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In reply to the discussion: Was the AP announcement pre-planned and coordinated with the Clinton campaign? [View all]berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)30. 6-4-16. Yup. Been planning it for days now.
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Was the AP announcement pre-planned and coordinated with the Clinton campaign? [View all]
NorthCarolina
Jun 2016
OP
I'd be inclined to believe that the AP gave the HRC campaign a heads-up just moments before ...
NurseJackie
Jun 2016
#6
Well then, I guess they planned it all along! Hillary can do ANYTHING! The media ...
NurseJackie
Jun 2016
#9
Yes, imagine the feat required to get coordination between an establishment candidate and the
NorthCarolina
Jun 2016
#14
Seems very planned. Let's just see if we can disenfranchise California, where things look best for
highprincipleswork
Jun 2016
#10
So, the theory is they used planning and had something ready for when it happened? Someone should
FSogol
Jun 2016
#44
Bingo! It is as if HRC has been planning to become POTUS or something for the past 8 years!
Rex
Jun 2016
#62
Why label it "secret win" if it was no secret? You and I have been around too long
berni_mccoy
Jun 2016
#40
I saw that but the way you stated your response to me sounded as if you knew.
berni_mccoy
Jun 2016
#45
As a web developer, this is exactly the sort of thing we'd do for breaking events
justiceischeap
Jun 2016
#46
One assumes that they had a graphic made up for each potential media company to break it.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2016
#49
of course! .psd is created in advance, 'flattened' .jpg version at last nanosecond.
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#61
Nah, Sanders did it to get people to be pissed and gather the pitchforks and torches.
seabeyond
Jun 2016
#20
Totally the case around here. All of the Sanders people I know are more motivated than ever to vote
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#29
lol, that's actually a much better theory than most of the ones floating around here.
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#38
I think many believe that Bernie will do well if the turn-out is high in California. So I think yes.
GoneFishin
Jun 2016
#25
Everybody has known for a few weeks that she would cross 2383 today. It was no secret.
LonePirate
Jun 2016
#32
Gentle people, so many things are scripted in PR and the media. In this age of split-second
Brickbat
Jun 2016
#31
People would have to be so naive to not see through the most basic first layer of bullshit
Cheese Sandwich
Jun 2016
#58