Challenge fails to block Bernie Sanders from New Hampshire ballot

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will appear on New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary ballot.

The state’s Ballot Law Commission unanimously supported Sanders’ eligibility on Tuesday following a challenge based on his longtime status as an Independent.

The complainant was local attorney Andy Martin. He says Sanders’ self-identification as an Independent on the U.S. Senate’s website makes him ineligible to declare himself a Democrat in New Hampshire. The paperwork to run in the primary requires candidates to declare themselves a registered member of the party of the primary they intend to run in.

The New Hampshire Democratic Party and Democratic National Committee support Sanders’ ability to run in their party’s primary.

http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20151124/challenge-fails-to-block-bernie-sanders-from-new-hampshire-ballot

[Kalidurga]

1. I love the other thread

where there are claims that there was absolutely no need for concern ie no challenge whatsoever. It's all in our heads doncha know.

[rhett o rick]

2. More Swiftboating shinanigans from the Billionaires. nm

[Enthusiast]

10. Precisely.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Aw gee whiz, the daily bullshit re his "dem" status

is rendered even more ridiculous. Not that this will deter posting it over and over and over again.

[Doctor_J]

4. a certain segment of the party acts more and more like rove every day

Every move like this turns a few more Sanders voters away from Hillary in the ge. They honestly don't think they need any of those votes to beat trump or JEB!

[MisterP]

7. now, even the DNC is for this and the villain in this case is a perennial troll--but it perfectly

reflects the rhetoric of "real" and "fake" Democrats that they use to avoid issues for appearances and labels

[Old Codger]

5. That is their

Main tactic really, frivolous finger pointing and grasping at straws...

[marym625]

6. What? But Jesus wasn't a Jew!

Watch the third-way have a problem with this decision.

[WillyT]

8. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[SheilaT]

9. I was under the impression that Bernie changed his party registration

a couple of months ago.

[Hepburn]

11. Republican Martin challenges Sanders’ eligibility to run as a Democrat in New Hampshire

Attorney once questioned Obama’s religion

Martin has filed as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in New Hampshire, describing himself on his campaign website as “a leading corruption fighter in Illinois spanning five decades.”

He has run for president four other times, for the U.S. Senate numerous times from Illinois, Connecticut and Florida, and for governor of Florida and Illinois.

Martin was described in a 2008 New York Times report as the source of false rumors about Obama’s religion. The Times reported that in 2004, Martin wrote a press release stating: “Obama is a Muslim who has concealed his religion.”

In 2012 Martin, while running for president, went on the air with a television ad that continued his questioning of Obama’s citizenship.

http://www.wmur.com/politics/republican-martin-challenges-sanders-eligibility-to-run-as-a-democrat-in-new-hampshire/36413566

Nut case birther bigot, IMO