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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: About that DFA Bernie endorsement. Why did I know the following without reading the article? [View all]JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)32. They also released the proportion of DFA-members-previous-to-the-vote who voted Sanders
The result was 77%. Note that this isn't just financial backers. But it's something.
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About that DFA Bernie endorsement. Why did I know the following without reading the article? [View all]
upaloopa
Dec 2015
OP
I would not assume that at all, WillyT. This is the membership telling DFA what to do.
merrily
Dec 2015
#43
I Thought I Remembered Reading It Somewhere... Maybe I Got It Confused With The Original Petition...
WillyT
Dec 2015
#44
I don't know anything about Jim Dean individually. The stories I remember were about DFA.
merrily
Dec 2015
#50
They also released the proportion of DFA-members-previous-to-the-vote who voted Sanders
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#32
Howard Dean has not been in charge of DFA for 10 yrs.. Didn't you get an email about voting?
merrily
Dec 2015
#38
Yes. All that was required was a good email address. I only voted once as well. nt.
NCTraveler
Dec 2015
#9
I rcvd several invites, but after my first vote, it always showed who I had voted for and would have
peacebird
Dec 2015
#11
I normally don't vote in them. I did in this one. Once as well. I have a feeling most did just that.
NCTraveler
Dec 2015
#18
How do you know, if you didn't try to vote a second time? Also, it took more than one email addy.
merrily
Dec 2015
#45
Even if that were the case, it wouldn't explain why 77% of existing DFA members chose Bernie
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#22
It's a good endorsement. He was bound to get a few endorsements ... however ...
NurseJackie
Dec 2015
#13
You're right about the amount of work involved to get Bernie elected. Nobody said it would be easy.*
hedda_foil
Dec 2015
#61
Three clicks and twenty five or so characters. lol. Not just a simple click. nt.
NCTraveler
Dec 2015
#29
I don't care if people voted by carrier pigeon. It was still over 270,000 members who voted.
merrily
Dec 2015
#39
How did you know that the powers that be are trying to rig the nomination towards Hillary?
highprincipleswork
Dec 2015
#57