Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Opponent, Tim Canova, Is Denied Access to Democrats' Voter File

[nvme]

Source: The New Times (Broward/Palm Beach)

"{Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz serves as chair of the Democratic National Committee.
As such, she's supposed to support Democratic candidates for office at all levels of government.

Tim Canova, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University who is running against Wasserman Schultz for her seat in Congress, found out that he is blocked from accessing DNC voter data, even though he's a Democrat.

A state party executive told him last Friday that anyone running against an incumbent is not allowed to access that data. A committee spokesperson, Max Steele, confirmed to New Times via email that the Florida Democratic Party does not offer data access "to candidates challenging incumbent members of Florida’s Democratic congressional delegation.

This policy has been applied uniformly across the board since 2010. We stand with our incumbent members of Congress and we’re proud of the job they do representing the people of Florida. The Voter File is proprietary software created and owned by the Democratic National Committee that is maintained and operated by the Florida Democratic Party here in state."Canova, who lives in Hollywood, Florida, announced his run for office in January. He has basically usurped Sanders' platform: Canova claims Wasserman Schultz has been corrupted by corporate donations. He is funding his campaign largely through small donations. If elected, he hopes to reform the nation's largest banks.}"

Read more: http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/debbie-wasserman-schultzs-opponent-tim-canova-is-denied-access-to-democrats-voter-file-7652217

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It is unconscionable, for the Democratic Party of Florida to prevent a candidate from access to voter rolls. I understand endorsement by party officials, but disallowing a candidate voter information that is vital is simply undemocratic!

[Omaha Steve]

1. Donate to Democratic Underground for Tim Canova FL-23 HERE (and today's letter)

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The DU is in 4th place by $ raised for Tim. Live list here: https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/42087


Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/du4timcanova

[Auggie]

12. I donated yesterday. Replacing Wasserman-Schultz should be a priority here.

[zentrum]

23. Good for you. You're

….so right. She needs to go, but controls the process of her own re-election. How blatantly corrupt can it get?

Right now, all my money is still going to Bernie, but will try to help Canova soon

[SusanaMontana41]

62. Are there no limits to her abuse of power?

WOW.

I have donated to Tim and will continue to do so.

[emsimon33]

57. I donated under DU

[Faux pas]

2. To beat us all they have to do is

cheat us.

[msongs]

3. he has access to public "voter rolls"...just not ones that are processed by the party nt

[nvme]

8. The party should not

exclude access to the Democratic party's information to another Democratic candidate whether they are are incumbent or challenger. So long as it is it not from the opposing political party one should have access. Obviously I am no DWS fan. Yes i did contribute to Canova's campaign.

[nvme]

10. Pay Day lender supporter DWS

She is no friend to the little guy!

[scscholar]

26. Exactly. This is just a nonissue...

that someone is trying to make into an issue even though it is a nonissue and should stay a nonissue unlike all of the really issues we should be talking about.

[csziggy]

52. The party voter database has a ton of valuable information about voters

That is not included in the publicly available voter info. The Democratic database has been building information on voters since prior to 2008 and has become an important tool for candidates to focus their efforts.

Every Democratic candidate should have access to that information. If the party does not want to share it with every candidate prior to the primaries, then NO candidate should have access before then. After the primaries, the official nominees should have access.

But the implication in this story is that one candidate has access while another does not during the primaries - that is what is unfair.

[SusanaMontana41]

63. I read somewhere that he's a Democrat. Am I missing something?

So It's OK for the chairwoman of the Democratic Party to abuse her position for her own gain?

Even Pete Rose never bet against his own team.

[Gregorian]

4. Yay! He's finally getting news coverage.

I'm in no position to donate, but he got some of my moola.

It's establishment war on what should be the core of the fucking party. Pardon my French.

[LibDemAlways]

5. This sucks but I would expect no less from the

party machine. So no incumbent should ever be challenged, no matter how incompetent or corrupt? Who the hell's party is this anyway?

