I'll forward the RSN story. There is a Washington Post video which explains
more details than the story provides.
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From: Jeff Weaver, Bernie 2016 [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 4:23 PM
To: Miriam Vieni
Subject: Urgent: DNC tipping the scales for Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders for President
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Miriam -
Here's the truth: from the first day of this campaign, our success has
shocked many of the Democratic Party Establishment who would have preferred
a coronation over a competitive campaign.
And the reality is that the huge turnouts that we've had at our meetings,
our strong fundraising, our volunteer base, and quick rise in the polls have
caused the Democratic National Committee to place its thumb on the scales in
support of Hillary Clinton's campaign. You see that fact evidenced in their
decision to bury he Democratic debates on weekends during nationally
televised football games. It's more or less an open secret.
This week, due to a fault in their own technology platforms, the DNC took
unprecedented steps to take away our access to data accumulated through tens
of thousands of voter contacts made by our volunteers -- supporters like you
who power our political revolution. In essence, the Democratic Establishment
is effectively shutting down our ability to access the information we need
for field campaigns and volunteer activities just six weeks before the Iowa
Caucuses. And they haven't told us when they will turn it back on.
In other words, the leadership of the Democratic National Committee is
attempting to undermine our insurgent campaign. This is not acceptable. We
can and must respond.
Sign
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7597141/VEsH/> our petition telling the Democratic National Committee -- in
no uncertain terms -- that you expect a level playing field in this primary
campaign. This is important.
That the Democratic Party would deny our staff and volunteers access to data
needed to contact voters in Iowa and New Hampshire on the day we reached two
million individual contributions and received two of our most prominent
endorsements is disconcerting.
We hope they'll do the right thing for us, and for our supporters, quickly.
But so far they haven't listened to our campaign. But I am hopeful they'll
listen to you.
Send a powerful message to the DNC by adding your name to our petition
today:
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We'll be in touch soon as this situation evolves. You are the power behind
this campaign. We are doing something unprecedented, and that has a lot of
people scared.
In solidarity,
Jeff Weaver
Campaign Manager
Bernie 2016
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