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jeff47

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40. Sanders got 77% of the vote of people who were DFA members before the vote.

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 02:21 PM

Dec 2015

And 77% is still above the threshold for endorsing.

So...your claim is Sanders supporters signed up with hundreds of fake email addresses to skew this vote...before the voting started.

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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

Sour grapes much? HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #1

I think we have been down this road before upaloopa Dec 2015 #28

Just FYI HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #34

Here is the deal... Agschmid Dec 2015 #2

Thanks Agschmid... The Dean Brothers Are On Opposite Sides Of This, Correct ??? WillyT Dec 2015 #6

I know where Howard stands but not the other one. Agschmid Dec 2015 #10

agschmid, you get my thanks for your post. Its nice to see a nice roguevalley Dec 2015 #63

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

Well... According To This, DFA Was Turned Over To Jim Dean In 2005: WillyT Dec 2015 #53

If Warren had entered the race Mnpaul Dec 2015 #59

My only reservation about the endorsement BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #21

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

I did get an email (>1, in fact) and BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #68

You could only vote once, DFA member chose Bernie. peacebird Dec 2015 #3

You could vote as many times as you wanted. Fact. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #5

I only voted once. Agschmid Dec 2015 #7

Yes. All that was required was a good email address. I only voted once as well. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Eric J in MN Dec 2015 #14

They also did IP address monitoring (this was their 'security review'). JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #17

lol. IP monitoring. Would have had to use a mobile phone. Bigger lol. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #19

Yes, I edited my post to mention that. Not quick enough I see. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #20

I rcvd several invites, but after my first vote, it always showed who I had voted for and would have peacebird Dec 2015 #11

All it took was a different email address. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #12

Ah, well, I don't do that. One poll, one vote. peacebird Dec 2015 #16

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

I only voted once. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #27

I have three emails UglyGreed Dec 2015 #58

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

Maybe the existing members had multiple emails Mnpaul Dec 2015 #60

I didn't realize that. BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #24

It's not actually true. jeff47 Dec 2015 #42

Then so could Hillary voters, if they could figure out how. Scuba Dec 2015 #69

Never said anything different. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #70

I think their process was ok. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #4

Same here. I love DFA. BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #26

Sanders got 77% of the vote of people who were DFA members before the vote. jeff47 Dec 2015 #40

Which means that by "DFA member" they mean sufrommich Dec 2015 #8

Correct. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #15

See post 22. This talking point is pretty lame. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #23

So people signed up with DFA before this poll just in case DFA did this poll? merrily Dec 2015 #46

They have both of mine. I voted twice, because, online poll! Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #56

It's a good endorsement. He was bound to get a few endorsements ... however ... NurseJackie Dec 2015 #13

Despite the fact angrychair Dec 2015 #47

I'm not sure about those numbers, but I am sure that it's not 2007. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #51

You're right about the amount of work involved to get Bernie elected. Nobody said it would be easy.* hedda_foil Dec 2015 #61

Speaking of sour grapes.... merrily Dec 2015 #48

Yes? NurseJackie Dec 2015 #49

You had to give your name and contact information. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #25

Three clicks and twenty five or so characters. lol. Not just a simple click. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #29

See post 22. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #33

Aren't you also the author of Reply 4, stating the process was okay? merrily Dec 2015 #41

By an OVERWHELMING MARGIN.....that is why. ViseGrip Dec 2015 #30

Centrist Doctor Dean hasn't been in charge of DFA since 2005. merrily Dec 2015 #31

You beat me to it. Autumn Dec 2015 #35

I saw you approaching, so I ran faster, just to be mean. merrily Dec 2015 #36

Damn girl. You are quick Autumn Dec 2015 #64

I'm also not above tripping people, so that helps. merrily Dec 2015 #65

OMG you were so fast I didn't see you. Now I know why my knee hurts Autumn Dec 2015 #66

. merrily Dec 2015 #67

I haz a sads too. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #37

If that post is for real, then you don't know Howard DFW Dec 2015 #55

Is that what you're going to say if as expected Clinton wins the nomination mythology Dec 2015 #62

I don't care if people voted by carrier pigeon. It was still over 270,000 members who voted. merrily Dec 2015 #39

But wait, when unions endorse Hillary.... Tarc Dec 2015 #52

DFA isn't a union. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #54

How did you know that the powers that be are trying to rig the nomination towards Hillary? highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #57

Are you thinking that people voted more than once in this? Motown_Johnny Dec 2015 #71