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Warren Mayor Jim Fouts, who was sitting behind the Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, said he was complimenting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. But staffers for the Democratic National Convention said Fouts was “being very disruptive,” according to BuzzFeed.
The mayor said he and his assistant were pulled aside by security during a commercial break and were told that people had asked for him to be removed.
“The sergeant-at-arms said, ‘The people that run this want you ejected, they don’t want you here,’” Fouts said.
When asked if it was Wasserman Schultz making the reques, Fouts said, “The security guy said, ‘Don’t say I said it.’”
Fouts, an Independent mayor who attended both the Republican and Democratic debates in his home state, commented on the noticeable differences between the two events.
“The Democratic debate is totally controlled by Hillarys [sic] good friend DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz,” Fouts wrote in a Facebook post. “No commentary is allowed by the audience. Particularly if you are cheering Bernie Sanders. Persons who do not adhere to Hillarys [sic] rules are threatened with expulsion.”
Thank goodness we can kick out Debbie Wasserman from her Congressional seat this fall!
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About time. And Priebus needs to go as well. Neither one of them are putting a good face on their party. In the case of Wasserman-Schultz she has rigged the superdelegate system so far in HRC's corner that no other candidate stood a chance. She will be out one way or the other because if Hillary is elected she will be given a post in that administration....all in gratitude to her support in 2008. That's how she got to the head of the DNC.
Neither she nor Priebus has done what they promised, and both are alienating to Independants that want an honest, open campaign system that isn't rigged or run by the obtuse.
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In the case of Wasserman-Schultz she has rigged the superdelegate system so far in HRC's corner that no other candidate stood a chance.
I didn't realize that DWS implemented the superdelegate system 34 years ago. . . . . . How have they substantially changed the superdelegate system in 2016 to benefit Hillary?
Look, this system was a grave worry for Obama in 2008, but once he won the pledged delegates, the superdelegates came along as well.
Why are Bernie supporters so obsessed with superdelegates at this stage? Win the primaries and caucuses, and if he has more pledged delegates than Hillary but he doesn't get the nomination, there would rightfully be a riot. But if he does not have more pledged delegates, then there is no basis for a complaint and there would be a lot of wasted breath. Let's see what happens.
Look, this system was a grave worry for Obama in 2008, but once he won the pledged delegates, the superdelegates came along as well.
Not so simple. Clinton won the popular vote.
Furthermore the Congressional Black Caucus switched sides to Obama when it came under pressure from African American activists. Didn't have anything to do with the vote.
Furthermore the Congressional Black Caucus switched sides to Obama when it came under pressure from African American activists. Didn't have anything to do with the vote.
Thank goodness we can kick out Debbie Wasserman from her Congressional seat this fall!
MEET TIM CANOVA
Tim Canova has been challenging Wall Street banks and political corruption for most of his adult life. As an activist, attorney, educator, and frequent commentator on the rigged economic and political systems that put Wall Street and multinational corporations first while leaving ordinary Americans behind, Tim is uniquely positioned to shake up Congress.
Furthermore the Congressional Black Caucus switched sides to Obama when it came under pressure from African American activists. Didn't have anything to do with the vote.
Of course again that doesn't take into consideration a state like Michigan in which all candidates with the exception of Hillary removed their names from the ballot or Florida who was also stripped of the delegates initially because of moving things ahead, or the different ways the Caucus vote is counted. Fact of the matter is Obama won the majority of the Pledged Delegates and that is why he got most of the Superdelegates as well.
Of course again that doesn't take into consideration a state like Michigan in which all candidates with the exception of Hillary removed their names from the ballot or Florida who was also stripped of the delegates initially because of moving things ahead, or the different ways the Caucus vote is counted. Fact of the matter is Obama won the majority of the Pledged Delegates and that is why he got most of the Superdelegates as well.
The influence happens in lots of ways.
Remember the controversy about not releasing East Coast exit poll results before the West Coast was done voting, so as not to discourage voters from going to the polls? If you buy that theory, then DWS canvassing and stacking the superdelegate count in Hillary's favor early in the race has the same effect. All of the graphic delegate counts, CNN's for example, show the lead in superdelegates. It is meant to show a huge lead and discourage supporters of other candidates.
And it may have kept people like Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden from entering the race. Who knows what their reasoning ultimately was, but it makes sense if they knew the DNC and DWS were already in the bag for Hillary, they would think twice about running.
About time. And Priebus needs to go as well. Neither one of them are putting a good face on their party. In the case of Wasserman-Schultz she has rigged the superdelegate system so far in HRC's corner that no other candidate stood a chance. She will be out one way or the other because if Hillary is elected she will be given a post in that administration....all in gratitude to her support in 2008. That's how she got to the head of the DNC.
Neither she nor Priebus has done what they promised, and both are alienating to Independants that want an honest, open campaign system that isn't rigged or run by the obtuse.
I'm not a fan of DWS but how has she 'rigged the superdelegate system'?
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LOL. Meanwhile the Republican train is spending BILLIONS of dollars on attack ads against their own front-runner. They are making Wasserman Schultz look like a positive angel.
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