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MADem

(135,425 posts)
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 10:45 PM Apr 2016

UH OH--BERNIE DROPS LAWSUIT at long last! Wrapping it up/Friday night news dump!!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/politics/bernie-sanders-dnc-lawsuit-voter-database/index.html

Sanders campaign drops lawsuit against DNC over voter database breach

By Eugene Scott, CNN
Updated 7:32 PM ET, Fri April 29, 2016


Washington (CNN)Bernie Sanders' campaign on Friday withdrew its lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee after claiming the party had unfairly blocked its access to a critical voter database in December.

The lawsuit came after a Sanders staffer exploited a software error to improperly access confidential voter information collected by Hillary Clinton's team. The DNC database is a goldmine of information about voters and being blocked from it threatened to complicate Sanders' outreach efforts just weeks before the Iowa caucuses. The incident also fueled a long-held belief in the Sanders camp and among his allies that the DNC was stacking the deck in favor of Clinton.
A DNC investigation, the results of which were also released Friday, concluded that the wrongdoing did not go beyond the four Sanders staffers who accessed the database and were fired soon after the incident came to light.


....The Sanders team ran multiple searches in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina and about 10 March states, including Florida and Colorado, after it noticed the error. One of the data sets it accessed was a Clinton spreadsheet that ranked voters' enthusiasm -- a potential opportunity for Sanders' campaign to target voters who were hesitant to support the former secretary of state.



We're in crossing T/dotting I territory....!!!
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UH OH--BERNIE DROPS LAWSUIT at long last! Wrapping it up/Friday night news dump!! (Original Post) MADem Apr 2016 OP
Dream on. He is going to the convention. Skwmom Apr 2016 #1
As the bridesmaid n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #4
As a member of the VT delegation.... nt MADem Apr 2016 #11
so are many other prominent democrats. he is not going as the presumptive nominee though La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #17
It is part of his unity strategy. That puts the heat on Clinton and Debbie-gate again. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #2
He stole data, sued, dropped the suit when caught with his pants down, and.... George II Apr 2016 #13
No he didn't. But Debbie might have? nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #16
HUH? George II Apr 2016 #23
Bwahahahahaha sheshe2 Apr 2016 #18
You whine a lot! Nt Logical Apr 2016 #24
It seemed to be in large part a CYA lawsuit. ucrdem Apr 2016 #32
Geez, it was a bogus lawsuit to boot Iliyah Apr 2016 #3
Not at all. It would have been thrown out with prejudice if so. nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #8
Which is why he lifted the carpet on Friday night and quickly shoved it under! MADem Apr 2016 #12
You are one hill fan I love, your posts remind me why I dislike Hillary. Nt Logical Apr 2016 #25
I talk issues. You talk about MEEEEEEE! MADem Apr 2016 #28
Lol, says the person with 6 hides! Nt Logical Apr 2016 #30
Still talking about MEEEEEE I see! nt MADem Apr 2016 #31
I'm sure you will catch up soon. JTFrog Apr 2016 #35
Final negotiations with DNC. morningfog Apr 2016 #5
You can't really negotiate with a snake (and that is how I view Ms. Payday Lender). Skwmom Apr 2016 #6
It was all a fund raising prop anyway. R B Garr Apr 2016 #7
+1,000! nt MADem Apr 2016 #29
We now know who is clean and who isn't. A frivolous law suit, good report, thanks. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #9
"at long last" bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #10
Check the date when he filed that damn thing! It sure is "At Long Last!" MADem Apr 2016 #15
or consider this - floppyboo Apr 2016 #14
No--he was trying to sow FUD, but now that he's failed, he's sweeping all the evidence of his MADem Apr 2016 #19
Why all the clueless photos? Nt Logical Apr 2016 #26
What NY Election Fraud? sheshe2 Apr 2016 #21
No. Not indies. If you've been following the news, just addressing registered democrats. floppyboo Apr 2016 #22
I went over the top. Not fraud - just investigating irregularities so far. floppyboo Apr 2016 #27
I do listen. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #33
There you go again floppyboo Apr 2016 #34
Discovery!!!1111 Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #20

George II

(67,782 posts)
13. He stole data, sued, dropped the suit when caught with his pants down, and....
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:10 PM
Apr 2016

...it puts heat on Clinton?????

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
32. It seemed to be in large part a CYA lawsuit.
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 12:52 AM
Apr 2016

It must have really been embarrassing to get caught red-handed. Unfortunate business all around. In fact it might have been the kiss of death even though Sanders had a rather suspicious surge of luck in the weeks directly after the breech.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
12. Which is why he lifted the carpet on Friday night and quickly shoved it under!
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:08 PM
Apr 2016

He's wrapping up loose ends.

It's all over but the sobbing.

R B Garr

(16,982 posts)
7. It was all a fund raising prop anyway.
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 10:54 PM
Apr 2016

He obviously raises a bunch of money from these phony gimmicks.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
15. Check the date when he filed that damn thing! It sure is "At Long Last!"
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:17 PM
Apr 2016

it is and that he'd wait so long to shut that thing down without ever getting what he wanted. All that foot stomping! All that huffing and puffing...and of course, the WHINING!!!

But hey, when you're shutting down your campaign, you've got to unload all these pesky, superfluous, invented issues; he's closing up shop!








floppyboo

(2,461 posts)
14. or consider this -
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:13 PM
Apr 2016

He felt the NY election fraud was more important, and evidence in fire-wall break suit was needed. Just a thought...

MADem

(135,425 posts)
19. No--he was trying to sow FUD, but now that he's failed, he's sweeping all the evidence of his
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:20 PM
Apr 2016

divisive behavior under the rug...all the nastiness, all the meanness, all the "W" words, the "not qualified" stuff, and these silly accusations...he's got to make them go away before he closes the door for the last time and puts up the Going Out of Business sign.



floppyboo

(2,461 posts)
22. No. Not indies. If you've been following the news, just addressing registered democrats.
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:41 PM
Apr 2016

It's this kind of mis-informed 'FIRE' assumptions that makes some Hill supporters look like low-or-MSM-informed voters.

sheshe2

(83,925 posts)
33. I do listen.
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 01:47 AM
Apr 2016

FYI, BSers claim the Indies were not allowed to vote. Sad they had no clue they had to register. Sadly misinformed voters that whine when they are so unaware how the voting system works. That is on them.

floppyboo

(2,461 posts)
34. There you go again
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 09:58 AM
Apr 2016

continuing to point fingers at some supporters that feel disenfranchised. That's for another day and has nothing to do with my post on this thread. I'm talking about registered democrats - the ones that registered by early October. the ones that were informed. 40+ percent of whom voted for Sanders, and who knows how many others that didn't count. So, cut it out with disparaging independents. Its not good for Hillary

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