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2016 Postmortem

DavidDvorkin

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6. Surely you get various kinds of spam e-mail

Reply to monmouth4 (Original post)

Fri Dec 25, 2015, 06:33 PM

Dec 2015

How do the spammers get your e-mail address? From lists of addresses sold by vendors of such lists. There's no need to assume that the Clinton campaign got your address by hacking the Sanders campaign's database.

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I just received my second e-mail from the HRC group, guy named Mook, so I responded by asking [View all] monmouth4 Dec 2015 OP

No, I don't think so. nt artislife Dec 2015 #1

Not bloody likely JackInGreen Dec 2015 #2

Is there no unsubcribe button? SheilaT Dec 2015 #3

I think there is. draa Dec 2015 #4

So many Bernie supporters are being emailed by the HRC campaign MissDeeds Dec 2015 #5

Probably from responding to polls, surveys and petitions that require an email address. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #17

Surely you get various kinds of spam e-mail DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #6

This was not spam, regular e-mail. I assume nothing...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #7

Spam can look like regular e-mail DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #8

Usually there's a link to unsubscribe. n/t tammywammy Dec 2015 #9

DU email list? dreamnightwind Dec 2015 #10

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #11

I just got one too, and told him/her that sadoldgirl Dec 2015 #12

Doubt it. I get emails from their Karma13612 Dec 2015 #13

I posted on another thread - I only get snail mail from H LiberalElite Dec 2015 #16

I Have Given To Many Democrats They Have My Email Address - Got One From Hillary Today Yallow Dec 2015 #14

Should have told them what I did... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #15