2016 Postmortem

Vattel

(9,289 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:34 PM Jul 2016

Emails Released by WikiLeaks Appear to Show DNC Trying to Aid Hillary Clinton [View all]

Just days before the Democratic National Convention, Wikileaks has released emails from top DNC officials that appear to show the inner workings of the Democratic Party and what seems to be them attempting to aid the Hillary Clinton campaign during the primaries.

Several of the emails released indicate that the officials, including Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, grew increasingly agitated with Clinton's rival, Bernie Sanders, and his campaign as the primary season advanced, in one instance even floating bringing up Sanders' religion to try and minimize his support.

“It might may [sic] no difference, but for KY and WA can we get someone to ask his belief,” Brad Marshall, CFO of DNC, wrote in an email on May 5, 2016. “Does he believe in God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My southern baptist peeps woudl draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist.”

Amy Dacey, CEO of the DNC, subsequently responded “AMEN,” according to the emails.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/emails-released-wikileaks-show-dnc-aid-hillary-clinton/story?id=40815253

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Emails Released by WikiLeaks Appear to Show DNC Trying to Aid Hillary Clinton [View all] Vattel Jul 2016 OP

Still fighting the Primaries, eh? n/t SFnomad Jul 2016 #1

It's more nefarious than that. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #2

Yup. KMOD Jul 2016 #29

If by Democratic party you mean DNC......then yes Red Mountain Jul 2016 #115

Party seems to be strong and united... NCTraveler Jul 2016 #122

Nope HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #5

Or getting in bed w Russian intelligence as Putin attempts to get his buddy Trump elected. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #8

I have no idea HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #9

I haven't read them all and I doubt I will. Do you care that Putin's attempting to influence the US emulatorloo Jul 2016 #12

I am very concerned with Putin, but I am also concerned with the content of these DNC emails HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #16

i will go back to Bernie's statement that HRC won fair and square. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #23

Do all the mental gymnasitcs you want, these emails are very straight forward. n/t HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #25

Do all the mental gymnastics you want, this is also a Putin/Trump dirty trick. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #27

Difficult to argue avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #34

No sense in arguing, "it's all Putin and Trumps fault" jham123 Jul 2016 #150

The DNC was probably "against" Sanders because of the things that the Sanders's campaign annavictorious Jul 2016 #41

Stop fighting the primaries. cwydro Jul 2016 #75

A big who cares. Obama faced the same sort of things and won...and no matter what the voters chose. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #108

If I have been in bed with Russian intelligence, then I have to rethink my marriage. Vattel Jul 2016 #11

Lol! But Putin and Trump are so manly! emulatorloo Jul 2016 #14

They are still nonsense. DanTex Jul 2016 #67

That's my take. LAS14 Jul 2016 #121

It's a long article, but worth reading: Ilsa Jul 2016 #102

hugs Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #151

My thought exactly Mister Twilight Jul 2016 #68

I’m shocked, shocked to find that DNC was supporting HRC. N/T Big Blue Marble Jul 2016 #3

This was fair to O'Malley & the other DEMOCRATIC candidates? The DNC rules state that it must think Jul 2016 #54

Democrats aiding Hillary? Scurrilous Jul 2016 #4

It's shocking! KMOD Jul 2016 #31

It should be eqfan592 Jul 2016 #63

+1000 Cobalt Violet Jul 2016 #101

Its more bullshit from the Sanders camp creeksneakers2 Jul 2016 #129

creeksneakers2—No. It’s Wikileaks. And it’s real. CobaltBlue Jul 2016 #135

I know its wikileaks creeksneakers2 Jul 2016 #137

This may be news to you Andy823 Jul 2016 #6

I agree. It won't change who the nominee is. Vattel Jul 2016 #7

This will change how Democratic voters PatSeg Jul 2016 #70

Doubtful. This is nothing compared to the old days of the party bosses. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #78

I remember the "Democratic machine" PatSeg Jul 2016 #117

If accountability for thought to you is treated the same as deed, you need MichiganVote Jul 2016 #118

Accountability to how PatSeg Jul 2016 #124

Perception is not fact. And these posts have become redundant. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #125

