Clinton widens delegate lead at Nevada Democratic convention

[riversedge]

Source: AP-Greenwichtime.com





Clinton widens delegate lead at Nevada Democratic convention

Michelle Rindels, Associated Press Updated 10:33 pm, Saturday, May 14, 2016




Thousands of people gather at the Paris casino in Las Vegas for the Nevada State Democratic Convention on Saturday, May 14, 2016. They are picking delegates to send to the national convention in July. Photo: Michelle Rindels, AP / ap

Photo: Michelle Rindels, AP


LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Clinton will maintain her comfortable Nevada delegate lead after turning out more supporters to the Nevada State Democratic Caucus than Bernie Sanders did.

Clinton won seven of the 12 delegates up for grabs at the raucous convention on Saturday, while Sanders won five. Party officials say 1,695 Clinton-supporting delegates and 1,662 Sanders-supporting delegates showed up to the event with the proper credentials.

Of the 43 delegates Nevada will send to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July, 20 are now pledged to vote for Clinton and 15 are pledged to vote for Sanders, based on the results of the Feb. 20 caucuses and Saturday's convention.

Eight prominent Nevada Democrats are considered unpledged "superdelegates" who can choose whomever they'd like in Philadelphia, although most who publicly committed have said they'll vote for Clinton.


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CONGRATULATIONS TO HILLARY AND HER TEAM TODAY:

Hillary for Nevada ?@HillaryforNV 2h2 hours ago

YOU made it happen for Hillary at the #NVStateConvention. Thank you!






Hillary for Nevada ?@HillaryforNV 6h6 hours ago

Alternates at #NVStateConvention: Head to Concord A to become a delegate. Thanks for sticking with us!

[puffy socks]

1. YaHoooo!

[w4rma]

2. 64 Sanders delegates were fraudulently excluded. Clinton only "won" by 33 delegates.

Sexton reported that nearly 64 Bernie Sanders delegates to the state convention were excluded from the convention process. Sanders only had 33 fewer delegates than Clinton in attendance.

“The credentials minority report is based on the challenge of 64 Sanders delegates. Contrary to the procedures and precedents set by the committee, nearly none of these 64 people were presented with the opportunity to be heard by the committee or to demonstrate that they are registered Democrats," Sexton said. "Without the opportunity to be heard, no delegate could be stricken. The actions of the credentials committee violates the spirit of the Nevada state delegate plan which encourages full participation in the democratic process, and it violates the spirit and values of our state and our nation."

The DNC committee member said the report would be submitted to the DNC.

The entire convention was plagued by problems as Sanders supporters decried various voice vote decision, the delegate counts, and booed Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Nevada's delegate process was thrown into chaos after Sanders supporters outnumbered Clinton supporters at the Clark County convention, allowing more of his delegates to attend the state convention.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279939-clinton-nets-two-delegates-at-raucous-nev-convention
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1450614

P.S. Follow up on the Email

I followed up with the Clark County Democratic Party and received an email indicating that committed delegates who checked in at the Friday night meeting DID have their votes counted on Saturday. So the Email was not fraudulent. It turns out that the only reason that Sanders won the county convention was because large numbers of Clinton delegates simply didn't think it was important enough to bother showing up at either event. The caucus voters who voted for Hillary Clinton should be enraged, not at Sanders or his supporters, but at their own elected delegates.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1648403

[JimDandy]

25. Apparently Bernie's lawyers just showed up to have the chair removed

[bjo59]

59. It's wild that the lawyers showed up, the motion for a recount was passed and then ....

Roberta Lange rushed out on stage, sped through a "vote" to adjourn, and then before she could be forced to run a legitimate vote to adjourn or, before that, take a vote on the motion to recount, threw her gavel and ran away as fast as she could with some police in tow. Hope the the number video records of what actually happened at that convention spread far and wide through social media (as the corporate media will never report on it truthfully). You can bet that the numbers of Democrats who will not vote for HRC should she become the nominee will substantially increase after this. The Philadelphia convention is going to be something else.

[MFM008]

29. do you know Sanders supporters claim fraud in EVERY state

he has lost?
EVERY ONE.
SO, im sure she has actually gotten a few votes, mainly 3 million more than Sanders.
He is now the "zombie candidate".

[w4rma]

31. Do you know that Clinton is committing fraud in Nevada, tonight? And you're acting facetious. (nt)

[leftofcool]

36. Real smart of Bernie supporters to boo Barbara Boxer of California.

Right before the California primary and all

[truebrit71]

54. She's retiring right? And backing The Chosen One, yes?

I'd boo her too....

[Omaha Steve]

4. Again a dupe of a Hillary LBN post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141450614

[Purveyor]

5. Congratulations indeed...

[Firebrand Gary]

10. Thank you! We worked hard to win Nevada.

It should come as no surprise that we're awarded more delegates.

