2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"the Sanders campaign said they would release a letter testifying to his health in coming weeks"
I have seen thread after thread and nasty posts DEMANDING that Hillary needs to release her medical records--that a letter was not good enough (bty--links to the letter have been posted several times today on DU--or is easily accessible when you google it).
According to Sangers camp a letter is all they plan to put out --?? weeks.
So, please stop with your Demands. Thanks you.
01/16/16 09:50 PM
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By Alex Seitz-Wald
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-campaign-rebukes-top-ally-david-brock
CHARLESTON, South Carolina The Hillary Clinton campaign Saturday night publicly rebuked one of their top outside allies after reports that he planned to make an issue of rival Bernie Sanders health reports he now denies. Meanwhile, the Sanders campaign said they would release a letter testifying to his health in coming weeks.
Chill out, Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta tweeted at David Brock, who runs several pro-Clinton groups. Were fighting on who would make a better President, not on who has a better Physical Fitness Test. Politico first reported earlier Saturday that Brock was planning to go on TV to call for the 74-year-old Sanders to release his medical records.
It was a rare public reprimand from a campaign to one of its top supporters and just 24 hours before the first Democratic presidential debate of the year here. Brock has raised millions of dollars supporting Clinton and runs several groups supporting her bid, including the super PAC Correct the Record, which can coordinate directly with the Clinton campaign.
In a statement to MSNBC Saturday night, Brock called the report false and said his group was never planning to go after Sanders health.
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)if Brock is telling the truth then somebody put this out there to trash the Clintons. Now who would want to do that?
riversedge
(70,219 posts)it is not easy to pinpoint who is --at this moment
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)But I doubt it . . .
riversedge
(70,219 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts).
There is no way a surrogate is going to act on something without pre-clearance.
The beauty about a surrogate is that they can float ideas, to see how they are received, and if they are negative, the campaign can deny knowledge or feign ignorance. You know, the old Plausible Deniability excuse. Except, the campaign would not excoriate the surrogate the way that Brooks was handled.
The old "Cat's out of the bag" effect now applies. Like when a jury hears something and the judge tells them to 'forget it'.
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riversedge
(70,219 posts)he would put out a letter--in upcoming WEEKS
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)And no one was apparently asking for the letter.
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts).
Silver lining, would have occurred during the General Election, when the campaign sees fit.
Not pressured during the Primary cycle.
You know, when it's advantageous for the Democrat Party, not one primary candidate.
WEEKS capitalized. That seems to imply it's not good enough.
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ucrdem
(15,512 posts)And it would be infinitely dumb so I believe him.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)riversedge
(70,219 posts)the word weeks so no one gets the idea to expect it in a day or two. Nothing more.
MADem
(135,425 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts).
I like how some equate a campaign operation with the candidate themselves.
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MADem
(135,425 posts)comments fairly recently?
Who was "equating?" I was doing the opposite of that. I said I didn't believe the candidate was involved in that mess.
And--since you brought it up-- there were several campaign workers in on that data breach--not all of them were "recommended by the DNC," like that means anything in the small universe of campaign polling.
Would you have preferred he have gotten 'em from the RNC?
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)And I was staying right on point.
Synonyms Word Origin
verb (used with object), obfuscated, obfuscating.
1.
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2.
to make obscure or unclear:
to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3.
to darken.
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts).
But, they'll be another timewasting reply I'll have to deal with challenging this.
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MADem
(135,425 posts)You were the one that dragged "obfuscation" into the mix.