Behold; Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’s disastrous answer about Bernie losing the NH delegate count
By Robert Laurie -- Bio and Archives http://canadafreepress.com/article/%E2%89%88 February 12, 2016 By now you’re probably aware that Bernie Sanders absolutely trounced Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. If you know that, you most likely also know that - despite his win - the DNC has arranged things to guarantee Bernie will receive less delegates than the former First Lady. In short, thanks to Democrat party rules, Bernie won and lost at the same time. So, CNN’s Jake Tapper decided to ask DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz a seemingly simple question: “What do you tell voters who are new to the process who say this makes them feel like it’s all rigged?” Wasserman-Schultz’s answer is tortured, convoluted, and basically an admission that “yes” it’s totally rigged. WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ: Let me just make sure I can clarify what was available during the primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire. The unpledged delegates are a separate category. The only thing available on the ballot in a primary and a caucus is the pledged delegates, those that are tied to the candidate that they are pledged to support and they receive a proportional number of delegates going into our convention. Unpledged delegates exist, really, to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists. We are, as a Democratic Party, really highlight and emphasize inclusiveness and diversity at our convention and we want to give every opportunity to grassroots activists and diverse committed Democrats to be able to participate, attend and be a delegate at the convention and so we separate out those unpledged delegates to make sure that there isn’t competition between them. Wait a minute, doesn’t “unpledged delegates exist, really, to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists” basically confirm that, yep, we want you to turn out, but we don’t care what you say? Didn’t Debbie just admit that it doesn’t really matter what the “grass roots” wants? The party has selected it’s 2016 candidate and her name is Hillary Clinton. They’re willing to pretend that the “activists” matter, but they’re not really interested in whatever crackpot you feel like voting for. You might like Bernie, but they owe Hillary. From there, the answer devolves into a word-salad of attacks against the GOP and a rah-rah booster club Powerpoint about the Dems data-mining capabilities. The fact remains: Debbie Wasserman Schultz just admitted that her party is built to blot out the wishes of its own socialist base. Congrats Bernie supporters. Here’s hoping you remember this when they tell you its time to ‘do your duty’ and vote for Hillary.
