I still can't get over it. The way the DNC

[mmonk]

has handled the data breach by the Sanders campaign, especially when compared how it handled the same issue in 2008, showed its contempt for a democratic process (and by extension, Democratic voters). This needs to be cleaned up sooner rather than later or the price will be high in my estimation. My two cents.

[Betty Karlson]

1. DWS doesn't care. She won't pay any price.

She's best pals with Ross-Lehtinen after all.

[bvar22]

16. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is one of those privileged people ...

..who is entitled to Fail Upwards.

She has certainly gone beyond her Level of Incompetence,
which means she is very competent at pleasing the Party Insiders.

[Fumesucker]

24. The Peter Principle, I read that well over half my lifetime ago and does it explain a lot

[Kentonio]

2. I'm still shocked at DWS giving an interview saying tthe Sanders campaign has 'nothing but bluster'

Seriously, in what world is that ok? She should have been removed from her position the very next day.

[Dem2]

3. It wasn't handled well by DWS

Fortunately the candidates were bigger than dws and it's basically over now.

[DURHAM D]

4. If the BS campaign staff had responded to the DNC questions

this would not have happened.

It is beyond belief that they kept the problem a secret from their candidate and he had to be informed more than 24 hours later by DWS. Senator Sanders needs an entire new team but I am afraid it is too late for him to hire the supportive/professional staff he deserves.

[NurseJackie]

7. +1

[boston bean]

8. They had to suspend the access, because they were fearful what the Sanders campaign had breached

could be used to search against the main database.

I wish people could just admit they did wrong and let's move the hell on. But I'm not moving on with this when people are spouting all these false conspiracy theories. Something pulls at me to set the record straight. Once they do, I will.

[cali]

10. What bullshit spin. You DNC Debbie defenders are really.... something

[boston bean]

11. It is not bullshit. I'm a defender of facts.

[KittyWampus]

18. You can't even admit it was bungled from the start from Sanders' amateur team.

[randome]

5. 'Cleaned up' how?

Sanders filed a lawsuit and DWS made a statement. How does any of this impact the man on the street? No one cares about these petty political squabbles. Sanders will rise or fall on his own merits.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]

[mmonk]

13. Replacing her. Should be obvious.

[demmiblue]

6. DWS has done a lot of damage to the Democratic brand.

She needs to go.

[FlatBaroque]

9. As long as the AIPAC money keeps flowing through her, she IS the Democratic party. n/t

[cali]

14. Huh?

Really? You think AIPAC controls the party?

[MineralMan]

12. Most voters don't care about the DNC or DWS.

A sizable majority don't even recognize either the DNC or its head. Only political wonks bother with such stuff. And most political wonks have already decided who they're supporting and won't change their minds.

Think headlines and news media leads. That's as far as most people go. Even on DU, a fairly high percentage of members never bother to read an entire OP.

It's not the subtleties of a campaign that influence voters. Not by a long shot. Voters make decisions based on factors most of us on DU don't even notice.

[mmonk]

15. Sorry but this was played out in the press

by her. We won't know how it plays out until later. It is now a wild card.

[MineralMan]

17. Again, I think you're overestimating the percentage of people

who give a damn about it at all. Here's what I think will be remembered from the who data issue in two headline style statements:

Sanders Staffers Steal Clinton Data
Sanders Apologizes; Fires Staffers

Net effect on people's choice of primary candidates = 0
Net change in probability of becoming nominee = 0

[bigwillq]

19. This.

Good post.



Folks on both sides of this situation are wasting their time, imo. This data story is not that big of a deal.

[MineralMan]

20. I turned this into an OP.

[bigwillq]

21. I just K and Red it!

[MineralMan]

22. Thanks.

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. I'm trying to figure out

where corrupt DWS and her corrupt DNC think they're going to get enough voters to vote for HRH, should she, by some miracle, be the nominee.

Alienate TRUE PROGRESSIVES, Millennials, Boomers, Independents - you can't win! The numbers aren't there.

There will be no kissing and making up after all this Primary Bullshit, so.......good luck with that.

I'm excited about the lawsuit DISCOVERY phase. That should expose the entire game. ALL OF IT. DWS GOES DOWN IN SHAME and won't help HRH'S campaign one bit. The CORRUPTION will be exposed-finally.

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