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by randhacker 3828 days ago
This is incorrect. The October issue was not part of NGP VAN - it was with another DNC vendor that works for both campaigns, though I haven't seen anyone publish which one.

The data director (who was fired) corrected his statement on MSNBC saying “it wasn’t actually within the VAN VoteBuilder system, it was another system" [1]

I would also say that all the conspiracy theories about connections between Clinton and NGP VAN are insane. You can take any other tech company in this space and find just as many connections to the Clintons. If you've been involved in democratic politics at any point in the last two decades, chances are you can be linked back to Bill or Hillary.

That being said, I'm by no means defending the DNC's actions or saying that I think they have or have not been fair to Sanders... All I'm saying is scrounging for links between companies and Clinton is a waste of time.

[1] http://www.msnbc.com/thomas-roberts/watch/fired-sanders-camp...