New Account from Oregon: "My party affiliation was changed in the last 3 days."

[Tom Rinaldo]

This was originally written on April 1st and posted on another site. I just got permission from the author to share it on Democratic Underground as well:

"I live in Oregon. Here we vote by mail, and we can check and update our voter registration online (not sure if you can register online, but once you are registered you can access & change your file [link at bottom]). We also have to be registered as affiliated with the Democratic party to vote in the Democratic Primary.

On 3/28/2016 I checked my registration because I was concerned after hearing reports of party affiliations of Bernie voters being changed. My registration listed me as affiliated with the Democratic Party as it should. I took a screen shot, half in jest, but just to be sure.

Today, 3/31/2016, my Voter Notification Card arrived in the mail. It has me listed as unaffiliated.

Now, there is still time, and I have updated my registration to list me as affiliated with the Democratic Party. But, it seems clear that something odd is happening..."

OK that is the clearly objective information part of what was posted, along with a warning that everyone needs to check their registration status prior to any upcoming primary or caucus as soon as possible.

The full post also contains speculation on what might be going on behind the scenes:

http://jackpineradicals.org/showthread.php?7879-My-party-affiliation-was-changed-in-the-last-3-days&p=45642#post45642

[madokie]

1. As I've been saying since this election cycle started

one of our candidates will do what ever it takes to walk into that oval office on January 20, 2017. By Hook or By Crook, matters not to them.

Bernie is the only candidate on either side who is honest with us, honest to a fault I might add but honest nevertheless. I like honesty. Very. Much. So.

[randome]

7. Again with the mind-reading powers of Hillary Clinton!

Do you understand how bereft of logic your statement is? You're saying that Clinton could read minds and determine who was inclined to vote for Sanders and then, what the hell, telekenesis, too, she caused this voter's registration to be changed.

My God, she's powerful.
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[madokie]

10. Do you realize

how stupid what you said is

I didn't say anything about hillary being able to read minds I implied that by hook or by crook is her MO. She is only one of her campaign and her campaign is not to be trusted. As well as her herself. She's been caught in so many half truths and out right lies that I'm amazed she has gotten this far. To be honest with you.
As I said by hook or by crook

[ThePhilosopher04]

14. If she has access to Bernie database

Her mpaign could easily know. Not to mention their are other nefarious ways to decipher who is voting for whom.

[randome]

15. 'If'. 'Know'. 'Nefarious'. Stuff and nonsense.

How about: EVIDENCE!?
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[IdaBriggs]

17. I think the person is referring to the paid staff - the "down ticket folk"

who depend on Clinton Foundation/Clinton Fundraising checks who do the actual dirty work.

The "establishment" Dems are rightly afraid of losing the guaranteed meal ticket that are the Clintons. If Bill and Hillary aren't running for the White House again, they might be spending all of their "donations" on stuff to benefit the planet (see Jimmy Carter) instead of on spreading the wealth in the Democratic Party.

To minimize this conflict of interest (aka "buying support&quot as Clinton's Magic Psychic Powers is as ludicrous as the Clinton Pyschic Claim that no emails ever sent to her by her boss, peers or other world leaders would contain classified information - in other words, ridiculous.

[randome]

18. So the down-ticket staff have the mind-reading powers?

What's more likely? An intricate conspiracy that would leave fingerprints or a computer glitch? Absent even a modicum of evidence, I know what I'd put my money on. That is not to say there aren't 'bad apples' in every campaign but, again, an anonymous posting on an anti-Clinton web site is hardly supportive of that.
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[IdaBriggs]

23. Well, you got me thinking about it.

And short answer: yes.

I just did an OP on it here - http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511636218 - and thank you for the inspiration!

[Cobalt Violet]

2. I won't vote for someone who cheats to win the nomination.

That isn't democracy. Respect for voters' right to vote for the candidate of their choice is not optional.

[Jitter65]

3. And who would that be? Hillary now controls state election systems? nt

[peacebird]

5. In Virginia I would say yes, because the stat s dem party apparatus is clearly in the bag for her

From her good friend our Guv, Terry McAuliffe on down to my local county dems - who put out an official memo telling all of us to collect signatures to put Hillary on the ballot back in Nov at our election tables. I complained that we should collect sigs for all candidates or none.
County dems ignored me until I contqcted the local news station and was interviewed on the tv news. They refused to be interviewed BUT they sent out a new memo saying we COULD collect ballot sigs for ALL candidates.

[Bluenorthwest]

21. Oregon leans heavily Bernie, our Governor has that office due to resignation by the elected Governor

Governor Brown has forcefully endorsed Hillary Clinton and Brown was Sec of State until she got bumped up to Governor. I've known Brown for years and always like her, but her comportment during this primary has very much weakened my support for her and I'd rather see someone else take over as Governor after the next election.

[stillwaiting]

9. +1 nt

[yellerpup]

4. I checked my registration online yesterday

in NY, and I'm still registered as a Democrat. Everyone should double-check so they don't get eliminated from voting.

[Karma13612]

6. Same here. Still good. Eom

[HereSince1628]

8. So it seems this problem has an interstate character doesn't that

kick it up to a federal issue?

As voter registration per se is a state issue, would a hypothetical multi-state effort to defraud run afoul of RICO law or election law?

[fun n serious]

12. YES

Kramar actually Traveled on the Campaign DIRECT knowledge and contact.. Lots of information and evidence in comments here...People are outraged


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/2/1509676/-Dear-Sanders-Supporters-You-just-permanently-lost-the-moral-high-ground#comment_60712095

[mak3cats]

16. Kramar passed on information that the party had shared with the Clinton campaign...

...but not the Sanders campaign. In other words doing her job by following party bylaws. It's telling that the entire credentials committee, INCLUDING THE TWO HILLARY SUPPORTERS, stood by her when the party tried to remove her.

[bkkyosemite]

13. Bull shit

[Bluenorthwest]

22. That poster has 12 hides in less than a month, one of Skinner's All Stars....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=182288&sub=trans

[brooklynite]

19. "The full post also contains speculation..."

...otherwise known as an opinion based on no evidence whatsoever.

[Old Codger]

20. I checked mine

In Oregon and it is OK