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I'm confident Bernie will be on the ballot in DC. (Original Post)
mmonk
Apr 2016
OP
I do too; but I trust a write-in campaign is being organized as a contingency.
forest444
Apr 2016
#1
oh, there it is again--expecting others to do your camps work. And playing the blame game
riversedge
Apr 2016
#2
forest444
(5,902 posts)1. I do too; but I trust a write-in campaign is being organized as a contingency.
Because I doubt the Hillarites will be too helpful in getting bernie on the D.C. ballot (or any other).
Frankly, I wouldn't put it past them to be the ones behind this recent wave of state voter registration shenanigans.
riversedge
(70,280 posts)2. oh, there it is again--expecting others to do your camps work. And playing the blame game
again--without a shred of evidence. Shameful
FSogol
(45,519 posts)3. If Anita Bond (Head of the Democrats in DC) says not to worry, he'll be there, that means
he'll appear on the ballot.
Gothmog
(145,487 posts)4. The Clinton Campaign has been pushing to get Sanders onto the DC ballot
Here are some facts for the Sanders supporters to ignore http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/politics/bernie-sanders-dc-ballot/index.html?eref=rss_politics
Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, tweeted Thursday that Sanders should not be held off the ballot.
"An administrative error should not keep a candidate off the ballot. Let's get @BernieSanders on the ballot in DC," Podesta tweeted.
"An administrative error should not keep a candidate off the ballot. Let's get @BernieSanders on the ballot in DC," Podesta tweeted.
John Podesta ✔ ?@johnpodesta
An administrative error should not keep a candidate off the ballot. Let's get @BernieSanders on the ballot in DC.
12:21 PM - 31 Mar 2016
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bbrady42
(175 posts)5. Of course he should (and probably will) be on the ballot.