Clinton Will Acquire Obama’s Email List

[brooklynite]

Source: Political Wire

Politico reports Hillary Clinton “is expected from the start to have access to two potent collections of names, email addresses and other useful information — Obama’s vaunted 2012 campaign list of roughly 12 million supporters, and a separate list of about four million people gathered over the last two years by the outside group Ready for Hillary. While the legal details for the lists’ transfer are still being worked out, Democratic strategists say they expect both will eventually help Clinton raise money and build her team of volunteer field staffers.”

Read more: http://politicalwire.com/2015/04/06/clinton-will-acquire-obamas-email-list/

[Ikonoklast]

1. Take my name off of that list then.

Hillary has Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein, she doesn't need my money.

[brooklynite]

2. No problem, plenty of grassroots supporters on the list as well...

Support from 70% of low-income Democrats in the last Washington Post poll.

[Ikonoklast]

3. Good for them, they'll get forgotten just as soon as the primary is over.

[brooklynite]

4. In other words, the voters are too stupid to know what's good for them? Catchy slogan!

[Ikonoklast]

16. Look at our current Congress.

Yes, it's true. Fact is, stupid people vote against their own self-interest all the time.

[FarPoint]

13. That's your choice.

President Obama likes the plan though....

[Ikonoklast]

14. Don't really care. If he wants his legacy to be the TPP,

Obama would be selling us out like Clinton did with NAFTA.

ABH.

[FarPoint]

19. I doubt that...

.

[tularetom]

5. Just one more email that'll go directly to the spam folder

[betterdemsonly]

10. They do honor the unsubscribe link

in my personal experience.

[Renew Deal]

6. That tells you what Obama thinks about the race.

[hrmjustin]

7. Good.

[samsingh]

8. good

[Geronimoe]

9. Details need to be ironed out

The "details" is likely amount of money per valid address. I hope Hillary doesn't in turn, sell this list to her corporate sponsors.

One who went to the trouble to have her own personal server, will hopefully understand, many will not appreciate spamming them. If they wanted to be on her fund raising list, they would have joined long ago.

[brooklynite]

11. Well, since 4,000 voluntarily signed up to support her...

...and since polling shows that 69% of liberals support her, I'm guessing they won't need to filter out too many names.

[Chan790]

12. I just unsubscribed and requested to be removed from any distribution of their database.

Sent them an email to tell them it was because I objected to them providing their contact list to the Clinton 2016 campaign and didn't want to receive emails, phone calls or mail from Hillary Clinton's campaign or any other candidate for 2016 unless I specifically subscribed to their mailings.

You can email them too at [email protected] or via the webform here.

[onehandle]

17. Bully for you. nt

[heaven05]

21. really??!!!!

[Chan790]

24. Yes, really.

I do not want them distributing my contact information, contact history and donation history to anybody...so, as is my right, I can and have demanded that they not disclose that information to anybody except the FEC as required by law.

[heaven05]

25. okay

[cosmicone]

15. uh-oh

This news has the same potential for explosiveness on DU as a news like "Hillary is pregnant"

[Gothmog]

18. The Ready for Hillary group is not directly affiliated with Hillary Clinton

These are the same people who run Battleground Texas. The Ready for Hillary group have been gathering these names and e-mail addresses to sell to the Clinton campaign

[heaven05]

20. and?

I hope so!

[AtomicKitten]

22. Sure, just like the claim Elizabeth Warren endorsed Hillary

via a vis the letter from lawmakers signed encouraging her to run, except it wasn't an endorsement and the coveted email database is not being handed over before the primary even starts. It's just wishful thinking by a group of overzealous supporters trying to force the issue.

[brooklynite]

30. Which overzealous supporters are you thinking of?

RFH invited people to sign up to show their support. No other reason to do so that I can think of...

[Major Hogwash]

34. What cracks me up is that if the news from Politico is pro-Hillary, it is a-okay to quote them.

Yet, if they put out an article that is damaging to Hillary they are condemned as a group of former Republicans!

[Larry Engels]

23. Well, I guess she needs a new email list, now that hers is has been erased.

If it has been.

[Corey_Baker08]

26. Well That's A Sure Sign Vice President Biden Isn't Running...

Fuck. We need a heated Democratic Primary if for no other reason than to push our eventual Democratic Nominee more to the left.

We need someone like Howard Dean or General Wesley Clark to run.

I can't help but think damn how could John Edwards have thrown away his entire life and a very bright political future over some skank.

I have no doubt that if he hadn't thrown his life away he would be our liberal alternative to Hillary Clinton and more than likely the Democratic Party's Nominee for President in 2016.

His story of his upbringing, his view of 'Two Americas' and his objectives of fighting poverty & income inequality would have resonated with voters across the political landscape...

What could have been...

[brooklynite]

29. I'd support either of them...in their support for Hillary Clinton

Howard Dean: I'm Ready for Hillary

Wes Clark also ‘Ready for Hillary’ Clinton

Al Franken: I'm Ready for Hillary

Got anybody else?

[Corey_Baker08]

31. I'm Not Against Hillary Clinton 2016, However A Heated Primary Has Several Advantages...

The Candidate will be tested and ready for the Republican smear machine. The debates are also good practice for the Nominee for example when Obama debated Hillary in the 2008 Primary he absolutely kicked McCain's Ass in all 3 Presidential Debates. However in 2012 not having the luxury to practice against a real opponent President Obama's debate performance was not very good which in turn caused alot of anxiety for his supporters and gave the media red meat to say Romney Won and where is The Barack Obama of 2008?

It also is a good way to push a candidate more to the left.

[brooklynite]

32. Isn't that Bernie's job?

At a minimum, you'll have him and O'Malley.

consider as well, if you don't have a cattle call like the Republicans, you give more time for each candidate to talk at length.

[Corey_Baker08]

33. You Raise A Great Point n/t

[Gamecock Lefty]

27. Hill 2016!

Warren needs more than "Wall Street Bad!" before she's ready for the national stage.

[Thinkingabout]

28. Good deal, I am on her Ready for Hillary and was on Obama's list, I just don't want to be left out.

Looking forward to the primary and general election. Let the primary begin.

[truthisfreedom]

35. remarkable death-knell for repukes.