I have to start out that I am a Bernie Sanders fan. I like the fella. I could absolutely vote for him. However, I'm not here to debate the merits of a Sanders candidacy. The news out overnight that members of the Sanders campaign searched and downloaded information from the Clinton campaign on the Democratic National Committee database and the Sanders campaign's reaction got me going.
The Sanders camp is blaming the situation on a gaff in the software that temporarily dropped the firewalls that keep the candidates information proprietary. Their reaction to a suspension of their benefits of access to the database? Conspiracy!
Um, guys...it appears that during the time period that the firewall was down, four of your folks - including your data director, since terminated - searched and downloaded proprietary information. The walls came down and your people pounced.
It's as if you're saying "We have no self control and the wall was down so it's really the fault of the software." You know, the henhouse fence failed and, being foxes, we naturally ate the chickens. Don't blame us for following our natural instincts!
The Democratic National Committee came down hard on the Sanders camp, blocking access from the database until an investigation is conducted and a complete report on the incident from the Sanders people is received.
At this point, the Sanders campaign is threatening to sue to get access to their data back. They are accusing the DNC of conspiring with the Clinton camp - or at least acting in the interests of the Clinton campaign - to hobble their campaign.
The Sanders people may have a point - the data that they are now being denied access to is their own. They also fired one of the staffers that knowingly downloaded the Clinton information. It just so happens to be the eve of an important New Hampshire debate where Sanders stands the best chance of derailing the Clinton train.
While this could be a devastating blow to the Sanders campaign if it drags on, I can't help but feel the offending staffers were trying to deliver a devastating blow of their own.
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