Bernie Sanders campaign, relying on contributions of ordinary folks – a profound democratic “innovation” among corporate candidates – and coming “out of nowhere” with a decent and clearly stated program, has been a miracle of democracy. Below Greg Palast spells out part of the rotten California swindle (goes along with New York, Arizona, Massachusetts and many others). But Palast has a silly paragraph about Bernie (if we had as much to admire about the journalist, he would be in a different league. Or two-bit cynicism is a part of journalism, except that it clips the journalist’s imagination…Nonetheless, this is an instructive investigation of electoral fraud, presided over by the Democratic, not just the Republican apparatus…
There are a mind-blowing 4.2 million voters in California registered NPP – and they share a love for sunshine and Bernie Sanders. According to the reliable Golden State poll, among NPP voters, Sen. Sanders whoops Sec. Hillary Clinton by a stunning 40 percentage points.
‘It was just chaos’: Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their votes will count