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andym

(5,445 posts) Sun Jul 24, 2016, 03:38 PM Jul 2016

Bad optics and unethical behavior. Wikileaks means DNC senior staff need to resign [View all]

Last edited Tue Aug 2, 2016, 07:22 PM - Edit history (2)

ASAP to get this out of the news. I expect that to happen shortly, before the convention begins.

Unethical behavior such as feeding news stories, or even thinking about doing so, that favor one candidate over the other is unacceptable. The senior people at the DNC should know better.

If there is anything positive about the Wikileaks, it will be to quell the conspiracy theories related to vote switching, etc, since it's apparent that the DNC staffers were clueless about communications-- if such unlikely behavior was engaged in, it would be in the emails for sure. And there is not even a hint of it.

Update 8/2/16: Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned last week and today, DNC CEO Amy Dacey stepped down in addition to communications director Luis Miranda and CFO Brad Marshall.
Source:http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-dnc-officials-wikileaks-email-release/story?id=41078429

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Bad optics and unethical behavior. Wikileaks means DNC senior staff need to resign [View all] andym Jul 2016 OP

Agreed. They can't sweep this one under the rug. nt oxymoron Jul 2016 #1

Nothing MFM008 Jul 2016 #2

Why would DNC staffers be in the loop? Scuba Jul 2016 #3

I thought the now disproven conspiracy theory is that the DNC was switching votes andym Jul 2016 #6

A theory is never disproven just because someone has no knowledge of it. Scuba Jul 2016 #13

Maybe disproven is too strong a word, "unlikely" is a better one. andym Jul 2016 #16

Do you agree there is evidence of problems with our primary election process? Scuba Jul 2016 #17

Sure an investigation is useful andym Jul 2016 #18

All involve should resign. Otherwise bad optics Dkc05 Jul 2016 #4

DNC communications director Luis Miranda on 50% of the emails. Needs to be fired. Turn CO Blue Jul 2016 #5

Good point andym Jul 2016 #8

That would be a STUPID reaction. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #7

The DNC staff needs to use their skills against Trump now Democat Jul 2016 #9

There are plenty of good Democratic Party operatives available andym Jul 2016 #10

DWS has skillz? Who knew? truebluegreen Jul 2016 #11

Thread Winner! n/t Tom Rinaldo Jul 2016 #15

SMART move, a good way to get more voters. Rex Jul 2016 #12

Schultz has resigned andym Jul 2016 #14

And they now have resigned: CEO Dacey, Communications director Miranda and CFO Marshall andym Aug 2016 #19