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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
Mon May 16, 2016, 04:48 PM May 2016

National Delegates: I wonder how many REAL Bernie Delegates will actually be there?

The National Delegates elected in my district were all older party people. In fact, one of the three Bernie Delegates was on Clinton's 2008 State Steering Committee, the other in interviews really pushed the if Bernie doesn't win (long ago) and blah, blah, Clinton and the third is a true blue politician who wants to have a future in state politics.

The manner in which the District Convention was conducted also left a lot to be desired (as in votes not counted in public, the vote counters decided by the establishment, trying to remove an item from the platform in a manner which was against the rules, adding delegates after the deadline and before the convention that made one of the young people question how it was carried out, etc.

They want a dog and pony show in Philadelphia. But will it really reflect what is going on? NO.

Smoke and Mirrors.


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