Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

merrily

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37. Dunno. Boston uses paper ballots and allows write ins, though a machine somehow reads?

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 12:39 PM

Apr 2015

As far as writing in a name, I don't know what, if anything, the machine does with that. Perhaps they figure there will never be enough write ins to warrant a hand count. It happened once that a state candidate, Diane Wilkerson, blew the filing deadline and ran a write in campaign and won. Then the feds got her for unpaid income taxes and--wait for it--stuffing a cash bribe into her bra at a table that appears to be in a restaurant.

At that time, Boston was 100% machines. (We went paper for Kerry's presidential election.) If there are enough write ins, they'll have to find a way to deal with them. If not, it's not much of a protest anyway.

Thing is finding a way to spread the word that won't cost a fortune.

A website is a must.

I recently looked up (online) someone I went to school with K through 12. His mother once told me that, even before that, he and I shared a crib where she and my mother both worked! Anyway, turned out he has a webcast show. It's uber conservative. I think he may even have been on Fox a few times. He also has tons of contacts in the music industry. If a 99% movement is what we go for, he might help on the right/wrong side. Aside from him, I know only one other Republican! This is what comes from living in blue cities all my life.

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Does the Party discourage primaries and, if so, how realistic is populist reform? [View all] merrily Apr 2015 OP

You should post ALL THE TIME! marym625 Apr 2015 #1

THANKS, merrily Apr 2015 #4

I don't host but I will be happy if you do. marym625 Apr 2015 #5

I know, right? I've never been tempted to do a GBCW post, but I have merrily Apr 2015 #7

I completely understand marym625 Apr 2015 #8

I've been telling myself to cut back or stop as well. RiverLover Apr 2015 #23

Please don't stop or cut back. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #28

I whomeheartly agree. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #2

voted write in for myself in a primary once. willing to do it again if you think it will help lol nt msongs Apr 2015 #3

I appreciate that msongs and your idea has great possiblities. merrily Apr 2015 #6

Me too marym625 Apr 2015 #10

This has promise as a movement for the 99%! merrily Apr 2015 #12

Love it! marym625 Apr 2015 #24

msongs was talking about a write in for the primary. merrily Apr 2015 #25

I think, if he doesn't run, a grassroots campaign to write him in marym625 Apr 2015 #26

I never saw anything like this in my life either. merrily Apr 2015 #29

Did you post the Schumer Democracy Now interview? marym625 Apr 2015 #39

I don't know if it's meant anything for a long time. merrily Apr 2015 #38

+1000 marym625 Apr 2015 #40

Please... what is DSCC? mylye2222 Apr 2015 #9

No worries. You can't even know from googling DSCC merrily Apr 2015 #11

So tgis "skip primaries" was from 2005. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #13

Mmm. careful. Remember schumer is a politican. He knows how to say things. merrily Apr 2015 #14

In this OP check DUer Karynnjs post not far from OP below in responses. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #15

Can we please not bring anything about Kerry here? I know you and karennj are great fans of his, merrily Apr 2015 #16

OK I understand. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #17

It's not my having an issue with Kerry. It's exactly what I said in Reply 16. merrily Apr 2015 #18

I know merrily. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #20

I wholeheartedly agree on the Party machine mylye2222 Apr 2015 #19

A reform is definitely needed mylye2222 Apr 2015 #21

Thing is, they reform themselves toward less and less say by us. merrily Apr 2015 #22

Wouldn't writing in require a hand count aspirant Apr 2015 #36

Dunno. Boston uses paper ballots and allows write ins, though a machine somehow reads? merrily Apr 2015 #37

The point is to move the Democratic Party and the GOP both to the Right. leveymg Apr 2015 #27

Yes. That's why the Koch brothers funded both the DLC and the Tea Party. merrily Apr 2015 #31

+1 AND, Schumer will ascend with Reid's blessings! Cosmic Kitten Apr 2015 #33

The Ohio party has for some time frozen out most of us. riqster Apr 2015 #30

Glad things are loosening up. Make noise! I wish you well in getting merrily Apr 2015 #32

Nope. The party does as it pleases. riqster Apr 2015 #34

Guess it's still 1880. Too bad. merrily Apr 2015 #35