The video indicates that there have been previous problems with the data
base which the Sanders campaign reported to the DNC. This time, the DNC has
closed down the list to the Sanders campaign, including the Sanders' own
volunteer and donor information. The Sanders campaign is threatening a court
battle if it is not allowed access to the main list and its own list.
Miriam
Excerpt: "Officials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the
presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing
confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary
Clinton, according to several party officials."
The crowds following Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail have
been growing. (photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
DNC Backs Clinton in Database Flap With Sanders
By Rosalind S. Helderman, Anne Gearan and John Wagner, The Washington Post
18 December 15
Officials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the
presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing
confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary
Clinton, according to several party officials.
Jeff Weaver, the Vermont senator's campaign manager, acknowledged that a
staffer had viewed the information but blamed a software vendor hired by the
DNC for a glitch that allowed access. Weaver said one Sanders staffer was
fired over the incident.
The discovery sparked alarm at the DNC, which promptly shut off the Sanders
campaign's access to the strategically crucial list of likely Democratic
voters.
The DNC maintains the master list and rents it to national and state
campaigns, which then add their own, proprietary information gathered by
field workers and volunteers. Firewalls are supposed to prevent campaigns
from viewing data gathered by their rivals.
NGP VAN, the vendor that handles the master file, said the incident occurred
Wednesday while a patch was being applied to the software. The process
briefly opened a window into proprietary information from other campaigns,
said the company's chief, Stu Trevelyan. He said a full audit will be
conducted.
The DNC has told the Sanders campaign that it will not be allowed access to
the data again until it provides an explanation as well as assurances that
all Clinton data has been destroyed.
Having his campaign cut off from the national party's voter data is a
strategic setback for Sanders - and could be a devastating blow if it lasts.
The episode also raises questions about the DNC's ability to provide
strategic resources to campaigns and state parties.
Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said four Sanders campaign staffers
accessed Clinton data, and that three of them did so at the direction of
their boss, Josh Uretsky, who was the operative fired.
Uretsky told CNN Friday morning that he and others on the campaign
discovered the software glitch Wednesday morning and probed the system to
discover the extent of their own data's exposure. He said there was no
attempt to take Clinton information but said he took responsibility for the
situation.
"We investigated it for a short period of time to see the scope of the
Sanders campaign's exposure and then the breach was shut down presumably by
the vendor," he told CNN. "We did not gain any material benefit."
Weaver said the Sanders campaign never downloaded or printed any of the
data, meaning it is no longer in possession of any proprietary information.
He squarely blamed NGP VAN for the glitch - and blamed the DNC for hiring
the company.
He said the campaign has flagged similar problems with the software for the
DNC in the past.
"Sadly, the DNC is relying on an incompetent vendor who on more than one
occasion has dropped the firewall between the various Democratic candidates'
data," he said.
The DNC is likely to initiate an outside audit to examine how the incident
occurred and whether any other data was improperly seen.
"The DNC places a high priority on maintaining the security of our system
and protecting the data on it," DNC spokesman Luis Miranda said in a
statement. "We are working with our campaigns and the vendor to have full
clarity on the extent of the breach, ensure that this isolated incident does
not happen again, and to enable our campaigns to continue engaging voters on
the issues that matter most to them and their families."
Brian Fallon, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, declined to comment.
Trevelyan, the head of NGP VAN, described the episode as an "isolated
incident that was fairly short in duration," and he added: "By lunchtime, it
was resolved."
Officials said they were unlikely to ask for a criminal investigation.
However, Sanders could face political fallout from the impression that his
staff worked to gain an unfair advantage.
Voter information is the lifeblood of day-to-day campaign contact with
potential supporters. Sophisticated campaigns spend millions gathering
information such as how likely individual voters are to cast ballots in
primary elections as well as which candidate they currently favor.
The data also could include detailed consumer information designed to help
the campaign target their appeals to groups of voters.
The dispute erupted as Sanders and Clinton prepare to take part in their
third debate, in New Hampshire on Saturday night.
Maintaining the master list is one of the prime responsibilities of the
national party committee, particularly at a time when other outside
political groups and super PACs are increasingly taking on roles once served
by party committees.
