A thread to collect Primary irregularities

[hootinholler]

Please post links to threads discussing problems in primaries and caucuses.

Dirty tricks and interference are what we need to be aware of.

This list is a good start.

[Bubzer]

1. Sounds like a great idea!

There are some very blatant dirty tricks being used. So, in an effort to help fellow Bernie Supporters know what to be on the lookout for, I've compositing a list of known tactics being employed by the opposition. I'll add any others posted to this thread to the list.

Check back now and then, and I should have more added to the list.


[font color="green"]2016 (New York Primary)[/font]

Emergency Voter Suppression Lawsuit Filed In New York
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017358379

The scale of voter suppression and disenfranchisement may be larger than we could have realized.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280178482

The most likely enabler of Voter-Affiliation-Switching is the integration of new electronic voter
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511759392


[font color="green"]2016 (Washington State & Hawaii Caucus)[/font]

Clinton using dirty tactics to trick Washington voters
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280159913

Media blackout in Hawaii while the DNC tells people to leave the caucus.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280158795


[font color="green"]2016 (After Super Tuesday)[/font]

My investigation (so far) into Claim that Bernie's NC campaign was sabotaged by HRC moles
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280153662
related
http://caucus99percent.com/content/my-investigation-so-far-claim-bernies-nc-campaign-was-sabotaged-hrc-moles-now-w-new-niko

Michigan mayor says he was nearly kicked out of Dem debate
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/272157-michigan-mayor-says-he-was-nearly-kicked-out-of-dem

Clinton’s Claims on Auto Industry Not True
https://berniesanders.com/clintons-claims-on-auto-industry-not-true/

Hillary Caught Slamming Democratic Voters at Private Fundraiser - Secret Recording

poster caucusing in Maine has reported Hillary campaigners twice for illegal activity
https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/498hk2/im_caucusing_in_maine_and_ive_already_reported/

Bernie Sanders OMITTED From Chicago Democratic Sample Ballot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511421295


[font color="green"]2016 (Super Tuesday)[/font]

From Reddit: Roanoke County, VA loses 600+ votes for Sanders, no explanation
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280132764

Tonight I witnessed a shameful display of voter supression in Minnesota
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511387667

I can't wear my Bernie shirt but they let this woman walk back and forth will a Hillary t shirt!!! (in Mass.)

What's going on in New Bedford MA - Bill Clinton there and no one can get in to vote
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511382831
- related -

Bernie Sanders supporters booted AFTER Bill Clinton gives speech at polling station

[font color="green"]2016 primary[/font]

EXPOSED: 'Neutral' Media Pundits Have Financial Ties to Hillary Clinton Campaign

#t=126

More DISHONEST ATTACKS From The Hillary Clinton Campaign
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511376877

A Trojan Horse In Clinton’s Pledge To “Enhance” Social Security?
https://ourfuture.org/20151015/a-trojan-horse-in-clintons-pledge-to-enhance-social-security

Hillary Clinton, campaign bully
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2016/1/hillary-clinton-campaign-bully.html

Clinton’s Campaign Just Got Busted Impersonating Union Nurses in Nevada
http://usuncut.com/politics/clintons-campaign-just-got-busted-impersonating-union-nurses-in-nevada/

Dirty Tricks at Work: Hillary Clinton projected winner in Nevada Caucuses amidst reports of some voters not allowed to participate and other shenanigans
http://www.thelasttradition.com/2016/02/dirty-tricks-at-work-hillary-clinton.html

Now that Clinton is losing ground in the polls, her desperate campaign has resorted to ruthless Cold War tactics of red-baiting, The Red Scare and McCarthyism.
http://bud-meyers.blogspot.com/2016/01/desperate-clinton-campaign-resorts-to.html

Clinton took aim at Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care plan on Monday, characterizing it as "turning over your and my health insurance to governors,"
http://theweek.com/articles/598798/hillary-clintons-dirty-attack-bernie-sanders

'Fighting Dirty,' Clinton's 'Inflammatory Distortion' of Sanders' Single-Payer Plan
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/01/12/fighting-dirty-clintons-inflammatory-distortion-sanders-single-payer-plan

Hillary Plays Dirty as Her Numbers Drop
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-plays-dirty-as-her-numbers-drop-1439419247

