Top Democrat Who Suggested Using Bernie Sanders’ Alleged Atheism Against Him Resigns from DNC
August 2, 2016
by Hemant Mehta
Democratic National Committee CFO Brad Marshall, who suggested asking Bernie Sanders about his supposed atheism on the campaign trail in an effort to discredit him in upcoming primary states, has now resigned from his position.
He was joined out the door by CEO Amy Dacey and Communications Director Luis Miranda — all of whom were on that email thread and none of whom had the courage to say, “That’s a horrible idea.” (Indeed, Dacey implicated herself in that thread by chiming in with an “AMEN.”)
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It was also a slap in the face to those of us in the non-religious community. We’re used to the Religious Right calling us immoral and wicked, but for the Democrats to use atheism in a smear campaign? Et tu?
It’s not like it would have even worked. Sanders had commented on his humanistic Judaism in multiple interviews up to that point. He never said he was an atheist, per se, but talked about his belief in doing good for all people. “That’s my religion. That’s what I believe in,” he told CNN’s Chris Cuomo.
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