Yes, the Democratic Primary cycle continues to continue, as Bernie Sanders wins in Oregon, obtains a “virtual tie” with Hillary Clinton in Kentucky, and the less-than-transparent electoral process in both states triggers more cries of “election fraud!” from Sanders supporters.
On today’s BradCast, we look at the results and the concerns about them (debunking some, though not all), along with several important breaking news items. [Audio link to the complete show is below.]
Before diving into Tuesday’s primary, we start with the horrific climate change-related mudslides that have buried hundreds in Sri Lanka. Then, some encouraging news for all voters as Connecticut becomes the fifth state to institute automatic voter registration and as a federal judge orders GOP “voter fraud” fraudster and Kansas Sec. of State Kris Kobach to restore full voting rights to 18,000 state voters “suspended” by Kobach’s “proof of citizenship” requirement.
Then, the battle between Clinton and Sanders grinds on through two more primary states, with Sanders earning a reported 12 point victory in OR, while battling to a reported margin of less than one-half-of-one percent in KY and vowing to stay in the race through the July convention. We warned earlier this week about the possibilities of a close race in KY, where the state (shamefully) still uses enough 100% unverifiable touch-screen voting systems that it will now be impossible to know who the voters actually hoped to be the winner. The same was true, as we reported at the time, after the Missouri Primaries on both the Republican and Democratic sides, and the same is true in KY whether Clinton or Sanders ultimately end up being declared the official winner in the Bluegrass State. As of airtime today, though AP has appropriately refused to call the state, Clinton is reportedly ahead of Sanders by just under 2,000 votes.
But throughout Primary night on Tuesday, and continuing today, concerns of “fraud” are being heard very loudly from Sanders supporters once again. Some of their concerns are justified, as we explain. Others are decidedly not. For example, some news outlets irresponsibly reported “More than 76 reports of election fraud from 31 counties were called into the Kentucky Attorney General’s hotline”. That is incorrect. (Happily WSAZ NewsChannel 3 has finally modified their initial bad reporting. Others, like Bipartisan Report, have not.)
Other concerns we examine are from Pike County, KY, where results were, in fact, “zeroed out” for a time last night, resulting in thousands of “disappearing” votes for both Sanders and Clinton, as well as 11,000 thousands votes said to have been added to Clinton’s totals in Marion County, OR. (Evidence suggests a typo by AP, as I explain on today’s show.) Some concerns, however, for example the evidence from little-known Democratic candidate Rocky de la Fuente suggesting some of his votes simply vanished in recent Democratic contests in NH, MI and SC, cannot be so easily explained away.
We cover, explain and/or debunk all of those concerns and more on today’s BradCast, before closing out with our latest Green News Report and the hottest April ever recorded (the 12th such month in a row to set such a record)…
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The strongarm bullies presiding over the NV Democratic Convention (on HRC / DWS directives) can pleasure themselves with their little Pyrrhic victory….in one deft display of oldschool dirty politics, they adroitly flipped the “lesser of two evils” Hillary argument on its head….Trump may now qualify for that dubious honor, now that the naked vengefulness of the DNC establishment has been clearly exposed for all to behold…
Remember when I said that we’re all naked now by either embracing or running away from the political battle cry against institutionalized corruption that Bernie Sanders has been brandishing like a gauntlet this entire campaign??….i wasn’t talking about clothes, although the visuals do carry a certain charm….i was predicting what just happened in Nevada, where push came to shove, and Barbara Boxer’s middle finger to progressives can NEVER!! be retracted, refracted, redacted or re-enacted….she and Roberta Lange wilfully exposed themselves for who they really are and what they really stand for….as ALL OF US are currently doing, either rallying for or fighting against the deep systemic change America so desperately needs in its leadership….Bernie despises corporate corruption in government….Clinton and Schultz LOVE it, it’s their bread and butter, yum yum yum, gimme some!….Bernie loves people power and the “Democratic” establishment reviles it, because it threatens their privileged crony circle….b-b-b-b-b-but Hill and Barb and Debbie are progressives, too!….they want CHANGE!!….THEY SAID SO….oh yeah, if you fall for that total horseshit then hang up your spurs, this rodeo lost you somewhere between the clown act and the dog & pony show…
There ain’t no “Democratic Party” any more, it’s just a quaint sign on the front door for passing rubes….put Nixon’s head onto Clinton’s body and you’ll understand everything much more clearly….notice this week’s (orchestrated) media frenzy over “Nevada” and “chairs” and “violence” and “Berniebros” being generated by the DNC and Brock?….utter nonsense, the Sanders Revolution is a lovefest, i’ve been to a half dozen rallies, it’s better than family….then why the false flag PR blitz….to paint Bernie’s supporters with the DNC’s own vicious tactics….classic Nixonian sleight of hand perfected by a young White House intern named Turdblossom…
Having set a false premise, they will now demand ‘protection’ from ‘the people’ at the Convention in Philadelphia this June, with cordoned and blockaded public streets, so that their pantomime of democracy may proceed….fat fucking chance….i’m bringing my VUVUZELA….and ALL of us, in solidarity, will be serenading the nomination process with our voices raised high for Change!!!…
B-b-b-b-b-but party unity and scary Republicans!!!….bogeyman bullshit for 3 year olds….if the “Democratic Party” actually believed that, they wouldn’t be throwing every wrench in their toolbox at the ONE CANDIDATE who can beat Trump in November….but nooooo, we can’t have that candidate….Bernie’s against corruption, that asshole, he’ll ruin it for the rest of us…
So President Sanders!….or, President Trump….there will be no President Clinton, deux or otherwise….the “Democratic Party” has successfully united the voters of this country against her…