Hillary Clinton Campaign Buys Caucus Day Takeover of Des Moines Register Home Page
http://www.nytimes.com/live/iowa-caucus-2016-election/clinton-campaign-buys-caucus-day-takeover-of-the-des-moines-register/

Fake New York Times Article Claims Elizabeth Warren Endorsed Bernie Sanders
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/us/fake-new-york-times-article-claims-elizabeth-warren-endorsed-bernie-sanders.html?_r=0

I Just Got “Push Polled” by Hillary Clinton’s Nevada Campaign
http://www.nolandalla.com/i-just-got-push-polled-by-hillary-clintons-nevada-campaign/

Clinton Supporters Contorts Queer History to Attack Sanders' Record
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-c-frank/clinton-campaign-contorts_b_9184856.html

How Hillary Stole Nevada: Voter Fraud Caught on Camera
http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/more-dirty-tricks-hillary-nevada/ri12975

Voter Fraud and 'Missing' Precincts: How Clinton Stole Iowa
http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/voter-fraud-and-missing-precincts-how-clinton-stole-iowa/ri12583

Union Leadership Uses Dirty Trick For Hillary In Nevada

[font color="green"]2008 primary[/font]
In Iowa, New Hampshire and now Nevada, the Clinton campaign has sought to suppress the vote of her rivals' supporters.
http://www.alternet.org/story/73782/hillary_clinton's_dirty_campaign_tactics

Clinton aides claim Obama photo wasn't intended as a smear
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/feb/25/barackobama.hillaryclinton
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[font color="green"]2016 (GOP dirty tricks)[/font]

Austin radio station flooded with reports of voting machines switching votes from Trump to Rubio
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/austin-radio-station-flooded-with-reports-of-voting-machines-switching-votes-from-trump-to-rubio/

[truedelphi]

7. Thank you greatly, Bubzer. n/t

[truedelphi]

11. Some fifteen hundred voters are reporting irregularities in W Virginia.

And apparently the Dem Party phone lines that should help them out are out of order.

I learned this from the Facebook Group:
Documenting Democratic Primary Election Fraud: 2016

[merrily]

2. I thought of starting a thread like this, maybe even one for each primary and caucus. Then, I

saw this. Thanks!

Feeling lazy tonight, but I will try to contribute something more meaningful as we go along.

[suffragette]

4. Here you go, Hoot

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511777881

Thanks for posting a thread to compile problems.

[Autumn]

5. What You Need to Know to Vote in New York On Tuesday If There Are Any Problems link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280178101

[bkkyosemite]

6. The fix for Hillary was in from the beginning. It is so rigged and disgusting.

[truedelphi]

8. DU'er Suffragette compiled a list of voting and election, er,

"irregularities"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511781748

[ncovington89]

9. Suspicious Evacuations

"Some Indiana Counties Closed Two-Thirds Of Their Polling Places Ahead Of Record Turnout Election Day"
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/05/03/3774740/indiana-voting-issues/

Here is something odd that the article reports:
"A polling place in South Bend, Indiana was shut down for a little over an hour during the morning rush after police received a call about a suicidal individual nearby."

There was also an evacuation in Arizona due to a suspicious package:
http://tucson.com/news/local/suspicious-package-forced-recorder-s-office-evacuation/article_cd72927e-f095-11e5-89bb-7b2a3fa997ab.html

[are.you.sure]

12. Are state and non-state Democratic Party superdelegates a modern day non-monetary poll tax?

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Some Quick Democratic Party Superdelegate Facts:

- there are 719 total unpledged delegates or superdelegates.
- 8 of these are Democrats Abroad who only have half a vote.
- there are 715 net superdelegate votes, or roughly 18% of all 4,051 pledged delegates and roughly 15% of the 4,770 delegates or 4,776 votes for the Democratic Party National Convention result from unpledged delegates or superdelegates.
- pledged delegates are bound to actual votes cast in each state or non-state's caucus or primary, but based on highly varying formulas from state to state that yield varying degrees of effective-voting-power dillution for voters in caucuses and primaries from state to state.
- unpledged delegates or superdelegates are appointed by each state or non-state Democratic Party and vote for their own choice of Democratic Party candidate, which is not bound to reflect the actual votes cast in state or non-state's Democratic Party caucuses or primaries or the underlying formula these states and non-states have decided on for representation of the votes cast.

