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.
Demogate ala Washington state?
I hope they were smart enough to have security cameras.
-PJ
I agree Rossi has a good shot at taking the Gov. seat. He's likable and energetic. People seem to respond well to him. Senate I'm not too sure about. Murray appeals to the Leftists in Seattle.
Bush is an unknown. Right now I'd say he won't get WA. If I start to see high level GOP members in WA, then I might start to wonder if internals show it shifting our way.
I perused your posts. Your intellect and superior reasoning powers are clearly wasted on this site/S..Perhaps the stimulating conversations at DU are more to your liking?
This is huge! Has Drudge posted it. Heads need to roll. If not, then lets start breaking into their headquarters.
I agree. This is series and hugh.
Sorry. Had to do that.
Yes, it is important. This a STATE headquarters...not a little village location on the corner.
Hey big guy ~ have you heard about this?
What did Kerry know and when did he know it?
< I perused your posts. Your intellect and superior reasoning powers are clearly wasted on this site/S..Perhaps the stimulating conversations at DU are more to your liking? >
Love it..well done.
He's just a DUmmie passing through.
Murray is not well liked. Coming into election season, she had 41% re-elect numbers. The 2 most recent polls I have seen showed a single digit race.
Nethercutts new ad played her 'Osama Mama' moment. I hope he runs it from now through the election day, and TAKES HER TO THE F*&$ING MAT with it.
Nethercutt is the underdog, but he's got a chance. Longshot but very doable.
I'd say they paid some crack addicts to steal them, drop them off at an undisclosed location, and had an undisclosed amount of cash waiting. The thieves, probably have no clue who gave them the orders. We need CSI!
There's a whole new media now that wasn't in place when Watergate was blown all out of proportion by the imperial media then. There's the blogosphere on the internet, the internet in general, and some more independent news organizations now.
Crazy Talk frieeeend. Crazy Talk no hurt Mongo.
Probably just Kerry's brother innocently trying to fix some wiring in an adjacent apartment. /s
Another question: "Was Sandy Burglar involved?"
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