2016 Postmortem

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Tue Apr 5, 2016, 04:13 PM Apr 2016

Bernie will appear on the Washington DC ballot after all

Remember when folks here were alleging that there was some kind of Democratic conspiracy to keep Bernie off the Washington DC ballot?

Well, you can put away your tinfoil hats now...

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/275224-dc-council-votes-to-put-sanders-on-primary-ballot

The Washington, D.C., Council voted to put Bernie Sanders on the District’s Democratic presidential primary ballot on Tuesday, according to NBC Washington.

The Vermont senator’s name had been left off of primary ballots due to a registration error by the local Democratic Party.

Both Sanders and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton filed their registration fees on time, but the party didn’t submit paperwork until the day after the deadline. A voter filed a challenge against Sanders, initially keeping him from being registered alongside Clinton.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has endorsed Clinton, said she would sign legislation putting Sanders on the ballot.

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Bernie will appear on the Washington DC ballot after all (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 OP

Clinton campaign chief: Put Sanders on DC ballot Gothmog Apr 2016 #1

Thanks! Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #3

Shouldn't be long before ... JoePhilly Apr 2016 #2

LOL Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #5

Of course he will. The whole thing was a put-up job. MineralMan Apr 2016 #4

Yep....I didn't quite understand the outrage. nt Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #6

Gothmog

(145,496 posts)

1. Clinton campaign chief: Put Sanders on DC ballot

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

It has been pretty clear to me that Sanders would be on the ballot. The Clinton campaign was pushing for this result http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/274822-clinton-campaign-head-put-sanders-on-dc-ballots

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman says Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) should be on the Washington, D.C., ballot.

John Podesta ✔ ?@johnpodesta
An administrative error should not keep a candidate off the ballot. Let's get @BernieSanders on the ballot in DC.
12:21 PM - 31 Mar 2016

“An administrative error should not keep a candidate off the ballot,” John Podesta tweeted on Thursday. "Let’s get @BernieSanders on the ballot in D.C.”

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

3. Thanks!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 04:21 PM

Apr 2016

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

2. Shouldn't be long before ...

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 04:20 PM

Apr 2016

... Bernie supporters come and declare that Hillary and the DNC tried to deny Sanders a spot on the ballot, but thanks to the loud protests of Bernie fans, Hillary and the DNC had to back off.

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!