Questions & Answers:

1). Does Democratic Party of each state and non-state's use of unpledged delegates or superdelegates in each caucus or primary amount to a modern day non-monetary poll tax on each of the voters who cast a vote in the caucus or primary? It does seem so to the OP, but read on to determine your own opinion based on the facts presented or any facts you may be aware of that the OP has not presented.

2). if so, who has the legal standing to show harm and contest the existing use of unpledged delegates or superdelegates? It may be registered and affiliated Democratic Party voters who voted in a 2016 Democratic Party closed caucuses or closed primaries OR all elligible voters who voted in semi-closed, semi-open, and open caucuses and primaries, and also all candidates for Democratic Party nominations in 2016.

3). Is this about open vs. closed caucuses and primaries? No. The only relevance that issue has in this argument is the class of voters harmed by the existing state and non-state's Democratic Party deployment of unpledged delegates or superdelegates on voters. In semi-open, open, and semi-closed caucuses and primaries, those voters harmed may also be registered to vote but unafilliated with their state or non-state's Democratic Party.

4). If this argument that unpledged delegates or superdelegates were to be proven correct in a court of law and each state and non-state Democratic Party were ordered to either cease-and-desist in using or change their use of unpledged delegates or superdelegates to comply with such a judicial decision, would the 2016 Democratic Party nomination process result in different outcomes than it would while using the existing state and non-state Democratic Party unpledged delegate or superdelegate rules and processes? We cannot know until such a ruling is renderred, if ever, what such ruling may dictate. Also, it may require that all of the state and non-state Democratic Party caucuses and primaries be complete for any ruling to be universally applied to the unpledged delegates or superdelegates of each state or non-state's Democratic Party.

5). If it may not change the results of the 2016 Democratic Party nomination process, then what difference does it make? This argument is being advanced to be sure the one person, one vote legal standard for voters is not being violated by each state and non-state Democratic Party. If the end legally justified the means in elections, then the courts would not have instituted one person, one vote!

6). Is the OP affilated with any lawyer(s) or law firm(s)? No, the OP is a layperson.

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For states and non-states, their ratio of unpledged delegates to pledged delegates provides us with a rarely, if ever, publicly discussed formula for determining the dillution of one person, one vote for each voter who casts a vote in their Democratic Party caucus or primary.

The ratio is (unpledged delegates or superdelegates) / (pledged delegates)

No matter how many votes are cast in any state or non-state's caucus or primary this ratio holds true as the dillution rate of a voter's cast vote and satisfies the uniformity requirement of a poll tax as that relates to each voter.

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For example, in New York, there are 44 unpledged delegates and 247 pledged delegates.

The ratio of unpledged delegates to pledged delegates is 44/247 = 17.81%

This is the rate by which the NYS Democratic Party charges a non-monetary fee to elligible voters who voted in this state's closed primary - a 17.81% reduction in the effective-voting-power of each voter's vote.

Each voter who registered and party-affiliated to vote and then elected to cast a vote in New York's closed NYS Democratic Party primary on April 19, 2016 had the effect of their cast vote being dilluted to 82.19% of one person, one vote, and whether wittingly or unwhittingly permitted the NYS Democratic Party to allocate the effective-voting-power of 17.81% of their one person, one vote to the NYS Democratic Party in what appears to be a modern day non-monetary Poll Tax in return for party affiliation and participation.

(Note: in many other states and non-states such party affiliation was not even required of elligible voters, so in those cases the alleged poll tax was levied based soley on participation)

The NYS Democratic Party then allocated the effective-voting-power of 17.81% of all votes cast in the primary to a block of its previously selected 44 unpledged delegates or superdelegates who party rules state are not bound to represent the voting will of the NYS primary voters who did cast votes in the 2016 NYS Democratic Party primary, but instead may vote for the Democratic Party Candidate of their choice.

This dillution rate of one person, one vote for each voter who elected to cast their vote in each state or non-state Democratic Party caucus or primary is uniform for each state or non-state in cost to each voter who votes, but since each state or non-state relies on various caucus or primary types (open, semi-open, semi-closed, and closed for each) and formulas for calculating pledged delegates, it is very likely that registered voters who are not affiliated with their state or non-state Democratic Party are also harmed by being subjected to a vote dillusion rate - what I refer to as a poll tax.