[Orangepeel]

6. I'm not condoning it, but for clarification, he can get access to the voter rolls from the State

Board of Elections. What the DNC has is a software program that makes utilizing that information easier.

There do have to be checks on it. I understand why the party wouldn't want to give access to proprietary software to anybody who files papers. A lot of crazy people run for office. But I don't agree that incumbents should be able to build a wall around it either.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Nothing like Conflict of Interest! Same in NJ, denying Alex Law access against party bosses son!

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In NJ, Alex Law is running for congress against South Jersey Party Boss George Norcross III's son.

U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross


This is rampant abuse of power to keep party elites in power!


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Have you encountered any obstructionism to your campaign from the Democratic Party establishment?

Repeated obstruction.

Here's one story: I couldn't find a single instance of the Dems in NJ denying a fellow Dem access to the NGP database (I'm sure there have been, I just couldn't find a single instance and I really looked). Essentially, they sell their voter data system below market value for roughly 3k. They denied me access, which means if I wanted to buy it straight from NGP it would have been more than 10k. Luckily, my social media supporters made such a commotion about it that the CEO of NationBuilder and the CEO of L2 Voter Mapping stepped in and got me access to L2's system (which is actually better than NGP ;P) for the same price that the state Dems were selling it at.

They are such bullies, it's wild. But, I don't scare easy!

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/3v5m0i/im_alex_law_the_only_congressional_candidate_from/


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http://politickernj.com/2016/01/alex-law-claims-he-was-stonewalled-by-camden-county-clerk/

http://politickernj.com/2016/02/alex-law-debates-rutgers-professor-on-value-of-anti-norcross-campaign/


It's the way the new Democrats have morphed into the New Republicans!


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[Else You Are Mad]

19. Norcross...

is a very powerful family here in NJ politics. His money is in most of NJ politicians bank accounts and has deep ties to the establishment politicians. They are evil.

[liberalnarb]

9. I knew something like this would happen.

[Plucketeer]

11. The DNC Chair

is infested with termites. Brain-eating termites.

[appalachiablue]

22. Must go, from both positions..

[nvme]

29. since you put it that way!

I gotta post this on FB.

[billhicks76]

13. All Progressive $$$ Should Go To Canova

DWS should be made to dress like a Republican and paraded around the town square lol. She always was a fake from day one. Florida breeds many DINOs. Kick me Out at the polls.

[Freddie Stubbs]

44. "Florida breeds many DINOs"

Such as the guy who has been a registered Democrat for less than a year but now wants access to the Democratic Party's database?

[Kermitt Gribble]

53. Are you talking about Patrick Murphy? n/t

[PatrynXX]

14. who enacted the law? DWS?? or someone else n/t

[TeamPooka]

21. designed to protect blue dogs from being primaried by liberals

[LiberalFighter]

36. It is not a law.

The voter data is more than just the raw data. And it is maintained by the party. Campaigns don't have an automatic right to the data.

The restrictions have been in placed before DWS became chair.

[restorefreedom]

15. dws is just embarassing herself now. nt

[Peace Patriot]

16. Just contributed! This is OUTRAGEOUS!

NO ONE RUNNING FOR OFFICE SHOULD BE DNC CHAIR!

This is so corrupt as to be unbelievable!

[blackspade]

17. Not surprised.

So much for democracy and an even playing field for all candidates.
I just proves that there is a thumb on the scale for those already riding the money train.

[renate]

18. she's vile

I can't deny that I understand her motivation--it's pretty obvious--but to use her power like that is disgusting. I hope this backfires in a big way.

[TeamPooka]

20. Does anyone give the DNC money anymore?

[SusanCalvin]

24. Not me.

All they get from me is nastygrams on their postage dime.

[Kittycat]

28. No. I had my name removed from their contact list, too.

[Freddie Stubbs]

38. Someone must, otherwise they would not have been able to create a database which Mr. Canova wants

[maddogesq]

25. Just sayin'...

[StandingInLeftField]

43. ^ I approve of this message. eom

[maddogesq]

65. And I approve of yours re: Bernie!

Still feel the Bern until the fat lady sings.

