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by tzs 3470 days ago
Just because something is true doesn't mean that releasing it to the public is good. For instance, there were hacked documents released for some Congressional races that were expected to be close races where Democrats had an edge. These releases included the detailed campaign strategy documents of the Democratic candidates in those races. There was nothing in those releases showing any wrongdoing, or even hinting at any. Just internal planning documents for the campaigns. There was no legitimate public interest in releasing it, except maybe as historical documents after the election.
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More information available for the public to make an informed decision seems like it's always a good thing. What's good for Democrats != what's good for the public.