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Democratic Candidates Were Told Not to Pledge Support for Black Lives Matter
Policies, Hack Reveals
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Posted on Aug 31, 2016
By Nadia Prupis / Common
Dreams(http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/31/hack-reveals-dem-candidat
es-told-not-pledge-support-black-lives-matter-policies)
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Newly leaked documents(https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/pelosi/)
show Democratic campaign officials advised U.S. House of Representatives
candidates not to explicitly support "concrete policy solutions" proposed by
the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and to limit the number of activists
invited to campaign appearances.
The Hill
reports(http://thehill.com/homenews/house/293972-leaked-memo-dem-candidates-
told-to-lead-from-behind-with-black-lives-matter) on memos leaked by hacker
Guccifer 2.0 in the latest breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee (DCCC):
Among the advised tactics, Democrats were counseled to engage with Black
Lives Matter activists and "listen to their concerns" but to do so at
"personal or small group meetings."
"If approached by BLM activists, campaign staff should offer to meet with
local activists," the memo says. "Invited BLM attendees should be limited."
The memo seems to have been issued after Black Lives Matter activists
confronted three Democratic presidential candidates-now-nominee Hillary
Clinton(http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/08/12/clinton-campaign-shuts-d
own-black-lives-matter-protest) , Sen. Bernie
Sanders(http://time.com/3989917/black-lives-matter-protest-bernie-sanders-se
attle/) (I-Vt.), and former Maryland Governor Martin
O'Malley(http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/07/19/disrupting-speeches-pro
testers-challenge-sanders-and-omalley-say-black-lives-matter) -at their
respective campaign rallies and town halls.
"While there has been little engagement with House candidates, candidates
and campaign staff should be prepared," the document states. "Be a partner
and lead from behind."
"BLM needs partners to achieve their agenda and they want to be a part of
the conversation," it continues. "However, BLM activists don't want their
movement co-opted by the Democrat Party. They are leary [sic] of politicians
who hijack their message to win campaigns."
In a statement issued
Wednesday(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dnc-black-lives-matter-memo_us
_57c6f80de4b078581f1072ca) , DCCC national press secretary Meredith Kelly
said, "The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee highly respects and
values the leadership of the Black Lives Matter movement. In less than two
years, BLM has evolved from three words into a political force that is
changing and waking our nation. At the DCCC, we highly encourage our
candidates to not only embrace the importance of this movement, but to meet
with and listen to community activists to partner social change."
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