[SusanCalvin]

27. This primary isn't until August!

I'd thought it was too late for my $$ to make any diff, but it isn't!

[JDPriestly]

30. K&R.

[bvf]

31. It's gotten so that the DNC will have to decide

between DWS and me.

If she's still at the helm come Philadelphia, I'm out.

[hay rick]

32. A not so democratic Democratic Party.

I can not defend this policy.

[yurbud]

33. she is pretty brazen

[Stuart G]

34. The exact date of the contest between Shultz and Canova is August 30..still time to donate.

[onenote]

35. How would folks feel if a primary challenge was mounted from the right to an incumbent progressive?

Would they be as outraged if that challenger wasn't given assistance by the party?

[LiberalFighter]

37. Ditto

[Le Taz Hot]

40. Oy vey!

I swear to goddess . . .

This isn't about the primary challenge, it's about access to data that all Democratic Party candidates should have.

Are you guys being purposely obtuse or did you really not get the point of the OP?

[onenote]

45. If Jim Webb decided to primary a progressive incumbent Democrat

I'd have no qualms about the party not giving him access to the same data given to the incumbent. If you don't have a hard and fast rule, you will end up with the party being forced to give assistance to any and all comers, even disrupters. So draw the line at incumbents.

[Rex]

47. So now he is a disrupter? Thanks for playing.

Weak. I guess you think some Dems are more worthy than others. Noted.

[onenote]

49. Who is a disrupter? You need to work on reading comprehension

My point wasn't that any particular candidate is a disrupter. It's that if you don't draw a line somewhere, you will get disrupters. Capiche?

[Rex]

48. How pathetic right?

The elitist Dems on this site are pathetic people.

[Freddie Stubbs]

39. Mr. Canova has been a registered Democrat for less than one year

What's to stop him from using that data against Democrats when switches parties again?

[bonniebgood]

41. any links to that accusation? nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

42. He was regestered as NPA (No party affiliation) as of May 31, 2015

http://flvoters.com/by_number/1197/79048_timothy_a_canova.html

Sometime between that date and June 30 he switched parties.

[Rex]

50. So you actively are telling people not to participate in the Dem process?

Pathetic.

[Funtatlaguy]

51. Unless he is a rapist, murderer, or pedophile

I will support him.
That's how much I loathe DWS.

[Kermitt Gribble]

54. Are you ok with Patrick Murphy accessing that data? n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

55. As long as he is not trying to unseat a Democratic incumbent

[Kermitt Gribble]

67. So you're a hypocrite, then?

[Rex]

46. What is it with Florida dems? I know we have some good ones here on DU.

It's hard to believe 200k dems voted for Bush in 2000...so hard to believe once you realize how hard the GOP cheated to win.

[emsimon33]

56. PLEASE send Canova money to defeat DWS

[emsimon33]

58. We need to re-name the Party: The un-Democratic Party or the Ironic Party

This is disgusting! No wonder we can not dislodge incumbents! If anyone deserves to be defeated, it is DWS. She is a loathsome creature that sullies our Party and Obama has his hands bloody for keeping her. She is responsible for the defeats in 2014 and will be in 2016 if we can't overcome the cheating and the un-democratic "rules".

[PoliticalMalcontent]

59. Kick for awareness

[avaistheone1]

60. Hummm...isn't that criminal?

[nyabingi]

61. DWS and the whole Democratic establishment

has become so confident that they are untouchable that they aren't even trying to appear fair now.

They are saying "Kiss my ass" to many Democrats they are depending on and laughing in our faces.

I wish nothing but misery and suffering upon this woman and all those she supports.

[mahina]

64. Way to absolutely end donations from voters to the DNC.

[Lakerstan]

66. Horrible abuse of power

Democrats are supposed to be better than this.

[Historic NY]

68. So why doesn't he go get it from the county...

or is he just too lazy. The DNC is not obligated its the candidates responsibility.

http://www.floridavoterfile.com/

http://www.pbcelections.org/content.aspx?id=115