AP attempts to commit VOTER SUPPRESSION in California

[AgingAmerican]

Apparently the bottom has dropped out in her internal polling. So they do this.

Their first reaction was to lie and claim that Sanders controls voting in Puerto Rico and was suppressing it. That lie fell apart, simply because nobody believed it.

They have now gone all the way through the bottom of the barrel and into the septic tank with this one.

She is running the sleaziest political campaign in US history.

[ancianita]

1. It looks bad. Media want to be puppeteers, not journalists respectful of democracy.

[votesparks]

2. This

[Cheese Sandwich]

5. The large majority of her votes in California have already been cast by mail in

[Sheepshank]

12. So who does this announcement hurt? Your poster gives a big clue nt

[votesparks]

21. If Hillary Voters Don't Go To The Polls

because the corporate media has called it for the corporate candidate, it's their own fault for not realizing they are being manipulated, right?

[Sheepshank]

29. Otoh, the media has news and they are supposed to hold out?

Not sure about that either.

Perhaps SD should be on media blackout several days prior to any Primary election?

[Trust Buster]

3. You're very humorous. A bit over the top but humorous none the less.

[Cheese Sandwich]

4. Not the AP. The Clnton campaign coordinated the timing of this.

If the AP didn't report it, some other news agency would have.

[Blaukraut]

13. The AP polled the superdelegates for months. But yea, it was all at Clinton's behest, naturally

[Cheese Sandwich]

17. Yeah the AP has calls OUT to all the SDs but the SDs decide when to return the calls

[Blaukraut]

22. This premature call hurts Clinton as much - if not more - than Sanders

judging by the internet explosion when the news hit. DU has completely gone off the rails, if that was even possible anymore, and so has facebook and most other social media sites. Not to mention that the most likely vote to be suppressed tomorrow will be the Clinton vote. So why would she have the AP jump the gun 24 hours before it needed to? Tomorrow's primary wouldn't have changed the ultimate end result anyway, and it wouldn't have looked like someone is trying to circumvent the process. How, precisely, is this helping Hillary?

[Cheese Sandwich]

32. No it helps Clinton because it will suppress the vote in California.

Polls showed Clinton would win California easily if turnout was low, and Sanders could win with high turnout. The same poll shows Sanders winning the Latino voters.

They may have some internal polling that shows the same things. And they are expert enough to know how this will affect turnout.

A loss in California would embarrass Hillary, and she doesn't want to be embarrassed.

[Blaukraut]

37. A loss in CA would mean as much to HRC as the loss in CA meant to Obama back in '08

Seriously. Hillary might not be a knight in shining armor, but she's not evil incarnate and responsible for all the perceived machinations in the press and/or the DNC.

[Cheese Sandwich]

39. It wouldn't cost her the nomination. Just embarrass her.

And lets not forget what Sanders represents either, his challenge to the dominant ideology and to the establishment. They don't want him to win California because the symbolism of that victory would make people feel empowered to challenge the system.

[randome]

36. And where do you get this information from? I predict no response to my question.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[Cheese Sandwich]

40. Superdelegates use voicemail and assistants to screen their calls.

If you need evidence for that I can't help you.

[randome]

41. You're not answering the question I asked: how do you know that the superdelegates called the AP?

And not the other way around?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[Cheese Sandwich]

42. The AP called all the superdelegates and left messages. And the superdelegates make a choice about

when to call back.

That should be completely obvious and I already explained it to you.

Superdelegates don't carry around a cell phone just waiting for the AP to ring up. They use voicemail, secretaries and assistants to screen their calls and return the calls when they feel like it.

If you need proof of this I can't help you. It's just common sense.

[reddread]

14. DavidBrockVoters.com?

Brocken news around the clock!

[JimDandy]

6. No. This announcement was not made without the explicit approval of Clinton

It would have been political suicide for the superdelegates involved and the media to make such an announcement without her approval.

This was the media carrying water for Hillary Clinton.

[Cheese Sandwich]

24. this

[MadBadger]

7. The AP has internal polling?

[AgingAmerican]

8. The Clinton campaign has internal polling

[MadBadger]

10. What does that have to do with the AP?

[Sparkly]

28. Somebody rigged something and shared said rigging with someone else who then rigged the election by

... by stating that she got more votes.

This has NEVER happened before!! Getting MORE VOTES? WHAT?!??

[Renew Deal]

23. The Clinton camp was predicting victory today

And the Sanders camp was whispering that they end was near. So internal polling supported Hillary.

[left-of-center2012]

9. The revolution has been canceled.

Clinton & MSM ends primary season early.
No need to vote tomorrow.

[LibDemAlways]

11. I was contemplating holding my nose

and voting for her in the fall. After this stunt, not a chance. Nov 8 is my birthday. I'll find something more enjoyable to do that day.

[Lord Magus]

16. What "stunt"?

The media isn't obligated to hold back information just because it might influence voting.

[AgingAmerican]

19. THe media has been in collusion with her campaign for over a year

Because Corporate media AND corporate politicians both benefit from the corporate goose that lays the golden eggs.

[Lord Magus]

20. Bullshit. The facts just don't favor Bernie. -nt-

[TheFarS1de]

25. Absolutely bang on

[azurnoir]

30. according to USA Today she did it by flipping what were Bernies SD's

[Lord Magus]

15. "The media should've held back the truth. Americans weren't ready to hear it."

That's basically what you're saying if you argue that they shouldn't have reported the up-to-date delegate counts.

[TheFarS1de]

26. Was the convention held ?

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. ROFL

[riversedge]

27. Too many grapes for you today-they are souring your tummy.

[jillan]

31. That seems to be the consensus. Why else would they do this tonight.

[Lord Magus]

33. No,that only seems to be the consensus among those who don't want to accept the outcome -nt-

[KingFlorez]

34. Do you realize how ridiculous this post is?

You are accusing the AP of vote suppression and citing internal polling data that you have no source for. That is scary.

[CrowCityDem]

35. Try learning what voter suppression is. Reporting facts doesn't count.

[panader0]

38. Ugh.

[mhatrw]

43. The corporate media is so incredibly desperate to subvert democracy. Why?

Ank yourself why.

[AgingAmerican]

44. Because Sanders threatens to kill the corporate goose that lays the golden eggs

Sad but true...