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only other issue that could come up is Bernie Sanders criticizing the rules that keep Independent voters in some states from voting in the Democratic primary. On this one, I think you should again say that it's not your job to analyze the back and forth between our candidates since we have to remain neutral and administer the process. But if pressed, it also provides the opening to pivot to the broader voter suppression angle. You could say something like: "It's to be expected that Democratic voters will play the largest role in selecting our nominee. That said, we welcome accountability, such as the steps New York officials are taking to get answers on the issues that did arise there with voters not being on the rolls. It's something we take seriously as a Party, we're committed to protecting the right to vote. That's why we filed a lawsuit together with our Senatorial campaign committee focused on Arizona where voters at their recent primary spent hours upon hours in line in Maricopa county because of decisions officials made that reduced the number of polling locations. We're seeing similar attempts across the country... voter ID, etc... http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/19/new-york-independent-voter-registration-frustration-sanders-democratic-primary New York's strict voter registration rules frustrate Sanders supporters City official orders audit of election board after more than 125,000 Brooklyn voters removed from rolls, as many discover they needed to declare as Republican or Democrat back on 9 October in order to vote New York’s strict voter registration rules sparked mounting frustration and anger among Bernie Sanders supporters on Tuesday as some discovered they were unable to vote in the primary election showdown with Hillary Clinton only after arriving at their local polling stations. The issue has been attracting growing attention in recent weeks<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/12/new-york-primary-deadlines-voter-registration> as the New York race appeared to become unexpectedly competitive months after the 9 October deadline to register as a Democrat had passed. (New voters were able to register and choose their party affiliation until 25 March.) But there were plenty of voters who remained unaware of the requirement until they tried in vain to find their name on the list of eligible voters on polling day. By Tuesday afternoon, New York<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york> City comptroller Scott Stringer had ordered an audit of the operations of the city’s election board after it confirmed that more than 125,000 voters in Brooklyn had been removed from voter rolls. In a letter addressed to Michael Ryan, director of the state Board of Elections, Stringer expressed “deep concern over widespread reports of poll site problems and irregularities” as voters cast their ballots at polling stations across the city. [https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ace650f731d09fc33701efd91d0e8ea4b1a459c2/511_3_3790_2274/3790.jpg?w=460&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=04b831228e44dc301dee24482a62fb18] Trump camp promises whole new candidate Read more <http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/apr/22/us-campaign-donald-trump-camp-new-candidate-ted-cruz> “As a result of today’s reported irregularities, my office will be auditing the management and operations of the Board of Elections in order to identify failings and make recommendations to improve performance going forward,” Stringer wrote in the letter<http://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/Primary_Day_Letter_041916.pdf>. “As I am sure you would agree, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, all New Yorkers deserve an electoral system that is free, fair and efficient – not one riddled with chaos and confusion.” New York mayor Bill de Blasio said the “numerous errors” in voter rolls in Brooklyn were evidence that major reforms were needed to the election board and state law. “The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed,” De Blasio said in a statement. Other registered voters arrived at polling stations claiming they had met all the requirements to switch party affiliation in time, yet still found themselves missing from the list, prompting angry scenes that may further hamper hopes of reconciling the two wings of the Democratic party once the nomination is decided. “I voted in 2008 [in the general election] with just my driver’s license and assumed it would be fine again,” said Tania Staykova, a 40-year-old Sanders supporter in Tribeca, who is head of production at an advertising agency. “I was at the polling station at 9am, second in line, and it was only after I spoke to the fourth guy that he explained I needed to register as Democrat when I renewed my license. At no point before that was there any warning.” All the Democratic and Republican campaigns have been trying to alert supporters to the unusually tight rules in the “closed” New York primary for some time, but it appears to be a particular issue for Sanders and Donald Trump, whose campaigns have tended to attract high numbers of independent supporters in other states. “When I was at the DMV renewing my license last year, I just didn’t want to affiliate with the Democrats<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats> at that point,” added Staykova. “It doesn’t feel at all democratic to me.” By mid-afternoon on polling day, more than a dozen voters had contacted the Guardian to report varying degrees of frustration with the process, many of whom said they were required to cast provisional votes by affidavit while they waited to have their names checked for eligibility. “I’m one of the many Brooklynites who found his name inexplicably taken off the rolls when I tried to vote,” said Andrew