Emails Shed New Light on Bill Clinton’s Super Tuesday Stop in New Bedford

[w4rma]

Around noon, Shannon Shreve, counsel in the City Solicitor’s office, received a call from the Elections Division at Secretary Bill Galvin’s office, advising that Clinton must stay 150—not 100—feet from the entrance of the polling place at Buttonwood Park. Michelle Tassinari, the division’s director, added that the Clinton campaign had been made aware of the guidelines.

It would not be the last time Shreve heard from Tassinari on Super Tuesday. “Are there arrangements for voters to still be able to get into the polls? We just received a complaint from a voter who was unable to get near the polling place as it was blocked off because of Bill Clinton’s presence,” Tassinari wrote. “He was unable to vote and will not have an opportunity to go back.”

“Can you call me?” Tassinari emailed Shreve half-an-hour later. “We are getting many calls about the area around the polling places being shut down, per order of the Mayor. This is a BIG problem.” First Assistant City Solicitor Jane Medeiros Friedman confirmed to Tassinari that Mayor Mitchell gave no such order, but Tassinari reached out again once videos of Clinton’s appearance at the polling place surfaced and calls from across the country began pouring in, including one from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, a nonprofit organization providing pro bono legal services in cases of discrimination.

The next day, a resident called and asked how much the city spent cleaning Buttonwood Park in preparation for Clinton’s visit. “He also wanted to know ‘why did a street sweeper go up down his street 3 times,'” Diane Roy, a special assistant to the Mayor’s Office, told Treadup Pio and Mitchell’s chief of staff, Neil Mello. Treadup Pio denied that Buttonwood Park received any special treatment.

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2016/03/30/bill-clinton-new-bedford-emails/

[Politicalboi]

1. CHEATING!!!!!!

This IS why I cannot support Hillary. They stole from us. I hope they charge him with something. Blaming the media

The Clinton's SUCK!!!

[merrily]

2. Just as a reminder to everyone: He stopped in several places in Massachusetts.

Entering a polling place (library branch) in Newton. As you can see, it's a small area. Just entering the building almost puts him in physical contact with peopele standing on line to vote
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Inside a polling place in the West Roxbury section of Boston, gladhanding voters, accompanied by the Mayor of Boston


I believe this was right outside a polling place in New Bedford


And this



Also: Precincts where paper ballots were hand counting went to Bernie at a much greater % than precincts where machines counted; and exit polls also favored Bernie.

As it is, all of one delegate separated Hillary and Bernie. She had a much greater victory over Obama in Massachusetts in 2008.

[NWCorona]

3. Great post!

Hmm-

"We are getting many calls about the area around the polling places being shut down, per order of the Mayor. This is a BIG problem.” First Assistant City Solicitor Jane Medeiros Friedman confirmed to Tassinari that Mayor Mitchell gave no such order"

So who did give the order? Someone locked it down.

This article has all kinds of hornet nests.

[arcane1]

4. Can we start calling them right-wingers now? That's who blocks access to voting, right?

"It was blocked off because of Bill Clinton’s presence"

“He was unable to vote and will not have an opportunity to go back.”

And people defend this on DU?

Denying Democrats their vote is defended here????

[Avalux]

5. The Clintons believe they can do anything they want.

What's sickening - the loyal Dems who play along.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. I wish them luck on the lawsuit...

But the Clintons are teflon. They break the law and nothing ever sticks.

[99th_Monkey]

7. How is this not lawsuit-worthy?

Bullhorn Bill Was directly responsible for denying many citizens' their right to vote.

It's this kind of arrogant over-reach that drives the public to rightly distrust the Clintons

[Wilms]

8. Clinton privilege. n/t

[Octafish]

9. The Bullhorn is nice touch.

Sub tell.

[azmom]

10. Shame on the Clintons. Shame