Not everything is a conspiracy

[RandySF]

Not everyone is lurking in the shadows trying to steal the primary away. Protection of copyrighted material is not a subjugation of democracy. People who support other candidates are not automatically sell-outs, coporatists, hedge-fund managers or part of the 1%. Last I checked, we have the right to choose whom to support without being subjugated to examinations for "Stockholm Syndrome". We are not secret Republicans. There is a world out there with sunlight and fresh air. If you're angry, go take a walk/jog, hit a punching bag or whatever you want to do so long as you occasionally turn off the TV and computer and focus on things that give you peace of mind. Trust me, you'll live a little longer.

[SunSeeker]

1. Good advice. nt

[highprincipleswork]

2. Not everyone. Just the DNC.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. What's funny is there are Hillary supporters who believe the polls are the REAL conspiracy....

That's why they call them "click polls" in a derogatory way.

They're claiming Bernie supporters voted multiple times in those polls to give a false impression.

[pnwmom]

5. Those polls aren't a conspiracy. They're just meaningless forms of amusement.

And some people can and do vote in them multiple times, and only the most driven partisans participate in them at all.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. IOW: Hillary supporters were outnumbered by the minority.

[pnwmom]

9. There is no doubt that Bernie has most of the most fervent online supporters.

That doesn't mean his supporters outnumber hers IRL.

[frylock]

33. Yeah, you can tell by Hillary's massive crowds at rallies who the people are supporting..

Superstar Latino, Julian Castro, helped bring in a whopping 2000 people to Clinton's big rally in San Antonio.

[azurnoir]

8. well yess of course and I'll make confession

we Bernie supporters got together at our super top secret meeting place and each and everyone of us voted at minimum 1,000 times in each and every online poll

[GoneFishin]

14. I've been meaning to apologize. I'm only up to 890 votes, but I'll make it up on the next poll.

Sorry to all my fellow super secret online Bernie poll conspirators.

[restorefreedom]

22. lol nt

[NCTraveler]

21. They aren't a conspiracy.

They are statistically insignificant. No one can argue against that. The click thing isn't a conspiracy either. It is a fact with many of the online polls. Do you know what a conspiracy is? You haven't presented one here as you claim.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. People CAN argue with that. The political cartoonists are already making a mockery of it.

[NCTraveler]

29. I guess people can argue against anything. Kind of deserves to be mocked if coming from adults. nt.

[mythology]

31. People also argue for creationism

Not all arguments are valid intellectually. Arguing that a non-scientific poll is accurate is one example.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. Like I said elsewhere, I'll remember that the next time she wins one.

[RandySF]

24. The online polls are not a conspiracy, just something not to be taken seriously.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. I'll remember that next time one comes out with her in the lead.

[frylock]

34. That's not going to happen. Ever.

The only polls that Hillary wins are conducted over land lines by people who don't know how to screen calls. Or maybe they're just lonely, and crave any human contact.

[jfern]

4. Do you think Bush won the 2000 election fair and square?

[RandySF]

25. THAT was theft.

[azurnoir]

7. well thanks fpr that sage advice and of course there's no conspiracy

not where your candidate is involved

[Major Hogwash]

10. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.

"Trust me", he says.

[wyldwolf]

11. your OP is part of the DNC's conspiracy to shut 'progressives' down. WE KNOW THE TRUTH!!

How much did Debbie PAY YOU????!!!

[roaminronin]

12. Follow the PAC money

And you will find your conspiracy in the pursuit of Return on Investment. Full stop.

[reformist2]

13. There is a lot of mindless frontrunnerism going on, though.

Too many people who are afraid to actually speak their minds, for fear of ruining our chances next year. The main job of Hilary's campaign is to keep you doubting that Bernie - or anyone else really - would have a chance in the general (when in fact, there's every indication he would fare *better* than Hillary.)

[GoneFishin]

15. Fair or not, she is a lot bigger target for the Republicans and she has a lot more baggage. Fox has

been trashing her and poisoning wrinkly old white guys against her for decades. It is not right or fair, but it destroys the "Hillary will be stronger in the general election" meme.

[cosmicone]

18. Fox doesn't have a monopoly on poisoning people against Hillary

DU is not too far behind.

[leftofcool]

16. Yea, bernie people are sure afraid to speak their minds.

Just ask John Lewis, or Jane Goodall, or Howard Dean.

[reformist2]

20. I'm talking about Hillary supporters, most of whom aren't that all that fond of her.

[frylock]

36. Yeah, it was just horrible how people disagreed with them.

[cosmicone]

17. Damnit ... just when I was about to be convinced

that there were following interdigitating conspiracies at play:

1. DWS conspired to keep the debates low in number.
2. DWS conspired to keep it far far away in Nevada making it impossible for people on the East coast to watch
3. CNN conspired to give Hillary the middle podium
4. Anderson Cooper was soft on Hillary and tough on Bernie due to a prearrangement with Clinton Campaign
5. All media outlets ignored their highly scientific online polls and a vast majority of them declared Hillary the winner
6. CNN hid its online poll so people couldn't find it
7. CNN ignored its focus group of an astronomically large 4 people.
8. CNN deprived BernieTV of the rebroadcast rights thus thwarting Bernie's surge (even though anyone can watch the debate free on CNN's site)

I was getting warm to this whole idea of conspiracy and reaching for Reynold's wrap and then you come along with your OP.

[roaminronin]

19. By Jove,

You're right! No grift or media blackouts at all. Nothing to see here folks. Just total democracy in action. Move along.

[leftofcool]

23. LOL!

[hill2016]

37. you're using the wrong foil

It needs to be real tin foil not aluminum foil.

[KittyWampus]

26. Yes, but when you have a thin skin whilst spending days on end attacking others

conspiracy theories are a way to try and paper over the glaring hypocrisy.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

30. I tend to think conspiracies are very rare

It requires so much coordination between so many people to pull them off. I just don't think most people care enough to put in the crazy effort it would take to pull off a conspiracy. Just doesn't seem very likely.

[Dem2]

35. Either it's utterly amazing that a socialist Jew is garnering so much support, or it's a conspiracy

that he's being held back by invisible forces.

It can't be both things. I agree.

[taught_me_patience]

38. I think it's becoming clear that the nomination is slipping away from Sanders

(not that he had much chance anyway) and many supporters are grasping at straws to keep hope alive.