Eric Bauman elected California DNC chair

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Unbelievably Fat Man: Jun 1, 2000; Innocent people. I could never hurt innocent people.

It was inevitable after the Republicans made Maddox head of outreach in 2016, but I find it distressing that the California DNC just elected Eric Bauman as their new chair. I'm just worried that Stile is going to get drafted into politics.

The real issue, though, are the Mr. T Ate My Balls ads running to gin up support for his 2020 presidential bid.

quote:

SAN FRANCISCO � Supporters of the losing candidate in a bitterly disputed election to serve as chair of the California Democratic Party say they�ll begin a detailed audit of the votes on Tuesday.

The move comes after protests, allegations of ballot stuffing and bitter disputes after votes at a weekend party convention.

Longtime party operative Eric Bauman won the chairmanship of the California Democratic Party over the weekend � but his victory was marred by complaints of ballot-stuffing and floor protests. Backers of the Kimberly Ellis, a favorite of the �Berniecrat,� activist wing of the party � say efforts to scrutinize the votes will begin immediately.

The unprecedented effort to examine the documentation of the disputed state party�s election results was announced by outgoing California Democratic Party chair John Burton at the close of a raucous state Democratic convention this weekend.

Ellis, the former director of Emerge America, a women�s political organization, lost the election by a narrow margin of 62 votes out of 3,000 cast. Her loss immediately set off protests from hundreds of her backers, many of whom charged that there were irregularities that included allowing voters to cast proxy ballots without proper ID.

Some Democratic insiders are already worried the dispute has potential to do long-term damage, creating a rift in the state party as it heads into crucial 2018 elections, where as many as nine GOP House seats could be at stake in California.

�This is our Tea Party moment,�� said one leading Democratic strategist. �And it�s not going away.�

Republicans have already seized on the protests. State party chairman Jim Brulte said the issue underscores �the complete hypocrisy of the Democrats when it comes to election integrity.�

�Democrats think voter identification laws are important for their party elections, but don�t think they are good enough for the California voters,� Bruite said in a statement. �It should be clear to the people of California that the Democrats are willing to put the elections of our state officials at risk while protecting their own Party elections."

Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for Bauman, said he welcomes the review process and will not interfere in it.

�This has never been a secret ballot election. The party�s going to make all records available for review,�� Maviglio said. �The ballots were counted with representative of all candidates in the room in a very public process, and they�re allowed to inspect everything available,�� he said.

He said Bauman is convinced �the results of the election will speak for themselves.�

Ellis backers say they�re so convinced the audit will find the outcome in their favor that, if necessary, they will use the manpower and money necessary to contact every one of the nearly 3,000 delegates who cast votes in the race to sign legal affidavits regarding their vote.

�We raised half a million dollars for this election,� said Ellis� strategist Joe Macaluso, �and we�ll have the volunteers and donations to support the effort.�

The race between Bauman, a longtime party operative, and Ellis, a relative newcomer, was cast as one between the left and the far left of the party, between �new school� and �old school�� wings � Berniecrat activists and more traditional Democrats.

Macaluso, a lead strategist for the Ellis, said that going into the election during the Democratic Convention in Sacramento, the Ellis campaign had carefully tracked its voters and it determined that 97 percent of those who said they would support her turned up to vote for her.

When the razor-thin outcome was announced, Ellis supporters demanded recounts and a re-vote from the floor � only to be told by Burton there were no provisions for such a move. But Burton did promise Ellis would be given full access to the ballots, now in the possession of the party�s executive director, Chris Myers, for examination.

Macaluso said Ellis will not concede the election until the audit is finished, a process that�s expected to be done quickly, and that she will abide by the results.

�Kimberly says we need to assume the best in everyone, but until we look at it, we won�t be able to validate the election,�� he said. �But nobody has more of a vested interest in making sure there is no question about the fairness of this election than Eric Bauman. So of all people who should want this to be done cleanly � it�s him.�

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/22/california-democrats-bernie-sanders-238701

# ? May 23, 2017 11:02

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 15:10

Psycho Society: Oct 21, 2010

The guy from ebaumsworld?

# ? May 23, 2017 11:16

Apoplexy: Mar 9, 2003; by Shine

Unbelievably Fat Man posted:

Longtime party operative Eric Bauman won the chairmanship of the California Democratic Party over the weekend � but his victory was marred by complaints of ballot-stuffing and floor protests. Backers of the Kimberly Ellis, a favorite of the �Berniecrat,� activist wing of the party � say efforts to scrutinize the votes will begin immediately.

This is all I need to hear. Milquetoast loser center-right neo-liberal Democrat beats actual progressive with dirty tactics and cheating? Haven't heard that one before, no siree.

# ? May 23, 2017 12:26

Cnut the Great: Mar 30, 2014

The guy from North Hollywood?

