This word, rigging. It does not mean what you think it does.

[dbackjon]

Did the DNC favor Hillary? - Yes!

But how did they RIG the vote? Did they change votes in the primaries? Caucuses? Prevent Sanders voters from Voting? Hold elections and only tell HRC?



By spreading this "Rigging" lie, we are helping the GOP, who ACTUALLY RIG ELECTIONS

[LisaM]

1. That's a great point. n/t

[DURHAM D]

2. Here is the rigged part.

In the caucus states (where Bernie did best) the venues were paid for by the Democratic party. So, I guess Hillary's fund raising for the party actually rigged it in Bernie's favor.

[dbackjon]

3. Great Point!

[Chasstev365]

4. OMG: Now you're justifying the DNC actions?

[dbackjon]

6. I am trying to get accurate terminology

The DNC did NOT rig it.


THE GOP is rigging elections.


Please do elevate what happened with the DNC with what the GOP did to the election.

[Kirk Lover]

10. It doesn't sound like a 'justification'....just a problem with which adjective is being used...

because it's the WRONG ONE. Rigged is bullshit pure and simple.

[joshcryer]

5. Oh, it was rigged all right. All those red states got to vote in the primaries.

[dogman]

7. Legal is not ethical.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donna-brazile-dnc-clinton-campaign_us_59fb1a5ce4b0b0c7fa3866ea?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

[Chasstev365]

8. Thank you!

[joshcryer]

13. I see nothing unethical about bailing out the Democratic party.

When it was in dire straits with your own fundraising money, as a Democrat.

I think it's unethical to try to sell a book by making these unfounded bullshit allegations that end up with "oh well, I didn't find anything actually to represent rigging."

[dogman]

14. So buying the Party without the Party's approval is ethical?

Until we stop selling out, it wont matter to voters. They just figure they are all the same.

[joshcryer]

15. Keeping it on the down low that the party was mismanaged is strategic.

It was in dire straits under Obama and the last thing you do is reveal that you need freaking money in a campaign.

Headlines would be "DNC in shambles! No money! Sad!"

[Kirk Lover]

9. This is EXACTLY what I said in another one on these Donna threads. Rig is total bullshit.

Unless voting machines were tampered with...nobody rigged nothing.

[treestar]

12. Most of the time it was that they found

they did not like the longstanding processes. Had not known what they were and found they didn't like it and counted that as "rigging."

The caucuses were no good and so unfair, yet those states had done it that way for years. Then Bernie won some of them, so that was off the table.

Then the southern states did not deserve to participate because in the GE they would likely go red. All because Bernie wasn't winning them.

Then the superdelegates were so awful and unfair, but later they were prevailed upon to vote for Bernie.

[riversedge]

16. I think that term should be dropped.