[JimDandy]

26. It surprised the hell out of 64 NV Sanders Delegates who were told they were not Registered Dem

and therefore not admitted to the convention. And now the Chair of that convention, who did that to them, is being surprised by Bernie's lawyers showing up at this late hour to remove her. Yep, lots of surprises to go around.

[RealAmericanDem]

6. I read here that Bernie would win all the remaining states.

I'll bet he will win New Mexico and New Jersey for sure.

[Stuckinthebush]

9. Oh, for sure. In landslides

[w4rma]

12. The Sanders campaign doesn't cheat. Hillary is an election thief like Dubya Bush was.

Sexton reported that nearly 64 Bernie Sanders delegates to the state convention were excluded from the convention process. Sanders only had 33 fewer delegates than Clinton in attendance.

“The credentials minority report is based on the challenge of 64 Sanders delegates. Contrary to the procedures and precedents set by the committee, nearly none of these 64 people were presented with the opportunity to be heard by the committee or to demonstrate that they are registered Democrats," Sexton said. "Without the opportunity to be heard, no delegate could be stricken. The actions of the credentials committee violates the spirit of the Nevada state delegate plan which encourages full participation in the democratic process, and it violates the spirit and values of our state and our nation."

The DNC committee member said the report would be submitted to the DNC.

The entire convention was plagued by problems as Sanders supporters decried various voice vote decision, the delegate counts, and booed Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Nevada's delegate process was thrown into chaos after Sanders supporters outnumbered Clinton supporters at the Clark County convention, allowing more of his delegates to attend the state convention.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279939-clinton-nets-two-delegates-at-raucous-nev-convention
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1450614

P.S. Follow up on the Email

I followed up with the Clark County Democratic Party and received an email indicating that committed delegates who checked in at the Friday night meeting DID have their votes counted on Saturday. So the Email was not fraudulent. It turns out that the only reason that Sanders won the county convention was because large numbers of Clinton delegates simply didn't think it was important enough to bother showing up at either event. The caucus voters who voted for Hillary Clinton should be enraged, not at Sanders or his supporters, but at their own elected delegates.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1648403

[patsimp]

18. no way is hillary an election thief. and that accusation destroys all the ammo bernie sanders kepp

throwing at her

[w4rma]

20. Explain how a rules change requiring 2/3s to pass, passed on a non-majority voice vote?

Explain how ~60 Sanders delegates were disenfranchised and Hillary "won" by 33 delegates?

She is a thief, surrounded by thieves like her.

[Ed Suspicious]

21. The most bald-facedly crooked election in our country's history.

[w4rma]

32. Since 2000. (nt)

[Plucketeer]

51. 2000 was ugly

One party screwing over the other. 2016 is NUTS - one party screwing over it's own!!! I can envision future history books where Sanders and faithful are barely given mention while lengthy explanations will be laid out as to how poor old Hillary got shafted out of her Coro Nation.

[Angel Martin]

58. Explain how a rules change requiring 2/3s to pass, passed on a non-majority voice vote

Maybe they had Vallaraigosa in the chair.


"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

[leftofcool]

37. Which campaign stole data again?

Which campaign had their supporters steal union tags? Which campaign used American Legion copyrighted material without asking? Which campaign took an illegal trip to Rome on campaign finance money?

[pandr32]

48. This!

This is a fact--all that nonsense about Hillary Clinton's campaign doing nasty tricks is just sour grapes.

[MFM008]

30. Unlikely

I think she will do well in NJ and California
but it doesn't matter even if she loses every state from here on out.
She loses a battle but wins the war.

[McKim]

43. If Selected She Will Win the Wars

If selected she will win the wars alright, if you mean continuing our wars in the Middle East and elsewhere and starting new ones.
The arms industry and Wall St. will do well. Too bad about the body counts over there, a million and counting.

[UtahLib]

7. K&R. nt

[Renew Deal]

8. Democracy in action. It is the will of the people.

The voters spoke.

[w4rma]

33. You like that word "democracy", but you seem to have no idea of it's meaning, Renew Deal. (nt)

[Renew Deal]

40. It is a joke

I'm repeating what people were saying after the first NV convention.

[BootinUp]

11. Thank you for the good news post. nt

[pmorlan1]

13. Will Voters Remember Come November?

I wonder how many votes she will lose in November (if she is the nominee) because of what happened here?

[RandySF]

14. Only those she wasn't going to get anyway.

[pmorlan1]

17. Are you sure about that?

This may be a pyrrhic victory.

[pnwmom]

15. None. But hopefully there will be strong calls to more to a fairer, more inclusive primary system.nt

[ThePhilosopher04]

16. Bunch of god damn thieving bastards. Clinton will take this country down the shit hole.

[Ed Suspicious]

19. You people are really something special.

Not a chance your candidate and her crooked campaign gets my vote.