PatSeg—It’s happening in this election. CobaltBlue Jul 2016 #134

Yes PatSeg Jul 2016 #142

No it won't change anything. If the DNC chairperson was actively working to support a candidate over JCanete Jul 2016 #133

What is it one says when the truth is inconvenient? think Jul 2016 #10

Inconvenient truths must be belittled and ridiculed. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #17

It's hard to stay neutral fun n serious Jul 2016 #13

Oh for Gods Sake ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #15

If the shoe fits... RonniePudding Jul 2016 #19

What the fu_k is up with WikiLeaks? Are they trying to get Trump elected? brush Jul 2016 #18

Wiki leaks is an arm of the Putin machine RonniePudding Jul 2016 #20

Die-hard Sanders supporters should ask themselves one question: geek tragedy Jul 2016 #21

The earliest email in this batch is from March. HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #36

They dumped social security numbers of donors, passports etc. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #37

Maybe, maybe not HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #38

that was my first question. Why do you think it didnt' do it sooner, when it could have maybe JCanete Jul 2016 #136

How did it aid her? zenabby Jul 2016 #22

It aided her by spreading lies and disparaging info about Bernie Sanders with the intent to damage avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #32

There came a certain point when the Sanders campaign made it clear that annavictorious Jul 2016 #43

Link please. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #50

Bernie was never an enthusiastic democrat zenabby Jul 2016 #73

Thank you. I agree. fun n serious Jul 2016 #96

Russian Times has been sowing discord among Democrats for months. annavictorious Jul 2016 #98

The DNC never employed the narrative discussed in the email. annavictorious Jul 2016 #120

The first one is just the DNC planning to defend themselves creeksneakers2 Jul 2016 #130

It didn't aid her. annavictorious Jul 2016 #40

I thought I read Wikileaks Beantighe Jul 2016 #24

Wikileaks is claiming responsibility. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #28

There's only conjecture about the source SpareribSP Jul 2016 #116

Marshall and Dacey should resign. OhioBlue Jul 2016 #26

I'm shocked I tell you, shocked!!!!! N/T Kilgore Jul 2016 #30

Good. If you are paying attention you should be. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #33

Gee why would the DNC want to aid a Democrat? ucrdem Jul 2016 #35

as Hissyfit pointed out in another thread, Vattel Jul 2016 #42

Yes I understand. But Sanders for some reason made a crusade out of defeating DWS ucrdem Jul 2016 #44

he scraped it off of Politico, most likely wyldwolf Jul 2016 #85

I wasn't claiming that the DNC did anything illegal. Vattel Jul 2016 #87

The longer the primaries went on, annavictorious Jul 2016 #39

well, I don't want to refight the primaries, but let me just say that Vattel Jul 2016 #46

And there also are different opinions about whether PatSeg Jul 2016 #71

Great speech by Hillary today, BTW. LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #45

Today, Saturday? k8conant Jul 2016 #47

It's still Friday here. LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #48

As a Jew and a Bernie supporter I am obviously offended by this democrattotheend Jul 2016 #49

As a democrat I'm more offended by people eating winger memes without much discernment uponit7771 Jul 2016 #55

Oh what garbage eqfan592 Jul 2016 #64

Yes, its a right wing meme to out some emails dated May 5th after Clinton statistically locked up uponit7771 Jul 2016 #91

Fuck the right-wing. The DNC is 100% to blame for this davidn3600 Jul 2016 #94

Only if you believe by May 5th that there wasn't a statistical winner of the dem primary.... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #95

Sorry it is an election year check back after November. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #109

Democrats aiding the Democrat? Say it ain't so Lebam in LA Jul 2016 #51

This is Putin stirring up trouble. apcalc Jul 2016 #52

Bullshit ass'd FAUX news meme !!! That was after Clinton damn near locked up PDs and is the standard uponit7771 Jul 2016 #53

Was the DNC neutral or not? Is being neutral not required by it's own rules? think Jul 2016 #56

Not when one candidate statistically locks up the primaries !! WTF!?!!? People just eat memes withou uponit7771 Jul 2016 #59

The ABC report pretty much states some facts. Others are free to add other relevant information. Vattel Jul 2016 #74

" that would still violate DNC's rule about impartiality..." Only if there were no CLEAR winner by.. uponit7771 Jul 2016 #80

