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Will Bernie Talk Openly About Election Fraud Now? (Original Post) polichick Apr 2016 OP
I'm not understanding how everyone is so accepting of the glowing Apr 2016 #1
The msm won't mention it - but I think Bernie might... polichick Apr 2016 #2
Two things Rebkeh Apr 2016 #3
What would be the "smart" approach? That's what he must be thinking about. polichick Apr 2016 #4
Thinking... Rebkeh Apr 2016 #5
Nina and Tad were on msnbc today - no mention of election fraud. Same ol' storyline. polichick Apr 2016 #13
Hmm Rebkeh Apr 2016 #15
No, just questions about how he could win. This is really tricky... polichick Apr 2016 #16
I would not say Republicans per sea as much as the local powerful people. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #6
Good point Rebkeh Apr 2016 #7
Through the years you really can not say Republicans, but the conservative leaders. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #8
Yes... But Rebkeh Apr 2016 #9
When the Dems allowed farleftlib Apr 2016 #10
One corporate party, two faces. polichick Apr 2016 #14
CBS did report on Primary voting issues today Equinox Moon Apr 2016 #11
So they do a "report" so uninformed citizens believe it's getting a real look... polichick Apr 2016 #12
That's right Equinox Moon Apr 2016 #17
 

glowing

(12,233 posts)
1. I'm not understanding how everyone is so accepting of the
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 09:37 AM
Apr 2016

vote totals? When the exit polls are off over 5%, then there is vote manipulation going on. And with NY, there is virtually no early voting.

Our elections need to be monitored by the damned UN.

polichick

(37,152 posts)
2. The msm won't mention it - but I think Bernie might...
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 09:46 AM
Apr 2016

talk about it if he thinks that's what's going on.

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
3. Two things
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 09:47 AM
Apr 2016

1. The republicans have been doing this stuff for years, literally, and to people of color mostly. Poc have been trying to call attention to it for a long, long time now. Nobody cared. Now suddenly it's a 3 fire alarm? Why now? Bernie has to tread very carefully here. Us supporters should also. I tried to call attention to it here in DU weeks ago. Predictably, no one listened.

2. The bulk of the election rigging is most likely by republican hands, not the Clinton machine. Not that I don't think they'd do it, I'm 100% confident they would. (and some of it could very well be done by democrats) BUT...

They benefited from it in the primary and I don't see them stepping up for the principle. If it threatens to hurt them in the general --- then, and only then, will it get real.

I hope Bernie talks openly about election rigging, I'm with you 1000%, I just hope he's smart about it.


Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
5. Thinking...
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:26 AM
Apr 2016

Personally, If I were Bernie I'd consult with and then let black supporters and surrogates take the lead on the conversation, and then back them up. Bernie coming out too strong is only going to look like he's speaking over poc, silencing us. That is the worst thing he could do.

Nina Turner and Ben Jealous are who I'm looking to, since one's a former state senator who did work on voter issues and the other is the former head of the NAACP. They know this stuff.

polichick

(37,152 posts)
16. No, just questions about how he could win. This is really tricky...
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 01:53 PM
Apr 2016

Of course the Clinton Machine is entrenched in PA and other upcoming states, so there will be more fraud - but Bernie won't want to be written off as another Trump if he talks about it.

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)
6. I would not say Republicans per sea as much as the local powerful people.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:29 AM
Apr 2016

Be they R or D. I saw that as a child when a the black area of my town would run a black person for city council, but a white person always won. Generally the black people on the ballot never got a single vote, so they did not even vote for themselves?

I look at Ferguson, MO. Really mostly black community, but all white elected officials. If Ferguson ran a wealthy black man for office, he would win.

No matter the color or the party, it is the rich and powerful that win.

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
7. Good point
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:40 AM
Apr 2016

Though SCOTUS was no help at all, that's not local. Southern states with corrupted local leaders are supported by republicans in Congress who have their backs.

It's not just money or party, it's a structural problem created by republicans. They layed the foundationon on a federal level and keep it going for locals of both parties to use at their own discretion.

It's macro and micro.

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)
8. Through the years you really can not say Republicans, but the conservative leaders.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:59 AM
Apr 2016

Probably more Democratic conservatives than Republicans. They are the wealthy in the local area. Be that the big saw mill or whatever the local industry is. They select and provide the money for the county sheriff, county judge and county clerks who over see the elections to run for office. The people who finance their elections are the ones who decide the elections. They are the ones who hire the people who program the voting machines and tabulators.

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
9. Yes... But
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:12 AM
Apr 2016

That's like neglecting to hold the people accountable when they deliberately designed the rigged voting system structurally. You can't just blame the local leaders for using a faulty system, it was created by non local people who intended it to be faulty.

There's no separation of responsibility because it is a structural problem.

 

farleftlib

(2,125 posts)
10. When the Dems allowed
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:21 AM
Apr 2016

Republican-owned voter machines with no transparency to be installed in just about every state without
complaining or blinking and eye, it became clear to me that they are complicit in election fraud. The PTB
decide elections so if they spoke up it would be their turn to get voted out by hook or by crook. We'd be
fools to think Establishment Dems will lift a finger to fix this problem or even acknowledge there is a
problem.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
11. CBS did report on Primary voting issues today
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:50 AM
Apr 2016

It was an actual report, then at the end they completely dismissed it with,
saying (this is a paraphrase), 'the state election officials said only a few people had voting problems'.

The corruption & fraud is such an issue!

polichick

(37,152 posts)
12. So they do a "report" so uninformed citizens believe it's getting a real look...
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 01:26 PM
Apr 2016

and then dismiss it just as the ptb insist.

The revolution will not be televised - and will not involve working within the corrupt system, but going around it.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
17. That's right
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 02:05 PM
Apr 2016

And unless the general public uses deeper learning for issues and current events, all they have is the face of the M$M. And they don't know the massive amounts of accurate information they are missing.

If it were not for the Internet, we all would be in the dark.

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