Much of the commentary on the Sanders/DNC/VAN imbroglio was clearly ignorant of just how VAN works. If you’ve been a candidate (why yes, yes I have) or worked field on a campaign (yes, that too) then you know how it works. But if not, then you have no clue. There was a lot of cluelessness the past couple of days…. Read more »

Good lord, somebody actually did what I suggested. The 12 Hour War of the Lawyers is over. Campaign staff for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders regained access voter data provided by the Democratic National Committee today after being blocked from using the database over allegations staffers accessed information from Hillary Clinton’s campaign. The allegations over the data breach were expected… Read more »

Sanders’ folks really need to get control over their messaging. Winging it is not usually the best idea.   

Here’s a tweet that appears to show exactly what was looked at and what was saved. If it’s accurate, it’s very damning evidence.   

Bernie Sanders has filed suit against the Democratic National Committee regarding the DNC’s decision to lock Sanders out of VAN, the party’s voter data system. It will be interesting to see the language of the contract - having been a candidate, one of the major things you’re told is don’t steal other people’s stuff. If even a small piece of… Read more »