Posted on 10/01/2004 12:34:18 PM PDT by tdewey10
The Washington state headquarters for the president's re-election campaign was broken into last night, and police are investigating the theft of three computers from the Bellevue office. Missing are the computers used by the campaign's executive director, the head of the get-out-the-vote effort and one that had been set for delivery to the campaign's Southwest Washington field director, said Jon Seaton, executive director of the state's George W. Bush campaign.
Seaton said data on the computers was backed up and available elsewhere. But, he said, the loss creates a potential security breach about the campaign's so-called 72-hour plan, the Bush get-out-the-vote effort.
"Obviously there's some stuff there we wouldn't want our opposition getting their hands on," Seaton said.
The campaign has spoken about the importance of the 72-hour plan in swing states across the country. Bush campaign officials say it could make the difference in a close election if Republicans are able to make sure their voters get to a polling place on election day and don't sit home as many did four years ago.
Seaton was the first one in the office this morning. He did not notice the break-in until he walked into his office and saw a rock and broken glass on the floor.
A side window of the office on 112-th Ave. N.E. had been smashed.
Seaton said this morning that the campaign staff was still checking to see if anything else had been stolen.
State Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance called it a "Watergate-style break in" and said he suspects Democrats are behind it.
"If you're just some burglar looking for computers to sell to buy drugs you take every laptop in the office maybe," he said. "But they knew exactly whose computers to get. They got the executive director's computer and the get-out-the-vote director's computer."
State Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirstin Brost said Democrats had nothing to do with the break-in.
"I feel really bad. I know how upset I'd be if it happened to us," she said.
"There was nothing for us to gain by stealing those computers. Their secret plan isn't so secret and the fact is we're winning by a lot right now."
Vance said the break in follows reports of vandalized Bush campaign signs and what he said were telephone calls to voters alleging Bush would reinstate a military draft if re-elected.
"To me there is some scary stuff going on from liberal radicals whose Bush hatred is out of control," Vance said.
Yeah right.
"There was nothing for us to gain by stealing those computers. Their secret plan isn't so secret and the fact is we're winning by a lot right now."
Sounds just like the Nixon GOP quotes right after watergate.
Yeah, Karl hypnotized them to do the break-in.
Me too. Northwest part of the state. The democrats up here are out of control. We had a guy run against our corrupt (ballot tampering and God knows what else!) democrat auditor last term and he got his house burned down 4 days before the election. These democrats are scary!
"Between Nethercutt, G.W. and Rossi, I think Rossi has the best chance."
Agreed. Although if I had my choice, it would be to get rid of Osama Bin Murray (well, Bush if he needs the electoral votes, but one way or another, I doubt he will.)
Well ... his brother DOES have a history
I think you mean Nethercutt, not Rossi.
Well, they are ahead in Washington. Not far ahead though.
OK. Who will be Deep Throat in this case?
REALLY! I don't call them Dumb Dums for nothing. the bad part is that there ay be Repub names and address in the data. Very dangerous developement with these Dum thugs.
"There is no such partisan anti-Kerry press."
Don't be silly. There's all those pajama people, remember?
You really are expecting the MSM to report on this or anything that comes of it? Watergate never would have been a blip on the radar if the MSM of the day had ignored it...as they will do with this event.
I know. If you hadn't said it first, I prolly would have. My response to you was almost something along the lines of Cameron being busy checking on the electrical power somewhere.
Ruh-roh.
WA Freepers - turn on KVI now, if you want to hear John Carlson talking with the Bush people about this. Apparently this location is not all that easy to find, so it seems targeted and deliberate, not a random thing.
Of course it isn't random. It is, however, an indication that the Dims are concerned about Washington.
Does Baghdad Jim have an alibi?
Carlson thinks it was a professional job.
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