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In reply to the discussion: OK, so a prominent DUer was banned for disloyalty to the Democratic Party. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)With that agreement, he makes a bundle--the money to pay for his database rental AND THEN SOME.
The access to the database wasn't the only "agreement" he signed with the DNC. I think there are other "umbrella" agreements that may not have been mentioned in that hastily - prepared lawsuit.
I can tell you this--if that lawsuit goes forward, those four people who accessed that database are going to end up on their pins when the bailiff says "Will The Defendant Please Rise."
The information Sanders' people were illegally accessing and saving had to do with voter identification and sorting 'em out--how committed they were to voting for Clinton, on a continuum. This information is obtained by smiling/dialing, examination of voter records (are they even LIKELY to vote), and shoe leather. It costs a lot of money to get that information, and Sanders' people in that database were trying to STEAL it...after all, the names of all the young people who have expressed WEAK support for Clinton, why, they're a good group to start trying to "turn," eh? And they were going after TARGETING data--if they just wanted to prove the system worked, they shouldn't have gone for information so critical to the Clinton campaign that was also so USEFUL to theirs.
That apology that Sanders offered was sincere and it was needed--his staff DID do wrong. And then, the spin afterwards ("Yeah, we stole your lunch, but it sucked!!!"...."Yeah, we stole your lunch, but the person who owned the lunch is an asshole!!!"....."Yeah, we stole your lunch, but the refrigerator where it was stored is owned by someone who is mean to me!!!" was just utter bullshit.
I am glad that he said he apologized for the actions of his staff--that's a good situation. He acknowledged that his people affronted the Clinton campaign and he expressed regret and remorse. Some of his supporters should learn from him.