This dillution rate of one person, one vote for each voter who elected to cast their vote in each state or non-state Democratic Party caucus or primary can be used additionally to formulate the effective-voting-power of each unpledged delegate or superdelegate that the state or non-state Democratic Party selected, in terms of votes actually cast by registered elligible voters in that state or non-state's caucus or primary.

That ratio is ((unpledged delegates) / (pledged delegates) X (total votes cast in caucus or primary)) / (unpledged delegates).

Since this is a ratio, it is multiplied to the total votes cast only after the state or non-state Democratic Party caucus or primary has taken place and been tallied, then this formula produces the effective-voting-power of each unpledged delegate or superdelegate in terms of actual votes cast.

Based on the actual tally of votes cast, we know that each unpledged delegate chosen by the NYS Democratic Party has the effective-voting-power of (((44/247) X 1,823,370) / 44) or 7,382 votes cast in the 2016 NYS Democratic Party primary.

Each unpledged delegate or superdelegate selected by the NYS Democratic Party wields the effective-voting-power of 7,382 votes cast in the NYS Democratic Party 2016 primary!

Collectively, the 44 unpledged delegates or superdelegates selected by the NYS Democratic Party wield the effective-voting-power of 324,811 votes cast in the NYS Democratic Party 2016 primary!

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Here are two lists (US states and non-US states) each in the chronological order of their Democratic Party caucuses and primaries.

Omitted are non-binding primaries for states that previously held a binding 2016 Democratic Party caucus.

Each listing is followed by that state or non-state's:

- ratio of unpledged delegates or superdelegates (U) to pledged delegates (P) and the calculation of each caucus or primary voter's one person, one vote dillution rate.
- the dillution rate or the alleged poll tax and the effective-voting-power of each voter's one person, one vote after voting in their state or non-state caucus or primary.
- the effective-voting-power of each state or non-state unpledged delegate or superdelegate, in terms of actual votes cast in the 2016 Democratic Party caucus or primary.
- the effective-voting-power for the entire block of each state or non-state's unpledged delegates or superdelegates, in terms of actual votes cast in the 2016 Democratic Party caucus or primary.
- the total number of votes cast in and the type and nature of the state or non-state's Democratic Party caucus or primary.

You can go to the wiki-links at the bottom of this post to check the data.

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50 US States (listed by date)

Iowa (02/01/2016)

- 8 U / 44 P = 18.18%
- 18.18% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 81.82% of one person, one vote
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 31.77 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 254 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- 1398 votes were cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.

New Hampshire (02/09/2016)

- 8 U / 24 P = 33.33%
- 33.33% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 66.67% of one person, one vote
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 10,311.67 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 82,493.42 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- 247,505 votes were cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Nevada (02/20/2016)

- 8 U / 35 P = 22.86%
- 22.86% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 77.14% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 342.73 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 2,741.83 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 11,994 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

South Carolina (02/27/2016)

- 6 U / 53 P = 11.32%
- 11.32% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.68% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 6,959.48 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 6 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 41,756.88 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 368,877 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Alabama (03/01/2016)

- 7 U / 53 P = 13.21%
- 13.21% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 86.79% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,266.60 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 7 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 50,866.23 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 385,130 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Arkansas (03/01/2016)

- 5 U / 32 P = 15.63%
- 15.63% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 84.37% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 6,636.28 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 33,181.40 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 212,293 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Colorado (03/01/2016)

- 12 U / 66 P = 22.86%
- 22.86% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 77.14% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 2,336.20 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 12 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 28,034.36 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 122,635 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Georgia (03/01/2016)

- 15 U / 102 P = 14.71%
- 14.71% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 85.29% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,424.90 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 15 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 111,373.53 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 757,340 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Massachussetts (03/01/2016)

- 24 U / 91 P = 26.37%
- 26.37% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 73.63% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 20,884.62 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 24 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 501,230.77 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- 1,190,500 votes were cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Minnesota (03/01/2016)

- 16 U / 77 P = 20.78%
- 20.78% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 79.22% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 2,488.90 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 16 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 39,822.34 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- 191,645 votes were cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.

