LIKE GORE IN FLORIDA,
SANDERS WON
THE POPULAR VOTE IN IOWA
Des Moines Iowa. February 4, 2016. It has been learned that despite a slightly higher number of delegates being awarded to Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders won the popular vote in Iowa. An Iowa insider says that the reason for the delay in the release of the raw data is that the Iowa Democratic Party establishment wants to make sure that data does not reflect the number of actual votes received in the election as an accurate breakdown of those going to the caucuses would give Sanders the popular victory. Just as Florida's former Secretary of State Katherine Harris was tied to George W. Bush's campaign, the Iowa Party Democratic Chairwoman, Andrea “Andy” McGuire, is tied to Hillary Clinton's campaign. Like Harris, McGuire wants the vote counting to stop. Like George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton was quick to proclaim a victory she did not receive. The same media that backed and financed Bush and supported his claims in the 2000 election did the same for Hillary Clinton with respect to the Iowa caucuses of 2016.
The Iowa Caucus selection of delegates is similar to the Electoral College process. Delegates are awarded based on who showed up in the prior election but not in the election at hand. Statistically, those under the age of 35 had a very low turnout in 2012 and those districts (now heavily voting for Sanders) were awarded fewer delegates than districts having far fewer voters in 2016. Also in 2012, there was a proportionately higher turnout in the 55 plus districts (now Clinton-leaning) and so those caucuses would have had a higher number of delegates, even if the number of people currently voting in those districts was much lower than districts with larger turnouts who were awarded fewer delegates. Similarly, the Electoral College electors per state are assigned once a decade -- regardless of how population changes in each state in the meantime. On February 1, 2016, many of the elderly who had voted in 2012 had passed (a sad reality) or moved while the under 35 voters, college students in particular, came out in unprecedented numbers. This created disproportionate representation (particularly slanted against the college districts), making it possible for caucuses of over 500 voters to have fewer delegates (a larger proportion of the delegate totals) than caucuses of fewer than 10 voters. Video viewed of the college districts which had disproportionately fewer delegates show larger crowds than ever previously seen in Iowa in prior elections.
Another problem that occurred, making it probable that Sanders's totals will probably be significantly greater than even the raw data the Iowa Democratic Party refuses to release, is the fact that Sanders's supporters were turned away in many precincts. A significant number did not even make it in the door. While a video from Des Moines and reports elsewhere show that Clinton was allowed to count as voters, people who were not in the room, Sanders's numbers were under-represented due to a refusal of Iowa Democratic Party staffers to count the votes at all until Sanders delegates left in various precincts and by recounting Sanders delegates as if they had been for Hillary Clinton after they left and could not say otherwise. One staffer even threatened to have Sanders delegates removed before the counting of delegates. In many cases, it was a free-for-all as would-be voters tried to get the staffers to count the votes before the Sanders's delegates who overwhelmingly filled the rooms gave up and left. Here is a video shot by one of the participants in Ames County. (The following video was uploaded to YouTube by "ISU Student.")
The Iowa Caucus selection of delegates is similar to the Electoral College process. Delegates are awarded based on who showed up in the prior election but not in the election at hand. Statistically, those under the age of 35 had a very low turnout in 2012 and those districts (now heavily voting for Sanders) were awarded fewer delegates than districts having far fewer voters in 2016. Also in 2012, there was a proportionately higher turnout in the 55 plus districts (now Clinton-leaning) and so those caucuses would have had a higher number of delegates, even if the number of people currently voting in those districts was much lower than districts with larger turnouts who were awarded fewer delegates. Similarly, the Electoral College electors per state are assigned once a decade -- regardless of how population changes in each state in the meantime. On February 1, 2016, many of the elderly who had voted in 2012 had passed (a sad reality) or moved while the under 35 voters, college students in particular, came out in unprecedented numbers. This created disproportionate representation (particularly slanted against the college districts), making it possible for caucuses of over 500 voters to have fewer delegates (a larger proportion of the delegate totals) than caucuses of fewer than 10 voters. Video viewed of the college districts which had disproportionately fewer delegates show larger crowds than ever previously seen in Iowa in prior elections.
