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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Explains DNC Data Breach and Hillary Says "We Should Just Move on..." [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)38. You do know NGP VAN does ALL the Democrats' software? ALL the national campaigns.
Just because there are stickers on a bus doesn't mean they provided it. They worked on the campaign--maybe they cost-shared the rental of that thing (no one BUYS them, after all)? Maybe the CLINTON campaign provided that bus TO the people THEY hired to do their work, in this case NGP VAN --that seems by far the more likely scenario.
https://www.ngpvan.com/about
NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations, offering clients an integrated platform of the best fundraising, compliance, field, organizing, new media, and social networking products.
GET INSPIRED BY OUR INCREDIBLE CLIENTS
Nearly every major Democratic campaign in America is powered by NGP VAN, including the Obama campaigns voter contact, volunteer, fundraising and compliance operations in all 50 states. The organizers, fundraisers, and strategists that use our tools work tirelessly to advance important causes and elect inspiring leaders, like President Barack Obama and Senator Elizabeth Warren. From equality + reproductive rights to education + climate change, the passions of these leaders and organizations are shaping a brighter future - and were passionate about offering them the technology they need to bring their goals to life.
They most definitely worked on Obama's re-election. The focus when they worked for Bill Clinton was CONGRESSIONAL voting (what LBJ used to do on the back of an envelope, before computers)--they worked out of the WH OLA:
NGP VAN is a privately owned American company specializing in helping progressive campaigns and organizations leverage technology to meet their goals.[2] In 2009, the company was the largest partisan provider of campaign compliance software, used by most Democratic members of Congress.[3] The company's services are utilized by clients such as the Obama 2012 presidential campaign,[4] the British Liberal Democrats, and the Liberal Party of Canada.
Its current president and CEO, Stuart Trevelyan, was a veteran of the 1992 Clinton-Gore War Room, providing research, analysis, and whip counts to the Clinton Administration as a member of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGP_VAN
It's entirely unsurprising that she would hire that company AND give them a van to go from place to place to set up their offices.
They also bought the platform that Obama used for social media in 08: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/11/14/the-democratic-campaign-machine-gets-a-shot-in-the-arm-ngp-van-buys-nationalfield/
Not sure what you think that picture "proves." That Clinton hired them in 08, that Obama and most of the Democrats in Congress have hired them since? That the DNC has been doing business with them for a couple of decades? What?
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Bernie Explains DNC Data Breach and Hillary Says "We Should Just Move on..." [View all]
CorporatistNation
Dec 2015
OP
Yep, for looking at the open door, left open once again by the DNC's software guru. Was he fired?
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#5
You are probably correct, this is all BS, the breach should have never occurred.
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#24
Nice Full Throated Review... Agree Completely. FULL Ahead on The Lawsuit!
CorporatistNation
Dec 2015
#69
What do you mean "are you sure"? It's not even a question. Every Dem should demand the investigation
Bubzer
Dec 2015
#54
Yes it should be investigated, Sanders has agreed to an audit, possible criminal charges against
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#65
You're mistaken if you think the investigation is going to be limited to just that staffer.
Bubzer
Dec 2015
#72
I don't think you understand the situation. The staffers didn't make the breach. They reported them.
Bubzer
Dec 2015
#75
No special care required. Open it ALL up and let's just see where it goes.
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2015
#92
Agree! I'd like to see a full independent (if that's possible) investigation
Ferd Berfel
Dec 2015
#21
What would stop the HRC campaign and the DNC from communicating on a seperate server
notadmblnd
Dec 2015
#32
So Hillary says they were "distressed" to explain the immediate actions? A Commander in Chief
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#4
PS. Hillary came right out trashing Bernie's campaign in seconds. Is this how a President can react?
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#7
Do you object to an independent audit from day one. As yet, neither the DNC or the Hillary
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
#20
I don't know WHAT they agreed to in terms of the timeline. Do you have evidence--a
MADem
Dec 2015
#27
What about the vendors' probable breach of its duty to prevent Hillary's data from being
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#55
Sorry, but this is about who had the contractual duty to protect the integrity of the candidates'
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#60
In 2007, The DNC the Exact Same Thing Advocating for One Candidate...
CorporatistNation
Dec 2015
#84
Here is picture link. It's real. It's Hillarys' campaign bus. Powered by VAN....the software
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#14
What in the world are you trying to say? They have worked for MOST Democrats down the years
MADem
Dec 2015
#88
You do know NGP VAN does ALL the Democrats' software? ALL the national campaigns.
MADem
Dec 2015
#38
The van proves that Hillary hired or had a close relationship with the DNC's vendor
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#50
When DWS/Hillary did their kneejerk pounce, they expected Sanders to just drop out
AgingAmerican
Dec 2015
#15
Erosion of numbers indeed. Look at her while Bernie is explaining things....eom
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#31
telling with so few debates, make them sign away not to participate in any other debates. SHAM!
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#93
"Schultz ... appears to have acted without ... authority under law, contract or party rule"
Jarqui
Dec 2015
#40
Hillary came out too right away, "STEALING" millions of dollars worth of data, before any facts
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#48
It won't be over until an independent audit for last several months has been done.
winter is coming
Dec 2015
#64
Some Bernie supporters wonder how Hillary got their contact info after October security breach
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#76
After the selection of 2000, this is especially tragic coming from a Democratic Congressperson
Uncle Joe
Dec 2015
#86
The races or should I say primaries in Fla, are all run just as you are seeing now.
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#87
Be Advised, The Democratic Presidential Primary.. IS The General Election
CorporatistNation
Dec 2015
#89