Clinton’s Best Day is Behind Her, Sanders Adviser Says

The Massachusetts attorney general last night said the Bill Clinton violated no rules or laws in visiting polling locations. It was on CNN and posted to reddit but of course it got downvoted to oblivion in favor of the conspiracy theories.

Did you read his justification? It's just flat out wrong:

"No one was prevented from voting," McNiff said about the New Bedford event. "The city and voters were notified well in advance of the event."

First of all, this person says their voting was obstructed. Many people took videos of the blockade made by Clinton's demonstation, which blocked polling stations for several hours in multiple locations. I'm sure you've already seen them. Are you willing to argue that this did not have an effect on voting? Because if so I find that argument to be completely unreasonable.

Secondly, McNiff only addressed voter suppression. I would argue that the above constitutes voter suppression any way you cut it because how can shutting down a polling station for several hours not? Regardless, he completely disregarded the possibility of electioneering, which is exactly what Clinton is guilty of if his demonstration took place within 150ft of a polling station, which it did. How can that explanation satisfy anyone when it leaves out an entire infraction Clinton looks quite obviously guilty of?

Finally, not that the number of votes Sanders lost by even matters with respect to the inappropriateness and illegality of the above, but Clinton only won Bristol County in MA. by 329 votes.

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