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Vidal

(642 posts)
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 09:16 PM Nov 2017

Democratic Primaries Were Not Rigged

"It turns out that Hillary Clinton didn’t rig the Democratic primary because the joint fundraising agreement between Clinton and the DNC only applied to the general election.

NBC News published the full Clinton-DNC fundraising agreement memo, and it contains a paragraph that destroys the conspiracy theory that Clinton rigged the primary, “Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to violate the DNC’s obligation of impartiality and neutrality through the Nominating process. All activities performed under this agreement will be focused exclusively on preparations for the General Election and not the Democratic Primary.”

For the conspiracy believers who think that Sanders was robbed, nothing is going to change their minds, not even a black and white memo saying that the fundraising agreement didn’t apply to the Democratic primary, but the truth is that the primary was not rigged, but the problems at the DNC were very real. The DNC needs to be believed as impartial. The perception alone that they favor one candidate over another is a serious problem.

However, this fundraising agreement did not allow Hillary Clinton to take over the DNC during the Democratic primary. The context matters, and while the details of the agreement would have paved the way for Clinton take over the DNC if she would have won the election, which is what presidents do. The DNC may have been tilted toward Clinton, but the fundraising agreement was not the reason why."


http://www.politicususa.com/2017/11/03/claim-clinton-rigged-democratic-primary-falls-full-memo-published.html

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Democratic Primaries Were Not Rigged (Original Post) Vidal Nov 2017 OP
K & R SunSeeker Nov 2017 #1
People always look for excuses...I blamed anyone other than Howard Dean...when it all went to hell. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #2
Sanders wasn't even serious about winning mr_liberal Nov 2017 #3
Bot Alert. You're not fooling me. politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2017 #4
Sanders fooled you so I don't see why I can't. nm mr_liberal Nov 2017 #10
Please.... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #6
.... LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #8
Aw, did you get triggered snowflake? nm. mr_liberal Nov 2017 #9
And the superdelegates.....?????? roomtomove Nov 2017 #5
Still waiting to see this new development covered. calimary Nov 2017 #7

Demsrule86

(68,845 posts)
2. People always look for excuses...I blamed anyone other than Howard Dean...when it all went to hell.
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 09:29 PM
Nov 2017

I was a Deaniac but it was a waste of time so I sucked it up and supported Kerry.

 

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)
3. Sanders wasn't even serious about winning
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 10:36 PM
Nov 2017

He was a protest/message candidate. And look at all the trouble he caused. Probably caused Hillary to lose and it was all for nothing except as a way for him to get attention and for his campaign consultants to make money.

SergeStorms

(19,205 posts)
6. Please....
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 11:59 PM
Nov 2017

cut this crap out. Things are just starting to settle down around here. We don't need more fuel poured on the smoldering wreckage. Like the article states, some people are never going to believe this anyway. Senator Sanders didn't hop all over this, he crawled down Trump's throat and took a shit! Let's just wait for Donna Brazile's and Elizabeth Warren's mea culpas, which I'm sure they'll convey forthwith, and let this damned thing die. For once and for all, LET IT DIE!

Thanks for listening.

calimary

(81,610 posts)
7. Still waiting to see this new development covered.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 12:05 AM
Nov 2017

Oh but if it clears Hillary... well, it doesn't sell nearly as well, 'eh?

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