
Help me understand. You were elected as a delegate to represent Sanders for your rhett o rick Mar 2016 #3
Trying to find the right words to explain. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #6
I don't. How many people were in your precinct? How many delegates were rhett o rick Mar 2016 #22
Yes, I was elected to be a delegate. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #26
I would insist on being seated. Best of luck. nm rhett o rick Mar 2016 #31
Does the Sanders campaign have contact info for the delegates Kittycat Mar 2016 #4
Nope, but on my own I sent a reminder email to them all this a.m. One of them noticed Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #12
Good work Kittycat Mar 2016 #30
Those misappropriated delegates represent a whole lot of peoples votes & hopes. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #5
Welp, believe me, my whole life people have told me that I should have been a lawyer. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #7
Then..you will keep at it...and make enough fuss to be heard! KoKo Mar 2016 #8
Give 'em hell (only if you have to)! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #9
If it walks like a duck... CentralMass Mar 2016 #10
Well, when I went to one of the breakfasts Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #15
Strange (not really) how it always works in her favor....Ugh..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2016 #11
Probably Just Incompetence. srobert Mar 2016 #13
Yes, Occam's Razor and all that. Clerical mistake (wrong names entered on wrong line in database) Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #16
I was a site leader at the caucus (Colorado). madamesilverspurs Mar 2016 #14
Yes, I will definitely be sticking around to help the local party, go to chili fundraisers LOL. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #17
Maybe they changed all the names after the fact, if they didn't think it was Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #18
Are you saying that a vote can be changed because there aren't enough of one particular liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #21
No vote is changed. madamesilverspurs Mar 2016 #23
But TurnCoBlue just said that all the delegates ended up being for Hillary. liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #24
Makes no sense to me, either. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2016 #45
Wishing you patience and success. roody Mar 2016 #19
But caucases are harder to cheat! joshcryer Mar 2016 #20
?? I never made a pronouncement like that either way. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #27
There has to be someone you can contact. Your election board? Sec or State? Co Dem Party? jillan Mar 2016 #25
It was a bit confusing. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #28
I've been through that process in CO, SheilaT Mar 2016 #29
I am CD7/State Delegate running for National RJMastronardi Mar 2016 #32
Hmmm. No slips, but I will keep that in mind for procedural questioning. nt Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #35
Usually the Sanders camp waits until after the election to start the cries of "fraud!" Tarc Mar 2016 #33
I am not the "Sanders Camp". And if you want to dehumanize someone Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #34
They don't care senseandsensibility Mar 2016 #36
... Tarc Mar 2016 #43
Did Hillary's campaign teach you to fight dirty or does it come natural? think Mar 2016 #37
Only one response with a Clinton avatar, and it totally ignores the substance Jim Lane Mar 2016 #38
Do you know if Hillary has spoken out against the massive voter suppression that took place Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #44
When I was a state delegate in 2008, I and my son mmonk Mar 2016 #39
I had this happen as well- You can fix this. wildnfree Mar 2016 #40
That's a great post. smiley Mar 2016 #41
This all sounds very Republican to me. Vinca Mar 2016 #42
We are at WAR! Sal Giacchi Apr 2016 #46
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