Oklahoma (03/01/2016)

- 4 U / 38 P = 10.53%
- 10.53% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 89.47% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,247.16 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 4 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 32,988.63 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- 313,392 votes were cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Tennessee (03/01/2016)

- 8 U / 67 P = 11.94%
- 11.94% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.06% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 5,457.27 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 43,658.15 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 365,637 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Texas (03/01/2016)

- 29 U / 222 P = 13.06%
- 13.06% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 86.94% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 6,354.24 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 29 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 184,272.92 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 1,410,641 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Vermont (03/01/2016)

- 10 U / 16 P = 62.50%
- 62.50% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 37.50% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,387.375 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 10 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 83,873.75 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 134,198 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Virginia (03/01/2016)

- 14 U / 95 P = 14.74%
- 14.74% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 85.26% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,198.58 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 14 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 114,780.11 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 778,865 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Kansas (03/05/2016)

- 4 U / 34 P = 11.77%
- 11.77% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.23% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 1,148.32 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 4 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 4,593.29 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 39,043 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Louisiana (03/05/2016)

- 8 U / 51 P = 15.69%
- 15.69% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 84.31% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 5,761.86 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 46,094.90 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 293,855 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Nebraska (03/05/2016)

- 5 U / 25 P = 20.00%
- 20.00% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 80.00% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 1,338.40 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 6,692 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 33,460 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Maine (03/06/2016)

- 5 U / 25 P = 20.00%
- 20.00% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 80.00% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 138.52 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 669.60 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 3,463 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Michigan (03/08/2016)

- 17 U / 130 P = 13.08%
- 13.08% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 86.92% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 9,082.45 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 17 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 154,401.59 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 1,180,718 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Mississippi (03/08/2016)

- 5 U / 36 P = 13.89%
- 13.89% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 86.11% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 6,077.64 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 30,388.19 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 218,795 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Florida (03/15/2016)

- 32 U / 214 P = 14.95%
- 14.95% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 85.05% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,804.92 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 32 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 249,757.46 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 1,670,253 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Illinois (03/15/2016)

- 26 U / 156 P = 16.67%
- 16.67% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 83.33% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 13,070.83 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 26 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 339,841.50 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 2,039,049 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Missouri (03/15/2016)

- 13 U / 71 P = 18.31%
- 18.31% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 81.69% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,774.59 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 13 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 114,069.69 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 622,996 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

North Carolina (03/15/2016)

- 14 U / 107 P = 13.08%
- 13.08% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 86.92% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 10,187.50 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 14 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 142,624.94 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- 1,090,062 votes were cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Ohio (03/15/2016)

- 17 U / 143 P = 11.89%
- 11.89% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.11% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,615.92 votes cast in the semi-open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 17 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 146,470.57 votes cast in the semi-open primary by elligible voters.
- 1,232,076 votes were cast in the semi-open primary by elligible voters.

Arizona (03/22/2016)

- 10 U / 75 P = 13.33%
- 13.33% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 86.67% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 6,072.28 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 10 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 60,722.80 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 455,421 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Idaho (03/22/2016)

- 4 U / 23 P = 17.39%
- 17.39% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 82.61% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 1,030.65 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 4 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 4,122.61 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- 23,705 votes were cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.

Utah (03/22/2016)

- 4 U / 33 P = 12.12%
- 12.12% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 87.88% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 2,333.30 votes cast in the semi-open caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 4 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 9,333.21 votes cast in the semi-open caucus by elligible voters.
- 76,999 votes were cast in the semi-open caucus by elligible voters.

Alaska (03/26/2016)

- 4 U / 16 P = 25.00%
- 25.00% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 75.00% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 662.06 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 4 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 2,648.25 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 10,593 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Hawaii (03/26/2016)

- 10 U / 25 P = 40.00%
- 40.00% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 60.00% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 1,346.20 votes cast in the semi-closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 10 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 13,462 votes cast in the semi-closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 33,655 votes were cast in the semi-closed caucus by elligible voters.

Washington (03/26/2016)

- 17 U / 101 P = 16.83%
- 16.83% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 83.17% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 260.39 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 17 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 4,426.56 votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- 26,299 votes were cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.