# ? May 23, 2017 12:28

Haier: Aug 10, 2007; by Lowtax

"Born in Bronx, New York, Bauman worked as a registered nurse for many years before entering politics. He obtained his bachelor's degree in nursing from Excelsior College, University of the State of New York. He also obtained graduate education in Health Care Administration from Century University, now known as American Century University. He lives in North Hollywood with his husband of many years, Michael. Eric's cousin is musician Jon "Bowzer" Bauman."

And he's JEWISH. A GAY JEW in office. But he's not a woman.

# ? May 23, 2017 12:41

Chumbawumba4ever97: Dec 31, 2000; by Fluffdaddy

Wikipedia says his cousin is Bowser

# ? May 23, 2017 12:45

Malcolm Excellent: May 20, 2007; Buglord

The guy from ebaumsworld?

# ? May 23, 2017 12:46

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

It's time for a new America. A freer America. An America... of low taxes. Richard Kyanka for Missouri state senate.

# ? May 23, 2017 12:49

Samuel L. ACKSYN: Feb 29, 2008

i bet that dancing baby is now old enough to run for office

# ? May 23, 2017 13:03

Samuel L. ACKSYN: Feb 29, 2008

New Jersey's next governor : a crying michael jordan meme jpg

# ? May 23, 2017 13:04

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

The California DNC is literally the worst lmfao

# ? May 23, 2017 13:44

Cnut the Great: Mar 30, 2014

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

Wikipedia says his cousin is Bowser

The guy from the Koopa Kingdom?

# ? May 23, 2017 14:38

GET IN THE ROBOT: Nov 28, 2007; JUST GET IN THE FUCKING ROBOT SHINJI

Wait what, Maddox is the head of outreach for the GOP in 2016? Huh?

# ? May 23, 2017 14:44

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

Lmao what's wrong, there wasn't a gay trans Muslim poc genderqueer to ~~Install~~ vote in to speak for the common man?

# ? May 23, 2017 14:50

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

DNC corrupt? So what.

# ? May 23, 2017 14:51

super sweet best pal: Nov 18, 2009

Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:

i bet that dancing baby is now old enough to run for office

It emigrated to the Congo to hawk skin lotion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbCGVvnaxk4

# ? May 23, 2017 14:55

berth ell pup: Mar 20, 2017; I am a business magnet.

haha oh man these are some great jokes itt keep up the great work internet friends.

# ? May 23, 2017 14:57

Dang It Bhabhi!: May 27, 2004; ASK ME ABOUT
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Apoplexy posted:

This is all I need to hear. Milquetoast loser center-right neo-liberal Democrat beats actual progressive with dirty tactics and cheating? Haven't heard that one before, no siree.

bernie would of won

# ? May 23, 2017 15:05

8-Bit Scholar: Jan 23, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

Dang It Bhabhi! posted:

bernie would of won

He had the dignity to win over red-state conservatives. The older crowd would have struggled to vote for Trump with him as an alternative. Clinton, though...

It's so perfect. It's like a fairy tale, in a way. The nation had a chance to pick a good and virtuous man for President, but because of the crooked systems in place, they never truly had the opportunity.

# ? May 23, 2017 15:16

R-Type: Oct 10, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

8-Bit Scholar posted:

He had the dignity to win over red-state conservatives.

No. Dream on son.

# ? May 23, 2017 15:21

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

R-Type posted:

No. Dream on son.

Are you kidding? I would've voted for him.

# ? May 23, 2017 15:29

Fog Tripper: Mar 3, 2008; by Smythe

berth ell pup posted:

haha oh man these are some great jokes itt keep up the great work internet friends.

Go back to your forum for 100k sad brains

# ? May 23, 2017 15:30

8-Bit Scholar: Jan 23, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

R-Type posted:

No. Dream on son.

I'm telling you, I know a lot of Conservatives and Trump was at best a bitter pill to swallow. They hated Obama for various, largely shallow reasons, but Trump didn't really appeal. They would have voted for anyone who would have thrown a bone towards the mining industry. Sanders had a blue-collar support base at home, he could have just suggested he'd be open to mining for coal again and he'd have won Wyoming.

# ? May 23, 2017 15:36

General Dog: Apr 26, 2008; Everybody's working for the weekend

8-Bit Scholar posted:

He had the dignity to win over red-state conservatives. The older crowd would have struggled to vote for Trump with him as an alternative. Clinton, though...

It's so perfect. It's like a fairy tale, in a way. The nation had a chance to pick a good and virtuous man for President, but because of the crooked systems in place, they never truly had the opportunity.

You're right, old people white people would have felt much more comfortable voting for a self identified Socialist sorta-Jew sorta-atheist.

# ? May 23, 2017 15:44

Unbelievably Fat Man: Jun 1, 2000; Innocent people. I could never hurt innocent people.

Senator Lemon Demon introduced legislation to outlaw the weaponized use of memes in time of war today. It faces serious opposition from the Lolcrat caucus in the house and President Tom from Myspace has threatened a veto.

