Hillary is p*ssed and she hasn't even lost...yet...

[Chris_]

Clinton May Challenge Texas Vote Rules

LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has raised the possibility of a challenge to Texas' primary and caucus rules just days before the contest, drawing a warning against legal action from the state's Democratic Party.

Top strategists for Democratic rival Barack Obama said Friday they supported the party's action, suggesting the Clinton campaign was trying to block the reporting of caucus results.

Aides to Clinton said earlier this week they were alarmed at the lack of clarity about many of the caucus rules and expressed their concerns on a conference call with Obama's staff and state party officials. Texas has a two-step voting process, with a primary and then caucuses shortly after the polls close.

Specifically, Clinton aides questioned a provision allowing caucus attendees to vote to move the location if they choose to do so, and whether people who had cast so-called "provisional ballots" in the primary would have their votes counted in the caucus.

They also expressed concern about the automated phone system precinct chairs would use to call in the results of each caucus, saying the party hadn't yet trained anyone to use the system properly.

Clinton political director Guy Cecil said he asked party officials to spell out the rules in memo form and to send them to both campaigns.

"We want to see the results in writing, and we reserve the right to challenge something if we don't believe it reflects something that was discussed on the call," he said, insisting that if there were clear problems with how the caucuses were being run, "you are allowed to say something about it."

It was her own  party that made up these rules!  NOW she want's to change them?  WTH???

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Has she been to the algore.we.was.robbed school of politics?   

[Lauri]

I was reading about this problem on DU earlier. I havent lived there for almost 12 years, but even the DUers dont have a problem with the two step process and are calling foul on Hilary's camp.

It may be a tad confusing, but apparently if the DUmmies can figure it out, Hilary doesnt need to change her parties plans in Texas.

But I sure hope she tries 

[Airwolf]

Clinton May Challenge Texas Vote Rules

LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has raised the possibility of a challenge to Texas' primary and caucus rules just days before the contest, drawing a warning against legal action from the state's Democratic Party.

Top strategists for Democratic rival Barack Obama said Friday they supported the party's action, suggesting the Clinton campaign was trying to block the reporting of caucus results.

Aides to Clinton said earlier this week they were alarmed at the lack of clarity about many of the caucus rules and expressed their concerns on a conference call with Obama's staff and state party officials. Texas has a two-step voting process, with a primary and then caucuses shortly after the polls close.

Specifically, Clinton aides questioned a provision allowing caucus attendees to vote to move the location if they choose to do so, and whether people who had cast so-called "provisional ballots" in the primary would have their votes counted in the caucus.

They also expressed concern about the automated phone system precinct chairs would use to call in the results of each caucus, saying the party hadn't yet trained anyone to use the system properly.

Clinton political director Guy Cecil said he asked party officials to spell out the rules in memo form and to send them to both campaigns.

"We want to see the results in writing, and we reserve the right to challenge something if we don't believe it reflects something that was discussed on the call," he said, insisting that if there were clear problems with how the caucuses were being run, "you are allowed to say something about it."

It was her own  party that made up these rules!  NOW she want's to change them?  WTH???

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Has she been to the algore.we.was.robbed school of politics?   

Well if she hasn't she sure is following its most basic rule.If you can't win the election,steal it.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I do have to say the system sounds like a total Charlie Foxtrot, though as noted by others, "Hell they picked it."  If this is the normal procedure in TX, I can only suppose this hasn't come up as an issue before because the nomination's always been in the tank for somebody at this point.

 

[Lauri]

I do have to say the system sounds like a total Charlie Foxtrot, though as noted by others, "Hell they picked it."  If this is the normal procedure in TX, I can only suppose this hasn't come up as an issue before because the nomination's always been in the tank for somebody at this point.

 

we have a screwy set up here as well; we vote once in the caucus and then the primary is a few weeks later.

its weird, and nobody can really say why its this way... its just been that way for a long time.

[Airwolf]

Lauri. I'm betting that alot of the rules for each state were of course enacted at or around the time that each state joined the union and as such over time they have allowed some of the original rules to caucus to stand while adding new rules to be added and probably end up contradicting the old rules. And it seems like you said that nothing was said becuse until now its never really been an issue to a canadate yet .