Wisconsin (04/05/2016)

- 10 U / 86 P = 11.63%
- 11.63% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.37% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 11,636.081 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 10 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 116,360.81 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 1,000,703 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

Wyoming (04/09/2016)

- 4 U / 14 P = 28.57%
- 28.57% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 71.43% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 20 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 4 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 80 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 280 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

New York (04/19/2016)

- 44 U / 287 P = 17.81%
- 17.81% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 82.19% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,382.07 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 44 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 324,810.85 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 1,823,370 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Connecticut (04/26/2016)

- 16 U / 55 P = 29.09%
- 29.09% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 70.91% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 5,863.55 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 16 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 93,816.73 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 322,495 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Delaware (04/26/2016)

- 10 U / 21 P = 47.62%
- 47.62% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 52.38% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 4,409.95 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 10 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 44,099.52 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 92,609 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Maryland (04/26/2016)

- 24 U / 95 P = 47.62%
- 47.62% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 52.38% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,582.80 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 24 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 205,987.20 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 815,366 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Pennsylvania (04/26/2016)

- 21 U / 189 P = 11.11%
- 11.11% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.89% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 8,670.13 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 21 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 182,072.67 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 1,638,654 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Rhode Island (04/26/2016)

- 9 U / 24 P = 37.50%
- 37.50% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 62.50% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 4,989.25 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 9 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 44,903.25 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- 119,742 votes were cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Indiana (05/03/2016)

- 9 U / 83 P = 10.84%
- 10.84% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 89.16% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,694.55 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 9 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 69,250.99 votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- 638,648 votes were cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

West Virginia (05/10/2016)

- 8 U / 29 P = 27.59%
- 27.59% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 72.41% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,249.10 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 57,992.83 votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- 210,224 votes were cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Kentucky (TBD 05/17/2016)

- 5 U / 55 P = 9.09%
- 9.09% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 90.91% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,694.09 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 38,470.46 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of 423,175 votes will be cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Oregon (TBD 05/17/2016)

- 13 U / 61 P = 21.31%
- 21.31% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 78.69% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 7,172.98 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 13 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 93,248.79 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of 437,552 votes will be cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

California (TBD 06/07/2016)

- 73 U / 475 P = 15.37%
- 15.37% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 84.63% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 73 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes will be cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Montana (TBD 06/07/2016)

- 6 U / 21 P = 28.57%
- 28.57% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 71.43% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 6 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes will be cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

New Jersey (TBD 06/07/2016)

- 16 U / 126 P = 12.70%
- 12.70% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 87.30% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 16 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes will be cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

New Mexico (TBD 06/07/2016)

- 9 U / 34 P = 26.47%
- 26.47% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 73.53% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 9 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes will be cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

North Dakota (TBD 06/07/2016)

- 5 U / 18 P = 27.78%
- 27.78% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 72.22% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes will be cast in the open caucus by elligible voters.

South Dakota (TBD 06/07/2016)

- 5 U / 20 P = 25.00%
- 25.00% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 75.00% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/07/2016) votes will be cast in the semi-closed primary by elligible voters.

Note: So far, 542 unpledged delegates or superdelegates from 44 states have the effective-voting-power of 3,952,725 votes cast by voters in their respective state caucuses and primaries - for each superdelegate, that's an average effective-voting-power of 7,292 votes cast by elligible voters. (Note: 6 states remain: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota caucus and primary figures are not included because those events have not taken place as of the time of this post).

AND,

7 Non-US States (listed by date)

American Samoa (03/01/2016)

- 5 U / 6 P = 83.33%
- 83.33% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 16.67% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 37.17 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 185.83 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 223 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Democrats Abroad (03/01 - 03/08/2016 and half a vote each)

- 4 U / 13 P = 30.77%
- 30.77% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 69.23% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate who has a half vote wields the effective-voting-power of 1,325.69 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 8 unpledged delegates (who each have a half vote) wield the effective-voting-power of 10,605.54 votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- 34,468 votes were cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

N. Mariana Islands (03/12/2016)

- 5 U / 6 P = 83.33%
- 83.33% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 16.67% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 31.17 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 155.83 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 187 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Guam (05/07/2016)

- 5 U / 7 P = 71.43%
- 71.43% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 28.57% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of 186.43 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 5 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of 932.14 votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- 1305 votes were cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Virgin Islands (TBD 06/04/2016)

- 5 U / 7 P = 71.43%
- 71.43% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 28.57% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/04/2016) votes cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 7 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/04/2016) votes cast in the open closed caucus by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/04/2016) votes will be cast in the closed caucus by elligible voters.

