The Democratic National Convention is only a few days away. However, as Hillary prepares to accept her party’s nomination for president, all eyes are on WikiLeaks.
On Friday, WikiLeaks published 20,000 private emails from the Democratic National Committee:
Are you ready for Hillary? We begin our series today with 20 thousand emails from the top of the DNC. #Hillary2016 http://pic.twitter.com/YZbGhjTy2h
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 22, 2016
One email that’s grabbing headlines all over is about her former opponent, Bernie Sanders.
In the email, the DNC’s Chief Financial Officer, Brad Marshall, proposes the idea of using Sander’s religious beliefs to hurt his image in the South:
#DNCLeaks: DNC plotted to expose Bernie Sanders as an atheist http://bit.ly/2ap9txX #FeelTheBern http://pic.twitter.com/mCQJGvMBTQ
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 22, 2016
It reads:
“It might [make] no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to ask his belief. Does he believe in God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage.
I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist.”
On the subject of the email, The Intercept revealed that:
The email was sent to DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda and Deputy Communications Director Mark Paustenbach.
Marshall emails to say “I do not recall this. I can say it would not have been Sanders. It would probably be about a surrogate.” We have asked him who that surrogate could possibly be.]
And although Sanders is not mentioned by name, he was the only Jewish candidate from either party — an apparent weakness that Marshall believed the party could exploit in favor of Hillary Clinton.
DNC CEO Amy Dacey was also among the recipients of Marshall’s email. She replied with a just one word response: “Amen.”
To say people are upset about it, would be a serious understatement:
@BernieSanders PLEASE let them have it on Monday, rescind you endorsement of HRC, demand heads roll for #DNCleak & run either Dem or 3rd!
— Ginger for Bernie (@twinsmama75) July 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders must disavow his endorsement in light of rigged primary proven in #DNCLeak. Time for a contested convention! #DemsInPhilly
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) July 23, 2016
. @BernieSanders If you don’t have enough courage to fight for yourself at least do it for the poor saps that believed in you. Christ.
— Just Call Me Mister (@MisterMetokur) July 23, 2016
The big story here is the DNC actively working against Bernie Sanders in favor of Hillary. That’s massive for “neutral” organization.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 23, 2016
Even Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighed in:
Leaked e-mails of DNC show plans to destroy Bernie Sanders. Mock his heritage and much more. On-line from Wikileakes, really vicious. RIGGED
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2016
The Wikileaks e-mail release today was so bad to Sanders that it will make it impossible for him to support her, unless he is a fraud!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2016
ABC News interviewed Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver about the controversy:
He said:
“Someone does have to be held accountable. We spent 48 hours of public attention worrying about who in the [Donald] Trump campaign was going to be held responsible for the fact that some lines of Mrs. Obama’s speech were taken by Mrs. Trump.
Someone in the DNC needs to be held at least as accountable as the Trump campaign.
We have an electoral process. The DNC, by its charter, is required to be neutral among the candidates. Clearly it was not.”
Weaver added, “We had obviously pointed that out in a number of instances prior to this, and these emails just bear that out.”
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