21 December 2015

Bernie Sanders shines as crisis manager

When he learned that a handful of his campaign’s datameisters peeked at Hillary Clinton’s voter data while NGP VAN’s firewalls were down, Sen. Bernie Sanders acted swiftly and decisively. He:

1. Identified and fired the data peepers;
2. Apologized to Clinton, and to his supporters; and
3. Sued the Democratic National Committee to restore access to the voter file, which the DNC had cut off in breach of contract.

It will now take some gall, and spectacular bad judgment, for Hillary to cut a three-in-the-morning phone call ad trying to raise doubts that Sanders can handle a crisis. That’s especially so given Hillary’s never ending emails saga.

If he becomes President, Sanders will be a fine crisis manager. And he — and we — can thank the DNC’s reckless handling of the data breach for proof he’s a good man in a storm.

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