# ? May 23, 2017 15:58

8-Bit Scholar: Jan 23, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

General Dog posted:

You're right, old people white people would have felt much more comfortable voting for a self identified Socialist sorta-Jew sorta-atheist.

Have you SEEN Donald Trump?

# ? May 23, 2017 15:59

Luxury Communism: Aug 22, 2015; by Lowtax

2020 Election: Kanye West / Caitlyn Jenner vs Dwayne Johnson / Jesse Ventura

2024 Shmorky / Brianna Wu vs. Lowtax / SpokkerJones

edit: Don't blame me, I voted for Tom Fulp!

# ? May 23, 2017 17:11

dirty shrimp money: Jan 8, 2001

Who's going to the 2024 Lemon Party convention?

# ? May 23, 2017 17:22

Okuteru: Nov 10, 2007; Choose this life you're on your own

And single payer in California is suffocated with a pillow.

gently caress the CADNP.

# ? May 23, 2017 17:29

meet girls at the store: Nov 4, 2002

This is good news, now the DNC can just copy and repost what the GOP has been doing and finally win some goddamn elections

# ? May 23, 2017 17:30

Seth Pecksniff: May 27, 2004; can't believe shrek is fucking dead. rip to a real one.

Larry Parrish posted:

The California DNC is literally the worst lmfao

The California.... Democratic National Committee? :raise:

Forceholy posted:

And single payer in California is suffocated with a pillow.

gently caress the CADNP.

lol yes this is what suffocated it, not the fact that it would cost 4x the entire state budget

http://www.latimes.com/politics/ess...-htmlstory.html

quote:

A single-payer healthcare system in California � a galvanizing cause among the state's progressive flank � would cost $400 billion annually, according to a legislative analysis released on Monday.

The analysis, released in advance of the proposal's hearing in a key fiscal committee, fills in what has so far been the biggest unanswered question concerning the plan to dramatically overhaul California's healthcare coverage.

The analysis found that the proposal would require:

A total cost of $400 billion per year to cover all healthcare and administrative costs.
Of that, $200 billion of existing federal, state and local funds could be repurposed to go toward the single-payer system.
The additional $200 billion would need to be raised from new taxes.

# ? May 23, 2017 17:32

Luxury Communism: Aug 22, 2015; by Lowtax

This thread is now about nostalgia tripping intersite drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BijChf8ROJU

Is starting intersite drama still bannable? I miss the wild-west era GBS tbqh families.

# ? May 23, 2017 17:36

ElectricSheep: Jan 14, 2006; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

He stole the election

# ? May 23, 2017 17:38

Rolo: Nov 16, 2005; Hmm, what have we here?

Luxury Communism posted:

2020 Election: Kanye West / Caitlyn Jenner vs Dwayne Johnson / Jesse Ventura

2024 Shmorky / Brianna Wu vs. Lowtax / SpokkerJones

edit: Don't blame me, I voted for Tom Fulp!

Haha like team Rock Hard would have any loving problem with their landslide victory.

# ? May 23, 2017 17:39

Luxury Communism: Aug 22, 2015; by Lowtax

lowtax got his username from a meme politician, now he must become the meme politician.

edit: sorry i mean image macros GOD

# ? May 23, 2017 17:46

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.

When he runs for president, something awful dot com is going to expose him for the content stealing jerk he is and make him cry. Then we will be relevant again!

I also think lowtax should box him.

# ? May 23, 2017 17:49

Radical and BADical!: Jun 27, 2010; by Lowtax; Fun Shoe

FactsAreUseless posted:

It's time for a new America. A freer America. An America... of low taxes. Richard Kyanka for Missouri state senate.

"Hi guys, please donate to my campaign! I promise I'll do something with the money!"

*sound of tires squealing off into the night*

# ? May 23, 2017 18:18

Cough Drop The Beat: Jan 22, 2012; by Lowtax

General Dog posted:

You're right, old people white people would have felt much more comfortable voting for a self identified Socialist sorta-Jew sorta-atheist.

Hillary got destroyed in almost the same states that Bernie destroyed her in the primaries like Wisconsin, Michigan, etc, so yeah, pretty much.

# ? May 23, 2017 18:34

unpleasantly turgid: Jul 6, 2016; u lightweights couldn't even feed my shadow ;*

Unbelievably Fat Man posted:

It was inevitable after the Republicans made Maddox head of outreach in 2016, but I find it distressing that the California DNC just elected Eric Bauman as their new chair. I'm just worried that Stile is going to get drafted into politics.

The real issue, though, are the Mr. T Ate My Balls ads running to gin up support for his 2020 presidential bid.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/22/california-democrats-bernie-sanders-238701

i don't always dispute, but when I do, I'm bitter.

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gimme the GOD DAMN candy: Jul 1, 2007

drat, i don't know who gave you that red text but that is very good advice for anyone. you've got someone looking out for you, dude.

# ? May 23, 2017 18:37

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