2016 Postmortem

NWCorona

(8,541 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:19 AM Apr 2016

De Blasio Demands Explanation, as Decline in Registered Brooklyn Democrats (126k) Doubles

"Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the New York City Board of Elections to investigate why more than 63,000 registered Democrats were dropped from the voting rolls since last fall.

The request comes the same day a WNYC analysis revealed the largest decline in active registered Democrats statewide was in Brooklyn.

But new data provided by the city Board of Elections on Monday indicates it actually removed 126,000 Brooklyn Democrats from the rolls, according to executive director Michael Ryan.

That includes 12,000 people who moved out of the borough, 44,000 people who were moved from active to inactive voter status and 70,000 voters removed from the inactive voter list.

As a Brooklyn Democrat himself, de Blasio said he's concerned about the sudden slump of Democrats on the voter rolls there.

“This number surprises me,” said de Blasio, “I admit that Brooklyn has had a lot of transient population – that’s obvious. Lot of people moving in, lot of people moving out. That might account for some of it. But I'm confused since so many people have moved in, that the number would move that much in the negative direction.”

http://www.wnyc.org/story/de-blasio-demands-explanation-boe-drops-126000-brooklyn-democrats/

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De Blasio Demands Explanation, as Decline in Registered Brooklyn Democrats (126k) Doubles (Original Post) NWCorona Apr 2016 OP

he should ask his friend Hillary Merryland Apr 2016 #1

I'm sure she will "look into it" Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #8

In "Cautious Politician Time" Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #15

someone learned the Bush tactics from Fla. 2000 awake Apr 2016 #2

Bush Sr. called Bill the talented son he really wanted. leveymg Apr 2016 #6

Borrowing Republican tactics and policies? Who would do that?! polichick Apr 2016 #7

. Dragonfli Apr 2016 #9

"Democracy My Ass" - new call to action for the American people. polichick Apr 2016 #12

IMO we have fallen so far over the edge at this point, the only way to get our democracy back Dragonfli Apr 2016 #13

I so agree! But would the UN agree to do it, or would the powers that be get in the way? polichick Apr 2016 #14

Honesty? The powers that be would almost to a certainty would get in the way, perhaps with enough Dragonfli Apr 2016 #16

de Blasio doesn't care Robbins Apr 2016 #3

Today, I learned a lot about Bill de Blasio, but mainly I learned that I will never vote for him NCjack Apr 2016 #11

Maybe they're on CP Time. Octafish Apr 2016 #4

You could take a good long look at the Corrupt Clinton Machine, Mayor... polichick Apr 2016 #5

Here is video of him learning voter purges and election fraud is happening in his City Dragonfli Apr 2016 #10

Merryland

(1,134 posts)

1. he should ask his friend Hillary

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:20 AM

Apr 2016

to investigate...

Bread and Circus

(9,454 posts)

8. I'm sure she will "look into it"

Reply to Merryland (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:38 AM

Apr 2016

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)

15. In "Cautious Politician Time"

Reply to Bread and Circus (Reply #8)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 01:07 PM

Apr 2016

awake

(3,226 posts)

2. someone learned the Bush tactics from Fla. 2000

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:26 AM

Apr 2016

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

6. Bush Sr. called Bill the talented son he really wanted.

Reply to awake (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:37 AM

Apr 2016

Bill reciprocated. Bill called Trump two weeks before The Donald declared. The great chain of causation at work. The center right in both parties is the American Money Party, which isn't really American anymore. Its actual global HQ in the Mideast.

polichick

(37,152 posts)

7. Borrowing Republican tactics and policies? Who would do that?!

Reply to awake (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:37 AM

Apr 2016

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)

9. .

Reply to polichick (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:52 AM

Apr 2016

Any one of these creatures recently released upon the public.-

It appears, certain members of the party long for the good old days of Tammany Hall "effective electioneering"

polichick

(37,152 posts)

12. "Democracy My Ass" - new call to action for the American people.

Reply to Dragonfli (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 12:30 PM

Apr 2016

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)

13. IMO we have fallen so far over the edge at this point, the only way to get our democracy back

Reply to polichick (Reply #12)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 12:44 PM

Apr 2016

Would be to take the drastic yet needed measure of calling in the UN to supervise our elections - much as they have to do in third world countries, because our Oligarchy purchased politicians and the rampant election fraud now used by both major parties have been turning us into another third world country slowly but surely for years now.

we are a Republic, based on democracy in name only now.

We must look that fact squarely in the face, accept it, and seek professional help and that is where and why the UN needs to be involved if we have any hope of getting democracy back.

polichick

(37,152 posts)

14. I so agree! But would the UN agree to do it, or would the powers that be get in the way?

Reply to Dragonfli (Reply #13)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 01:04 PM

Apr 2016

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)

16. Honesty? The powers that be would almost to a certainty would get in the way, perhaps with enough

Reply to polichick (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 01:18 PM

Apr 2016

People Power, Sending letters to the UN election monitoring office combined with several thousand bodies surrounding the UN peacefully begging for help, we might get around that.

I think something and everything one can think of should be tried to restore democracy in the US. The UN is but one way we can pursue and should, but there are other ways to be thought about and put into motion as well.

As one of the founding fathers can be quoted as saying regarding our democracy based republic - "...if you can keep it"

Robbins

(5,066 posts)

3. de Blasio doesn't care

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:31 AM

Apr 2016

as long as his friend clinton wins he is fine with screwing over the people.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

11. Today, I learned a lot about Bill de Blasio, but mainly I learned that I will never vote for him

Reply to Robbins (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:58 AM

Apr 2016

for anything. He said that nothing Hillary said in her speeches to Wall Street is important. We only need to concern ourselves with her platform statement. What BS. I have seen politicians trash their own platforms to get over the hump in getting enough votes to win. In our oligarchy, I put more weight on promises made to the 1% than to the 99%.