For that reason, the security lapse could deal a blow to the DNC. Already,
in Republican politics, outside organizations have been working to compile
master voter lists independently from the Republican National Committee.
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The crowds following Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail have
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DNC Backs Clinton in Database Flap With Sanders
By Rosalind S. Helderman, Anne Gearan and John Wagner, The Washington Post
18 December 15
fficials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the
presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing
confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary
Clinton, according to several party officials.
Jeff Weaver, the Vermont senator's campaign manager, acknowledged that a
staffer had viewed the information but blamed a software vendor hired by the
DNC for a glitch that allowed access. Weaver said one Sanders staffer was
fired over the incident.
The discovery sparked alarm at the DNC, which promptly shut off the Sanders
campaign's access to the strategically crucial list of likely Democratic
voters.
The DNC maintains the master list and rents it to national and state
campaigns, which then add their own, proprietary information gathered by
field workers and volunteers. Firewalls are supposed to prevent campaigns
from viewing data gathered by their rivals.
NGP VAN, the vendor that handles the master file, said the incident occurred
Wednesday while a patch was being applied to the software. The process
briefly opened a window into proprietary information from other campaigns,
said the company's chief, Stu Trevelyan. He said a full audit will be
conducted.
The DNC has told the Sanders campaign that it will not be allowed access to
the data again until it provides an explanation as well as assurances that
all Clinton data has been destroyed.
Having his campaign cut off from the national party's voter data is a
strategic setback for Sanders - and could be a devastating blow if it lasts.
The episode also raises questions about the DNC's ability to provide
strategic resources to campaigns and state parties.
Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said four Sanders campaign staffers
accessed Clinton data, and that three of them did so at the direction of
their boss, Josh Uretsky, who was the operative fired.
Uretsky told CNN Friday morning that he and others on the campaign
discovered the software glitch Wednesday morning and probed the system to
discover the extent of their own data's exposure. He said there was no
attempt to take Clinton information but said he took responsibility for the
situation.
"We investigated it for a short period of time to see the scope of the
Sanders campaign's exposure and then the breach was shut down presumably by
the vendor," he told CNN. "We did not gain any material benefit."
Weaver said the Sanders campaign never downloaded or printed any of the
data, meaning it is no longer in possession of any proprietary information.
He squarely blamed NGP VAN for the glitch - and blamed the DNC for hiring
the company.
He said the campaign has flagged similar problems with the software for the
DNC in the past.
"Sadly, the DNC is relying on an incompetent vendor who on more than one
occasion has dropped the firewall between the various Democratic candidates'
data," he said.
The DNC is likely to initiate an outside audit to examine how the incident
occurred and whether any other data was improperly seen.
"The DNC places a high priority on maintaining the security of our system
and protecting the data on it," DNC spokesman Luis Miranda said in a
statement. "We are working with our campaigns and the vendor to have full
clarity on the extent of the breach, ensure that this isolated incident does
not happen again, and to enable our campaigns to continue engaging voters on
the issues that matter most to them and their families."
Brian Fallon, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, declined to comment.
Trevelyan, the head of NGP VAN, described the episode as an "isolated
incident that was fairly short in duration," and he added: "By lunchtime, it
was resolved."
Officials said they were unlikely to ask for a criminal investigation.
However, Sanders could face political fallout from the impression that his
staff worked to gain an unfair advantage.
Voter information is the lifeblood of day-to-day campaign contact with
potential supporters. Sophisticated campaigns spend millions gathering
information such as how likely individual voters are to cast ballots in
primary elections as well as which candidate they currently favor.
The data also could include detailed consumer information designed to help
the campaign target their appeals to groups of voters.
The dispute erupted as Sanders and Clinton prepare to take part in their
third debate, in New Hampshire on Saturday night.
Maintaining the master list is one of the prime responsibilities of the
national party committee, particularly at a time when other outside
political groups and super PACs are increasingly taking on roles once served
by party committees.
For that reason, the security lapse could deal a blow to the DNC. Already,
in Republican politics, outside organizations have been working to compile
master voter lists independently from the Republican National Committee.
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