How low does a candidate's odds have to be before impartiality is no longer required? Vattel Jul 2016 #86

Around were Sanders was at that time, about that simple.. this was no 08 primary... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #90

Sad to see but it was obvious during the primary process. jalan48 Jul 2016 #57

by May 5th there was already a clear winner uponit7771 Jul 2016 #81

wikileaks... jcgoldie Jul 2016 #58

Apearances are deceiving, and Putin is a Trump loving Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #60

Disgraceful inwiththenew Jul 2016 #61

And we do have to move forward to the general, PatSeg Jul 2016 #72

by May 5th there was already a clear winner uponit7771 Jul 2016 #82

it is a dirty system RazBerryBeret Jul 2016 #62

"seems to" "attempting" Designed to whip Bernie supporters into a frenzy. glennward Jul 2016 #65

He thinks Bernie supporters are apart of the "Poorly educated" that he loves so much. timlot Jul 2016 #66

Thanks for the post Vattel. panader0 Jul 2016 #69

My emails show I tried to help Hillary, too. LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #76

Are you a party official in the DNC? Vattel Jul 2016 #77

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2016 #83

Reform of the Democratic Party should be a priority at the convention andym Jul 2016 #79

Does anybody remember Einstein's definition of insanity? tralala Jul 2016 #103

So? wyldwolf Jul 2016 #84

I think DNC officials should be impartial between candidates. Vattel Jul 2016 #88

I agree, when they're Democrats. Martin O'Malley might have a case wyldwolf Jul 2016 #89

Ah so the DNC were actually happily ripping off their own members? Kentonio Jul 2016 #145

As we've seen, many of what you call "members" were nothing of the kind. wyldwolf Jul 2016 #148

The voting is over. Now it's about ensuring that future races are fair. Kentonio Jul 2016 #149

You're saying this race wasn't fair? wyldwolf Jul 2016 #153

There were fingers on the scale, and that shouldn't be allowed to happen again. Kentonio Jul 2016 #155

How so? wyldwolf Jul 2016 #156

Not after one of the candidate statistically locks up the primary !! uponit7771 Jul 2016 #92

What does "statistically locks up" mean? Vattel Jul 2016 #99

So the DNC is corrupt. Motown_Johnny Jul 2016 #100

No they're not. They're a private organization wyldwolf Jul 2016 #111

be careful. information may not be what you think it says DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #93

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #97

72 solid hours freaking out about Trump's wife's speech... and about this; Hillary supporters shrug. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #104

The Trump story hurts Trump...all this does is sow division which hurts Hillary. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #110

Cause by may 5th HRC had the dem primary locked and this non issue is brought... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #123

Behold... the type of politicians running the DNC: cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #105

Why even post this? Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #106

and who knows if they are even true...yet you post this. nt Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #107

In all probability, the emails are real. Vattel Jul 2016 #112

Maybe maybe not Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #113

By May 5, it was not mathematically impossible for Sanders to win. Not even close. Vattel Jul 2016 #114

It is now and that's the end of the story. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #119

yep Vattel Jul 2016 #127

They're true. DNC staffer apologizes for email on Sanders religion Arazi Jul 2016 #128

They also show what it cost to buy access at the convention Robert Cat Jul 2016 #126

If true, those responsible for colluding should be banned from running any future elections LostOne4Ever Jul 2016 #131

+1000 Kentonio Jul 2016 #146

Why wouldn't the Dems work for the Dem Candidate? misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #132

That's the problem, there were more than just one Democratic candidate. B Calm Jul 2016 #144

Wait, so low level staffers at the DNC were complaining about Sanders in May? Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #138

Or like a couple of new young hires that accidentally download a bunch of misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #139

They weren't low level staffers Vattel Jul 2016 #140

Wasserman needs to go. Today. Vinca Jul 2016 #141

Agree 100%. She needs to resign now. nt oxymoron Jul 2016 #147

racketeering is not democratic or any form of representative government for the majority of America. reddread Jul 2016 #143

There is already a class action case pending in Florida. Here's a link: Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #154

Bernie KNEW there waas something very wrong going on with the DNC. napi21 Jul 2016 #152