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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Scuba
(53,475 posts)26. Here's the rule, and here's how they violated it ...

http://usuncut.com/politics/dnc-leaks-9-emails/
1. The DNCs communications director was eager to point out negative angles for Sanders stories
Luis Miranda, the national communications director for the DNC, is seen in two separate email chains briefing reporters with both Politico and the Wall Street Journal. In one email thread with Politicos Daniel Strauss, Miranda told Strauss that he would point out some of the issues with Sen. Sanders DNC committee appointments off the record with Strauss to help him write his story.
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However, the collusion went deeper, with Luis Miranda shown in various emails drafting talking points to be used by the Clinton campaign in response to the Hillary Victory Funds money laundering allegations. In the thread dated May 4, Clinton campaign spokesman is seen badgering Miranda asking for the draft for a Medium post defending the Clinton campaigns questionable fundraising strategies.
Luis Miranda, the national communications director for the DNC, is seen in two separate email chains briefing reporters with both Politico and the Wall Street Journal. In one email thread with Politicos Daniel Strauss, Miranda told Strauss that he would point out some of the issues with Sen. Sanders DNC committee appointments off the record with Strauss to help him write his story.
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However, the collusion went deeper, with Luis Miranda shown in various emails drafting talking points to be used by the Clinton campaign in response to the Hillary Victory Funds money laundering allegations. In the thread dated May 4, Clinton campaign spokesman is seen badgering Miranda asking for the draft for a Medium post defending the Clinton campaigns questionable fundraising strategies.
They're supposed to be running an impartial primary, not feeding the press negative info about one candidate while helping another. That's a violation of the impartiality rule and can easily be interpreted as defrauding DNC donors who were promised a fair process.
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No, no. It's not the fault of those who did wrong, it's the fault of those who told ......
Scuba
Jul 2016
#1
Read the leaked emails. Then, read Article 5 Section 4 of the DNC Charter ByLaws
Triana
Jul 2016
#25
Bullshit. I, for one, won't whitewash Putin's hand in this when liberals everywhere are pinpointing
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#7
Thank you, annavictorious. I can't believe what I'm reading all over DU. This piling-on of DWS
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#17
An email with no action took down a candidate? Couldn't have had much going on.
MichiganVote
Jul 2016
#42
That's not even the point. She'd probably have won even if they didn't try to sabotage him.
Triana
Jul 2016
#34
as a local county chair i worked very hard if there was a primary to be fair to both sides would
dembotoz
Jul 2016
#41
Hillary was probably going to win that primary anyway. They didn't do any of the
luckylefty77
Jul 2016
#46