Election Integrity Project: "We have never seen such widespread mismanagement or manipulation of the

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111. Almost all the purported problems came from people who had incorrectly

registered with the American Independent Party, thinking that made them independent.

Or with people who were non-affiliated but, when they got their postcard asking them to denote what ballot they wanted, didn't check off "Democrat."

Or people who missed the deadline for registering as non-Affiliated or Democrat.

Ordinary Democrats haven't reported any significant problems, and neither have Republicans (who had a closed primary).

The Dem Party wasn't required to open its primary to non-affiliated voters, but decided to do so, as long as people met the deadlines and asked for Dem ballots. It wasn't the Dems obligation to go recruiting among non-affiliateds, looking for people who might want to vote Democratic.

Bernie's campaign should have been spending more on phone banks and voter education, and less on huge rallies and rock bands.