Prayzner of Bushwick. “Prior to today, I never felt the need to check my eligibility, as I have voted in Democratic primaries before as far back as when Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama were campaigning. I am outraged by this situation and feel that this really undermines the credibility of our government.” [https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4010e00f4d0086cec78528bca622aad4e0e33b4c/0_233_3500_2101/3500.jpg?w=460&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=cd8fd789ed64177a9220cf5ce940f9ca] Early primary deadlines frustrate New Yorkers left unable to vote Read more <http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/12/new-york-primary-deadlines-voter-registration> New York is one of several states that limit participation in the primary election to those registered in advance with a party, but its six-month cutoff window is by far the strictest in the country<http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/its-far-harder-to-change-parties-in-new-york-than-in-any-other-state/>. Garrett O’Connor, a labor organizer in Brooklyn, said he was only able to cast a provisional ballot on Tuesday despite changing his party registration before the deadline. O’Connor said he was previously affiliated with the Working Families party before deciding to change his affiliation to the Democrats in October so that he could vote in Tuesday’s primary. When O’Connor, 36, showed up to his polling location in Brooklyn, he said he didn’t appear on the list of registered voters in his polling place, and election workers were not able to explain why his name wasn’t on the list. O’Connor cast a vote for Sanders in a provisional ballot, but his vote won’t be counted until after Tuesday when his voter eligibility is confirmed. Advertisement “A provisional ballot isn’t enough,” he said. “[It was] important to me to show up and be counted and not to be labeled lazy or apathetic.” Tim Dubnau, an organizer with the Communications Workers of America union, said he had spoken with many voters who were unable to cast ballots today because of the state’s particular registration regulations. While passing out leaflets for Sanders in Brooklyn, Dubnau said he spoke with “dozens” of people who weren’t able to vote because they were registered as independent, some of whom wanted to change their party affiliation but weren’t able to in time for Tuesday’s primary. “It feels like it’s taking away democracy,” he said. “Whenever the powers that be disenfranchize a lot of people, it feels like it’s not a level playing field.” Campaign volunteers say they have encountered scores of potential Sanders supporters in similar situations while knocking on doors in recent days. “A lot of people were shocked. They didn’t realise,” said Colette Houlihan, a 40-year-old office manager from Queens. “I don’t think it’s fair. If the Democratic party wants to get more people involved, especially young people, they need to include them, not just slam the door in their face.” The issue is thought to particularly affect younger independent voters, but college campuses have been active in alerting some to the deadline. “Our school has done a really good job of making sure we know how to register, but many people did not have that luxury,” said Daniella Torrealva, a 20-year-old student at New York University. “People weren’t familiar with where to register, how to register. They just weren’t familiar with the process at all.” Sanders campaign officials have been more muted in their criticism of the process than Trump, who found that two of his own children failed to register in time for vote for him. The Sanders camp declined to comment further on Tuesday as they waited for results to come in, but leading Sanders surrogate Ben Jealous blasted the system in an interview with CNN as “typical New York voter laws that make it hard to challenge the status quo”. Clinton supporters argue that the fact their candidate does better in closed primaries is a sign of her ability to represent and unify the party, and have questioned the commitment to the party of Sanders, who ran as an independent senator for Vermont. Dan Roberts<http://www.theguardian.com/profile/dan-roberts>, Ciara McCarthy<http://www.theguardian.com/profile/ciara-mccarthy>and Lauren Gambino<http://www.theguardian.com/profile/lauren-gambino> in New York Tuesday 19 April 2016 17.44 EDT ________________________________ From: Geoff Burgan [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 8:22 AM To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Ryan Banfill Subject: The Hill: Sanders: I've lost because 'poor people don't vote' http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/277415-sanders-ive-lost-because-poor-people-dont-vote Sanders: I've lost because 'poor people don't vote' Confronted with poor performance in states with higher populations of low-income people, Bernie Sanders said his losses are due to those people not voting. "Well, because poor people don't vote. I mean, that's just a fact. That's a sad reality of American society," Sanders said in an interview with MSNBC's "Meet the Press" set to air in full on Sunday. Host Chuck Todd had asked about rival Hillary Clinton's victory in 16 of 17 primary contests in states with the highest levels of income inequality. “If we can significantly increase voter turnout so that low-income people and working people and young people participated in the political process, if we got a voter turnout of 75 percent, this country would be radically transformed,” Sanders said. Sanders has often pinned his success rate to voter turnout. But he has lost among Democratic voters with household incomes below $50,000, 55 percent to 44 percent, across primaries where network exit polls have been conducted, according to the Washington Post. -- Geoff Burgan [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 443.801.1915