Why Did the DNC Let the Bernie-Hillary Tech Story Leak?

[UglyGreed]

A better question: Would it have leaked if the roles were reversed?

Ok, now, everyone, listen to me carefully. Take a deep breath. Keep your hands in plain sight, and take two steps away from the Intertoobz.

Let us stipulate a few things. First, the DNC, under the barely perceptible leadership of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has greased the skids for Hillary Rodham Clinton. (A debate on the Saturday night before Christmas, when half the country's on an airplane going to visit the other half? Please.) Second, yes, it's true, if the situation were reversed, and it was the Clinton campaign that had breached the Sanders campaign's data, The New York Times would be screaming bloody murder and talking about a "culture" of slicker, and where's there's smoke etc. etc. Third, it's true that, if I wanted to throw the Democratic primary campaign into a little chaos to distract attention from the fact that Tuesday night's Republican debate more closely resembled a casting call by Roger DeBris, this is exactly the kind of story I would want to have out there. And, last, it's true that, if I wanted to distract from the fact that Sanders on Thursday was endorsed by the Communication Workers of America, and by Democracy For America, this also would be exactly the kind of story I would want out there. So, all your paranoid speculations are as well-founded as paranoid speculations can be.

This is still just a cock-up by a technology company that evidently should be selling lawn sprinklers instead of data access.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a40610/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-data/

[Jarqui]

1. As Sanders spokesman told the press conference today, this has happened before

And the Sanders campaign had it's data compromised. But nobody did anything about it - like the media firestorm and suspension of access to data we're seeing today.

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. Kick! - eom

[UglyGreed]

3. Webb has chimed in

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Good for Bernie. The DNC is nothing more than an arm for the Clinton campaign.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

5. Wow.

Glad to see someone has the lady-balls to say what needs saying.

[jeff47]

4. And why didn't she leak it three months ago when the same thing happened? (nt)

[PufPuf23]

6. Its a dirty trick in an attempt to harm the Sanders campaign.

Blatantly obvious.

[Go Vols]

7. Because the debate is tomorrow nite.

[JaneyVee]

8. So you're advocating for cover ups and corruption?

[jeff47]

11. You mean like the cover up in October when this was first discovered?

DWS didn't go on TV back then for some reason.

[JaneyVee]

12. Perhaps the IT team thought they fixed it, plus...

There was no evidence in October that multiple staffers downloaded and saved data. That's kind of the game changer.

[cprise]

9. Neither the DNC nor their longtime vendor accept any responsibility

Problem with that is, they were exposing the candidates data and treating it like a normal consequence of doing system patches (which it isn't).

[Go Vols]

10. longtime vendor

"Turns out that Nathaniel Pearlman, the CEO of NGP-VAN, the company that is responsible for the data leak that got Sander's campaign banned by the DNC from seeing Democratic party voter roles, was the chief technology officer of the Clinton 2008 campaign."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Pearlman

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. Transparency? Accountability?

[JTFrog]

14. If the roles were reversed we would be seeing calls for burning at the stake or

life in prison. Already proven on another thread where a poster informed me they really really liked the idea of "calling for Hillary's head".



This place is really predictable.

[WillyT]

15. K & R !!!

[mhatrw]

16. "Devious and clumsy are, after all, the hallmarks of the DWS era."

Kicked for truth

[ChiciB1]

17. Looking Over So Many Posts Here...

I'm seeing so many news outlets calling out DWS for DIRTY TRICKS!

The timing is SO, SO SUSPICIOUS! What I'm feeling right now is making me want to retch! This smells to high heaven and I think DWS is EXTREMELY devious AND dangerous. I want NOTHING to do with her, she's been a disaster from the get go and MOST here at DU have said this since the time her name was announced as the head of the DNC!

I'll have to stop, I'm fuming and most of all it's making my blood boil because I can't recognize the Party I once loved! I will remain a Democrat for this election, then depending on the outcome I may have to change my affiliation. I KNOW if Hillary is the nominee I'll have to do what I need to, but I will be doing it under great duress.

Sorry, I now think I've had enough! And NO, you don't get to blame me... it's what TPTB has created and it's NOT CALLED DEMOCRACY!!

[UglyGreed]

18. NOT CALLED DEMOCRACY

You got that right

[CorporatistNation]

19. Cal These Criminals and Give Them A Piece of Your Mind!!!

To Call DNC Direct # 202-863-8000 Leave a message... I Did!!!

Call US House Operator 202-225-3121 and Ask For DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman- Schultz's Office... Currently unable to answer and Mailbox FULL!!!!!!!!! Give these CRIMINALS AN EAR FULL!!!!!!!