Another problem that occurred, making it probable that Sanders's totals will probably be significantly greater than even the raw data the Iowa Democratic Party refuses to release, is the fact that Sanders's supporters were turned away in many precincts. A significant number did not even make it in the door. While a video from Des Moines and reports elsewhere show that Clinton was allowed to count as voters, people who were not in the room, Sanders's numbers were under-represented due to a refusal of Iowa Democratic Party staffers to count the votes at all until Sanders delegates left in various precincts and by recounting Sanders delegates as if they had been for Hillary Clinton after they left and could not say otherwise. One staffer even threatened to have Sanders delegates removed before the counting of delegates. In many cases, it was a free-for-all as would-be voters tried to get the staffers to count the votes before the Sanders's delegates who overwhelmingly filled the rooms gave up and left. Here is a video shot by one of the participants in Ames County. (The following video was uploaded to YouTube by "ISU Student.")
Adding to the mix was the fact that Hillary Clinton got her tie-breaking delegates by winning 6 out of 6 coin tosses, though according to a video received by the Justice Gazette, Sanders should have received at least one of those delegates. Also, according to Rule 28 of the Iowa Democratic Party rules, the winner of the tosses was supposed to lose the delegates, making Sanders the apparent winner of the Iowa delegate vote count as well. The final numbers of elected Iowa delegates (which translated into a smaller number of DNC delegates) was determined to be a difference of 1/10th of 1 percent to 3/10ths of 1 percent (inclusive of Hillary's six winning coin tosses).
An additional problem involved the Democratic Party choosing to under-staff the caucuses in the Sanders-leaning areas. The Iowa Democratic leadership had to call the campaigns after the caucuses ended to ask for their numbers as the Iowa Democratic Party didn't have them. As Kathryn Harris relied on Bush-leaning Choicepoint to provide data regarding who was to be allowed to vote, McGuire relied on caucus software provided by one of the Clinton's campaign donors (Microsoft). This software has been shown to be easy to rig but apparently malfunctioned enough that the results were unknown. This represented 5% of the vote, giving Sanders a possible win (even in the caucus system) of 5%, minus 1/10th to 3/10ths of 1 percent.
While Clinton is claiming victory and her donors in the media industrial complex (created by her husband's Administration) who will benefit from her victory are going along with her claims, the evidence is that she lost the Iowa's popular vote and possibly even what should have been the caucus vote.
In 2000, Bill Clinton (Hillary's husband) provided no official assistance to Al Gore's campaign to ensure the accuracy of the vote count in Florida. Numerous crimes were committed and no prosecutions took place over the disenfranchisement of thousands of African-Americans, the hiding of voted ballots (some later found in churches), and open harassment of African-Americans who attempted to vote. As Commander-in-Chief, Bill Clinton could have ordered the Justice Department to take effective action, rather than simply studying the issue. Gore was encouraged by the DNC (run by Bill Clinton's former campaign manager Terry McAuliffe) to concede to Bush. Like Sanders, Gore refused to concede until he was forced to do so by a vested Supreme Court that stopped the vote counting. The majority of his supporters felt he should have continued fighting. Former Los Angeles Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi published a book about the five justices who handed Bush the un-elected Presidency. That book, The Betrayal of America, based on his January, 2001 Nation article, None Dare Call it Treason, actually made the case that the actions of the justices were in fact treason.
Hillary Clinton had the last clear chance to hand Al Gore the Presidency in 2001. Showing her true intentions on her arrival in the Senate, on January 6, 2001, Hillary Clinton approved Bush's slate of Florida electors---even though it was believed at that time and later proven that Gore won Florida. Members of the House of Representatives (who needed one Senator's support to stop the theft) begged Hillary Clinton and members of the U.S. Senate to join them in opposing the Bush slate of electors but Hillary refused to stand up for Al Gore's victory in Florida. Fifteen years later, she claimed victory in another rigged election won by harassment, disappearing votes, a paid Clinton staffer caught masquerading as an Iowa voter/precinct captain, and disproportionate representation of the voters. Gore's Presidency in 2001 would have derailed Hillary Clinton's chances to blame the expected collapse of the economy caused by the deregulation of the banks and media, NAFTA and Welfare to Work" (all her husband Bill's policies that she supported) on a Republican Administration in order to put her in line for a 2008 Presidency. Hillary Clinton, through later criticizing George W. Bush, actually voted with Bush for his most hard hitting policies that hurt the American economy: such as the bankruptcy bill, the PATRIOT ACT, the expensive Iraq War, the Wall Street bailout, various free trade agreements, and tax breaks for the super-rich. Most top economists believe that Al Gore, a liberal, would have avoided the economic losses the country suffered under Bush and would have kept us out of the wars that devastated our economy.