[philosslayer]

22. We'll miss you

n/t

[Ed Suspicious]

23. I bet you will.

[OilemFirchen]

42. Being purged from roosters sounds like a shitty way to go.

The whole system stinks! Literally!

[SunSeeker]

24. Very gratifying considering all the shenanigans the Sanders campaign pulled in Nevada.

[AzDar]

27. Shame.

[coyote]

35. Lie, Cheat, and Steal: The Clinton Way

[leftofcool]

38. Fraud you supportesr the Bernie way..............Fly to Rome

[riversedge]

39. yeah yeah, Sanders camp sues every state after they lose. Not sue any state where he wins.

[JDPriestly]

47. Obviously, there are no or fewer wrongful acts to sue about in the states in which Bernie wins.

Hillary controls a party machine not necessarily of her making in states like Nevada and New York.

That is what this is about.

We shall see whether her machine in California also tries dirty tricks.

[riversedge]

41. Hillary widens delegate lead at the Nevada Democratic convention

Glad it is an AP story---it is getting around the USA






http://www.stltoday.com/clinton-widens-delegate-lead-at-nevada-democratic-convention/article_bbcacce4-0e23-5032-abf7-8f60437b71cd.html

Hillary widens delegate lead at the Nevada Democratic convention http://www.stltoday.com/clinton-widens-delegate-lead-at-nevada-democratic-convention/article_bbcacce4-0e23-5032-abf7-8f60437b71cd.html #FeelTheMath #ByeByeBernie


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[Mark 750]

57. AP - Weak ""Reader's Digest" version of the facts

Several links to the same cookie cutter article doesn't make a strong point. I was there from 6am to 1145Pm. NV Dem party ended it around 11pm - buses were waiting to take Hillary people out of Las Vegas and NV Dem party only paid for security up to that point.

I was at the Clark county and now this state NV conventions - really, really dysfunctional, especially when the NV party bends the rules for the powerful Clinton machine.

Here is NOT the "Reader's Digest" of some of the events:

http://heavy.com/news/2016/05/nevada-democratic-convention-raw-video-videos-full-replay-sanders-delegates-election-fraud-jason-llanes-periscope-youtube/

[McKim]

44. A Smiley Face on a an Evil Deed

So this smiley faced story is pushed through the main stream media, big deal!

[LannyDeVaney]

45. Great news! The closer we get to the GE, the excitement is growing!

November can't get hear soon enough!

[JDPriestly]

46. What turns Bernie suppomrters off to Hillary.

Her desire to win no matter the cost, no matter the ugliness.

The worst is that these dirty tricks and exclusionary devices make her look all the more untrustworthy and dishonest and unfair, and work against her should she actually be the nominee in November.

Hillary looks more and more like a Republican who somehow wandered into the Democratic Party and started throwing muck and mess around.

She looks very unpresidential thanks to all the questionable dirty tricks, lost. Votes, incompetent errors, casting of dice as in Iowa, questionable giving then taking of ballotts, lost and altered registrations in various states, rudeness such as to the woman from Greenpeace, etc.

Reminds me more and more of Tricky Dick.

I'd watch any vice -presidential nominee she might choose. That vice president could easily be president one day.

She is earning her reputation for untrustworthiness more and more each day. The confusion that surrounds her and those in the Party and government who surround her is telling voters something.

It is one of the risks that those who build a political machine take. Such machines roll along on the grease of political favors and appointments, and the cogs in the machine, the cogs who see the advantages of being cogs in the machine and are willing to just play their roles in keeping the machine working are the kind of people who make a lot of compromises on the ethical and maybe not yet but ultimately on the legal level along the way.

A Trump v. Clinton contest in November could, in my opinion, result in problems in November. If there are this many questions about the fairness of the Democratic Primary now, what will happen in the election in November when people who admit to a Republican attitude about fairness and democracy and the right to vote are in charge in so many states?

[SansACause]

49. She already won Nevada back in February.

I'm glad she picked up even MORE delegates at the convention. Two for two in Nevada!

[DCBob]

50. Great news! Nevadians for Hillary!

[OnlinePoker]

52. 22 less supporting delegates and he gets 5 less convention delegates?

At most it should be split 18/17 in Clinton's favor, not 20/15. This election cycle proves what a travesty the party that calls itself Democratic has become. Superdelegates are the worst example.

[modestybl]

55. And you HRC supporters think that cheating your way into delegates...

... is going to win over Bernie supporters should your candidate be the nominee? We're already being asked to look past the corruption and the neo-liberalism and the warmongering to support someone who has none of our interests at heart?

Repulsive.

[truebrit71]

56. And when she loses the General they'll all blame us instead of their crappy fucking candidate...