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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do you think Bernie's campaign downloaded sensitive Clinton voter data? [View all]notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)28. I think if they did, they did it at the direction of their boss Josh Uretsky
whom I read was affiliated with HRC's 2008 campaign.
on edit I mis-spoke. It is the vendor who was affiliated with HRC's 2008 campaign.
"Turns out that Nathaniel Pearlman, the CEO of NGP-VAN, the company that is responsible for the data leak that got Sander's campaign banned by the DNC from seeing Democratic party voter roles, was the chief technology officer of the Clinton 2008 campaign."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Pearlman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Pearlman
Josh Uretsky was hired by Sander's campaign in September
He has also been involved in politics for several years-
Uretsky has been involved in Democratic politics for several years, his LinkedIn profile shows.
He worked as a staffer on Patrick Murphys Congressional campaign in 2006. From 2007 to 2008 he was a grassroots leader for Barack Obamas 2008 campaign in Philadelphia, serving as a co-chair of Philadelphia for Obama.
He has also worked on local Pennsylvania campaigns, and was the Pennsylvania Data and Targeting Manager for America Votes from 2011 until he was hired by the Sanders campaign.
Prepared and presented data driven analysis of partisan political opportunities and needs using SQL, VAN, GIS and other tools. Determined key regions for electoral program and competitive districts, he wrote of his role with America Votes. Managed voter file access for partner organizations and their consultants including administration, security, training and technical assistance. Managed deputy staff.
http://heavy.com/news/2015/12/josh-uretsky-bernie-sanders-campaign-national-data-director-fired-photos-bio-age-who-improperly-accessed-clinton-data-democratic-dnc-system-access/
Uretsky has been involved in Democratic politics for several years, his LinkedIn profile shows.
He worked as a staffer on Patrick Murphys Congressional campaign in 2006. From 2007 to 2008 he was a grassroots leader for Barack Obamas 2008 campaign in Philadelphia, serving as a co-chair of Philadelphia for Obama.
He has also worked on local Pennsylvania campaigns, and was the Pennsylvania Data and Targeting Manager for America Votes from 2011 until he was hired by the Sanders campaign.
Prepared and presented data driven analysis of partisan political opportunities and needs using SQL, VAN, GIS and other tools. Determined key regions for electoral program and competitive districts, he wrote of his role with America Votes. Managed voter file access for partner organizations and their consultants including administration, security, training and technical assistance. Managed deputy staff.
http://heavy.com/news/2015/12/josh-uretsky-bernie-sanders-campaign-national-data-director-fired-photos-bio-age-who-improperly-accessed-clinton-data-democratic-dnc-system-access/
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Do you think Bernie's campaign downloaded sensitive Clinton voter data? [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Dec 2015
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Yet, they named them "Not Sanders," which points more to documenting an exploit than
Fawke Em
Dec 2015
#66
So far 8 people have voted and said Bernie's campaign did not download the data. nt
Cali_Democrat
Dec 2015
#5
Yes, but I am more disturbed by the media 'suddenly' paying attention to Sanders n/t
Jeroen
Dec 2015
#3
Not the point. Read what the guy said in that story and read the thread, esp. Vincadog's comments.
merrily
Dec 2015
#22
Even if you did hear it, what the person said originally is relevant. Did he directly contradict
merrily
Dec 2015
#25
Ah, so saved vs. downloaded. Kind of an important distinction. So is reading the guy's reasons for
merrily
Dec 2015
#42
No doubt DWS will ban Hillary's campaign and demand an explantation for hiirng such a scoundrel.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2015
#19
Any sanctions yet on the guy who was paid to keep the data secure, received notice it was not secure
merrily
Dec 2015
#31
My deepest apologies. Sanders is the one who hired Hillary's former data guy. I don't
merrily
Dec 2015
#50
So many issues here. The DNC seriously jumped the gun before an actual investigation occurred.
EndElectoral
Dec 2015
#15
They fired him becasue they were trying to avoid any perception of impropriety.
EndElectoral
Dec 2015
#20
Firing a guy doesn't mean he did it. Better to fire first, ask questions later and, if warranted,
merrily
Dec 2015
#34
I think if they did, they did it at the direction of their boss Josh Uretsky
notadmblnd
Dec 2015
#28
Apparently, you did not understand the stories about the Tyndall Report or the Tyndall Report itself
merrily
Dec 2015
#37
Instead of repeating yourself pointlessly, you should be trying to understand the things
merrily
Dec 2015
#48
Well....if you look at the poll, 38 DUers don't think they accessed the voter data
Cali_Democrat
Dec 2015
#59
I don't know. All that matters is a Sanders campaign staffer accessed it at all.
NuclearDem
Dec 2015
#69