An additional problem involved the Democratic Party choosing to under-staff the caucuses in the Sanders-leaning areas. The Iowa Democratic leadership had to call the campaigns after the caucuses ended to ask for their numbers as the Iowa Democratic Party didn't have them. As Kathryn Harris relied on Bush-leaning Choicepoint to provide data regarding who was to be allowed to vote, McGuire relied on caucus software provided by one of the Clinton's campaign donors (Microsoft). This software has been shown to be easy to rig but apparently malfunctioned enough that the results were unknown. This represented 5% of the vote, giving Sanders a possible win (even in the caucus system) of 5%, minus 1/10th to 3/10ths of 1 percent.
While Clinton is claiming victory and her donors in the media industrial complex (created by her husband's Administration) who will benefit from her victory are going along with her claims, the evidence is that she lost the Iowa's popular vote and possibly even what should have been the caucus vote.
In 2000, Bill Clinton (Hillary's husband) provided no official assistance to Al Gore's campaign to ensure the accuracy of the vote count in Florida. Numerous crimes were committed and no prosecutions took place over the disenfranchisement of thousands of African-Americans, the hiding of voted ballots (some later found in churches), and open harassment of African-Americans who attempted to vote. As Commander-in-Chief, Bill Clinton could have ordered the Justice Department to take effective action, rather than simply studying the issue. Gore was encouraged by the DNC (run by Bill Clinton's former campaign manager Terry McAuliffe) to concede to Bush. Like Sanders, Gore refused to concede until he was forced to do so by a vested Supreme Court that stopped the vote counting. The majority of his supporters felt he should have continued fighting. Former Los Angeles Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi published a book about the five justices who handed Bush the un-elected Presidency. That book, The Betrayal of America, based on his January, 2001 Nation article, None Dare Call it Treason, actually made the case that the actions of the justices were in fact treason.
Hillary Clinton had the last clear chance to hand Al Gore the Presidency in 2001. Showing her true intentions on her arrival in the Senate, on January 6, 2001, Hillary Clinton approved Bush's slate of Florida electors---even though it was believed at that time and later proven that Gore won Florida. Members of the House of Representatives (who needed one Senator's support to stop the theft) begged Hillary Clinton and members of the U.S. Senate to join them in opposing the Bush slate of electors but Hillary refused to stand up for Al Gore's victory in Florida. Fifteen years later, she claimed victory in another rigged election won by harassment, disappearing votes, a paid Clinton staffer caught masquerading as an Iowa voter/precinct captain, and disproportionate representation of the voters. Gore's Presidency in 2001 would have derailed Hillary Clinton's chances to blame the expected collapse of the economy caused by the deregulation of the banks and media, NAFTA and Welfare to Work" (all her husband Bill's policies that she supported) on a Republican Administration in order to put her in line for a 2008 Presidency. Hillary Clinton, through later criticizing George W. Bush, actually voted with Bush for his most hard hitting policies that hurt the American economy: such as the bankruptcy bill, the PATRIOT ACT, the expensive Iraq War, the Wall Street bailout, various free trade agreements, and tax breaks for the super-rich. Most top economists believe that Al Gore, a liberal, would have avoided the economic losses the country suffered under Bush and would have kept us out of the wars that devastated our economy.
Al Gore's Wikipedia photograph, taken by a U.S. Gov employee
Hillary Clinton helped defeat the popular vote for the Presidency in 2000 and sacrificed the rights of the Florida voters who gave Al Gore an victory, later shown in the recount. In essence, Hillary Clinton threw Al Gore under the bus. Now the voters of Iowa who showed up in large numbers to vote for Bernie Sanders have been forced to accept a tie -- instead of the popular victory the evidence indicates Sanders received. In Iowa, there is no paper trail and so it is important to look at the evidence: the caucus goers who were turned away, the disproportionate representation of the actual caucus-goers and the numbers of first-time voters who showed up attempting to vote, the make-up of the 90 precincts where an accurate count could not be had and the limited results that were made public. From all this, the likelihood that Sanders won Iowa is almost a certainty, making him the Al Gore of Iowa, 2016.
In the 24 hours after the theft of Iowa was announced, the American people responded giving Bernie Sanders 3 million dollars in small donations, a historic record. The American people know what happened in Iowa and the result is that Sanders's lead has increased in New Hampshire, the first primary state. But it's not over. Americans are calling on former President Jimmy Carter to step in to oversee the rest of the Democratic primary and caucus process.
In the 24 hours after the theft of Iowa was announced, the American people responded giving Bernie Sanders 3 million dollars in small donations, a historic record. The American people know what happened in Iowa and the result is that Sanders's lead has increased in New Hampshire, the first primary state. But it's not over. Americans are calling on former President Jimmy Carter to step in to oversee the rest of the Democratic primary and caucus process.