12-19-2015, 01:13 PM
The third Democratic debate will take place tonight in New Hampshire (where Sanders has a slight lead over Clinton).
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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley will take the stage at 8pm ET. The debate will be hosted by ABC network.
Sanders has dropped his lawsuit against the Democratic National Convention (DNC), and DNC Chairperson Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has announced that the Sanders campaign once again has access to the DNC voter database now that they're cooperating with the data breach investigation.
Sanders' campaign contends that they weren't seeking to access Clinton's voter data when it became visible due to a firewall glitch (for which the vendor is to blame). Sanders' campaigners say none of Clinton's voter data was downloaded and the axed director claims he was trying to figure out what the heck was going on when he searched the data.
Clinton's campaign contends that the data was worth millions of dollars and accuses the Sanders campaign of theft because Sanders' staffers made 25 searches of the database.
Sanders has long complained about the DNC's favoritism of Clinton (I don't think he's wrong). He's no fan of Wasserman-Schultz, who he claims scheduled so few debates in order not to risk Clinton's lead for the nomination.
Anyway, this data breach drama should spice up the debate a bit. Clinton and Sanders also have major differences of opinion when it comes to national security, which will be a major focus tonight. I don't know where O'Malley stands on the issue.
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley will take the stage at 8pm ET. The debate will be hosted by ABC network.
Sanders has dropped his lawsuit against the Democratic National Convention (DNC), and DNC Chairperson Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has announced that the Sanders campaign once again has access to the DNC voter database now that they're cooperating with the data breach investigation.
Sanders' campaign contends that they weren't seeking to access Clinton's voter data when it became visible due to a firewall glitch (for which the vendor is to blame). Sanders' campaigners say none of Clinton's voter data was downloaded and the axed director claims he was trying to figure out what the heck was going on when he searched the data.
Clinton's campaign contends that the data was worth millions of dollars and accuses the Sanders campaign of theft because Sanders' staffers made 25 searches of the database.
Sanders has long complained about the DNC's favoritism of Clinton (I don't think he's wrong). He's no fan of Wasserman-Schultz, who he claims scheduled so few debates in order not to risk Clinton's lead for the nomination.
Anyway, this data breach drama should spice up the debate a bit. Clinton and Sanders also have major differences of opinion when it comes to national security, which will be a major focus tonight. I don't know where O'Malley stands on the issue.