Puerto Rico (TBD 06/05/2016)

- 7 U / 60 P = 11.67%
- 11.67% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of 88.33% of one person, one vote.
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/05/2016) votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 7 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/05/2016) votes cast in the open primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/05/2016) votes will be cast in the open primary by elligible voters.

District of Columbia (TBD 06/14/2016)

- 26 U / 20 P = 130.00%
- 130.00% of each vote cast is dilluted, resulting in each voter having an effective-voting-power of -30.00% of one person, one vote (Note: -30.00% is indeed a negative number and percentile).
- each unpledged delegate wields the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/14/2016) votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- as a block, the 7 unpledged delegates wield the effective-voting-power of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/14/2016) votes cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.
- A total of #TBD (# to be determined on 06/14/2016) votes will be cast in the closed primary by elligible voters.

Note #2: So far, 19 unpledged delegates or superdelegates from 4 non-states have the effective-voting-power of 11,878 votes cast by voters in their respective state caucuses and primaries - for each superdelegate, that's an average effective-voting-power of 625 votes cast by elligible voters. (Note: 3 non-states remain: Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and District of Columbia caucus and primary figures are not included because those events have not taken place as of the time of this post).

Note #3: So far, 561 unpledged delegates or superdelegates from 44 states and 4 non-states have the effective-voting-power of 3,964,603 votes cast by voters in their respective state and non-state caucuses and primaries - for each superdelegate, that's an average effective-voting-power of 7,067 votes cast by elligible voters. (Note : California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and District of Columbia caucus and primary figures are not included because those events have not taken place as of the time of this post).

Note #4: The dillution rates for the 57 state and non-state blocks of elligible caucus and primary voters range from 9.09% to 130.00% (Yes! -30.00% effective-voting-power), and the respective range of effective-voting-power for these voters is from -30.00% to 90.91% of one person, one vote!

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To be sure, the effective-voting-power of Democratic Party unpledged delegates or superdelegates is immense (561 superdelegates have the effective-voting-power of 3,964,603 votes cast by elligible voters or 17.18% of all votes cast so far), not bound to be representative of the 23,078,225 actual voters who have so far cast votes in the various caucuses and primaries, and it is at a real cost demonstrated here in what I have termed a dillution rate to the effective-voting-power of those voters' - one person, one vote - who registered to vote, who are party affiliated AND unaffiliated with the Democratic Party and who participated in the state and non-state caucuses and primaries, and it is also at a cost to the Democratic Party candidates these voters voted for.

This is a sound argument that unpledged delegates or superdelegates as deployed by the various state and non-state based Democratic Party's ARE in effect a modern day non-monetary poll tax.

Maybe Maine already knows this?

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One person, one vote is the law of the land, yet the various state and non-state based Democratic Parties require elligible voters to surrender a percentage of their one person, one vote in order to be affiliated with the Democratic Party and/or to participate in their state and non-state based Democratic Party caucus or primary.

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Sources:

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_superdelegates,_2016
2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2016

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This was all done on a smart phone, so before trying to discredit the validity of this argument by using typos or slight miscalculations, try to see the big picture which is effectively represented here in good faith and with very high accuracy.

In the end, we are all in this together! UPDATED

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13. Suspect Card Reader issue in Pike County, Kentucky alters vote totals:

At one point, Pike County actually had all of their data wiped away and cleared out to represent all zeroes in the vote totals. Upon returning, 20 percent of the total votes were missing and Clinton’s numbers were pushed up over Bernie Sanders.

WKYT reported that the AP had actually “erased all votes from Pike County” and those numbers pushed Clinton back up by over 4,000. The Pike County Clerk’s Office said that there was an issue with one of their card readers, and it ended up causing them to have a delay on their numbers.
Social media is losing their collective minds with this situation, and Pike County, Kentucky is said to be demanding a recount.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3107235/card-reader-issues-in-kentucky-push-hillary-clinton-ahead-of-bernie-sanders-pike-county-votes-erased/#Yg7YbwJXzdDYbR58.99


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Hat tip to Ichingcarpenter who originally posted this in this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=197826

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14. there is the whole exit poll problem that goes against Bernie

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Jonathan-Simon-Election-C-by-Joan-Brunwasser-2016-Presidential-Election_2016-Presidential-Primary-Candidates_Election-Fraud_Election-Integrity-160521-727.html