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Wikileaks Proves Primary Was Rigged: DNC Undermined Democracy
observer.com ^ | 7/22/2016 | Michael Sainato

Posted on 07/22/2016 11:31:34 AM PDT by Signalman

On July 25, the Democratic National Convention will begin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To commensurate the event and its embrace of corrupt politician Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee, Wikileaks is releasing thousands of DNC/Clinton emails.

In its recent leak of 20,000 DNC emails from January 2015 to May 2016, DNC staff discuss how to deal with Bernie Sanders’ popularity as a challenge to Clinton’s candidacy. Instead of treating Sanders as a viable candidate for the Democratic ticket, the DNC worked against him and his campaign to ensure Clinton received the nomination.

One email from DNC deputy communications director Eric Walker to several DNC staffers cites two news articles showing Sanders leading in Rhode Island and the limited number of polling locations in the state: “If she outperforms this polling, the Bernie camp will go nuts and allege misconduct. They’ll probably complain regardless, actually.”

Instead of treating Sanders with impartiality, the DNC exhibits resentful disdain toward him and the thousands of disenfranchised voters he could have brought into the party.

“Wondering if there’s a good Bernie narrative for a story, which is that Bernie never ever had his act together, that his campaign was a mess,” wrote DNC deputy communications director Mark Paustenbach to DNC communications director Luis Miranda, in response to backlash over DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz shutting off the Sanders campaign’s access to voter database files.

Another chain reveals MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and DNC staff members discussing how to discredit MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski’s call for DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign.

Most of the emails released come from seven prominent DNC staff members: senior adviser Andrew Wright, national finance director Jordon Kaplan, finance chief of staff Scott Comer, communications director Luis Miranda, Northern California finance director Robert Stowe, finance director of data and strategic initiatives Daniel Parrish, finance director Allen Zachary, and communications director Luis Miranda.

The release provides further evidence the DNC broke its own charter violations by favoring Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee, long before any votes were cast.

Over the past several weeks, Guccifer 2.0 released several internal memos showing DNC staff strategizing to make Clinton the presidential nominee—as early as March 2015. In June 2016, Florida-based law firm, Beck & Lee, filed a class action lawsuit against Wasserman Schultz and the DNC based on the revelations from these leaked files.

Other emails show DNC staff in damage control over allegations from the Sanders campaign, when a report—corroborated by a Politico—revealed the DNC’s joint fundraising committee with the Clinton campaign was laundering money to the Clinton campaign instead of fundraising for down-ticket Democrats. Regardless of the fundraising tactics, because both major campaigns didn’t agree to use the joint fundraising committee super-PAC with the DNC, the DNC should have recused itself from participating with just the Clinton campaign.

The Wikileaks and Guccifer 2.0 leaks are the perfect end to a Democratic primary that undermined democracy at every possible opportunity while maintaining plausible deniability.

The party’s rules, including the use of super delegates—who disproportionately endorsed Clinton before the primaries began—are intended to provide the Democratic Party leverage over the election process. Throughout the primaries, decisions were made by DNC officials to help Clinton build and maintain a lead over Sanders.

More votes were cast for Clinton, but they were cast at the behest of a Democratic Party that downplayed her shortfalls to the extent that Sanders not only had to run against Clinton, but against the entire Democratic Establishment. Heading into the Democratic National Convention, voters are beginning to understand that their voices are of little concern to the leadership.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016demprimary; 2016dncconvention; bernie; clinton; corruption; cultureofcorruption; democrats; dnc; dncstrategy; feelthebern; guccifer; hillary; liberalism; liberals; primary; sanders; wikileaks
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To: MNDude

What should we search for in those emails.
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I would suggest searching names of MSM taking heads—Maddow, Todd, Stephanopoulos, etc.


21 posted on 07/22/2016 12:04:55 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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To: A CA Guy

Chuckie Todd is married to a DNC marketer.


22 posted on 07/22/2016 12:05:21 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Signalman

“MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and DNC staff members discussing how to discredit MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski’s call for DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign.”

Chuck Todd should be fired or shamed to quit...the blatant collusion between the MSM and the Clintons is like a banana republic.


23 posted on 07/22/2016 12:05:47 PM PDT by MaxistheBest
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To: MaxistheBest
Chuck Todd should be fired or shamed to quit...the blatant collusion between the MSM and the Clintons is like a banana republic.

Hmmm, I thought Todd was a paid Clinton spokesman.

24 posted on 07/22/2016 12:07:20 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Ancesthntr

Chuck Todd moderated one of the democrat debates. There is a whole group of people who need to be fired.


25 posted on 07/22/2016 12:09:23 PM PDT by csivils
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To: Signalman
““Wondering if there’s a good Bernie narrative for a story, which is that Bernie never ever had his act together, that his campaign was a mess,” wrote DNC deputy communications director Mark Paustenbach to DNC communications director Luis Miranda, in response to backlash over DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz shutting off the Sanders campaign’s access to voter database files.

Another chain reveals MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and DNC staff members discussing how to discredit MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski’s call for DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign.”

The media also pushed the story that Trump was disorganized and did not have his act together. I'm sure it was done under the direction of the Democrat Party.

26 posted on 07/22/2016 12:09:57 PM PDT by detective
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To: 1Old Pro
Ohhh, whatever impartiality little Chuckie Todd tried to portray just went....

POOF!

27 posted on 07/22/2016 12:11:19 PM PDT by JPG (Go Trump!)
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To: MeganC

I called, says DNC job’s line. left a message asking if they are all corrupt liars...


28 posted on 07/22/2016 12:13:21 PM PDT by ruthles (.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
To commensurate the event

Huh? Got English?

Had me puzzled too.

29 posted on 07/22/2016 12:17:36 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Signalman

I think they’re going to try to dump Hillary for Sanders ...


30 posted on 07/22/2016 12:17:59 PM PDT by GOPJ (Diversity was a byproduct of people coming 'yearning to be free'. "Diversity" weas never THE goal.)
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To: Signalman

MSNBC and Chuck Todd are DNC hacks.


31 posted on 07/22/2016 12:21:24 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Signalman

Does this new revelation mean the Democrat Convention Fart-in is on?


32 posted on 07/22/2016 12:22:39 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (WILL)
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To: The Continental Op

A lot of interesting things come up if you search for “talking points”


33 posted on 07/22/2016 12:27:51 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: butlerweave

It’ll be YUGE news to bernie’s supporters.


34 posted on 07/22/2016 12:28:08 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Signalman

let the fun begin!

btw, i would never have guessed in a million years that the DNC is as corrupt as Hillary.


35 posted on 07/22/2016 12:28:30 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Does this new revelation mean the Democrat Convention Fart-in is on?
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I would say it’s a “go” for the flatulence fest.


36 posted on 07/22/2016 12:28:41 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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To: Signalman

Another chain reveals MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and DNC staff members discussing how to discredit MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski’s call for DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign...

SHOULDN’T HE BE CALLED TO RESIGN?? Or is it ok since it’s not really a news channel?


37 posted on 07/22/2016 12:29:25 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: The Continental Op

[I would say it’s a “go” for the flatulence fest.]

Hopefully someone will tape the ‘percussion’ and add background music with the lyrics to “Beans, Beans the Musical Fruit.”


38 posted on 07/22/2016 12:31:24 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (WILL)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
...water cannon

Ma Deuce.

39 posted on 07/22/2016 12:48:21 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Alba gu brath!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

First bath most of them would have in years


40 posted on 07/22/2016 12:58:22 PM PDT by nevergore
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