This email from Robby Mook explains a very disturbing development. Hillary needs us to fight back for her now!
Friend --
I want to let you know about a development that just occurred, because
it matters. The tone of this primary matters, and the condition of our
party at the end of it will matter as we prepare to face Donald Trump or
Ted Cruz this fall.
Earlier today, the Sanders campaign wrote a
letter to the Democratic National Committee, falsely accusing us of
violating campaign finance law.
You won’t be surprised by what
happened next: 26 minutes after the letter was sent, his campaign sent a
fundraising email attempting to capitalize on the phony charges.
(Before
you read any further, let's get one thing straight: this accusation is
false. They're questioning our joint fundraising agreement with the DNC,
which allows us to support Democrats running up and down the ticket --
the same fundraising structure used by President Obama in 2008 and
2012.)
This latest incident is part of a troubling pattern of
behavior -- occurring just as Bernie’s mathematical odds of winning the
nomination dwindle toward zero -- in which Sanders and his team are not
just debating us on issues (which we all agree is perfectly fair), but
rather attacking Hillary Clinton’s character, integrity, and
motivations.
The fact that they include the Democratic Party in
these charges -- an organization we want future generations of
progressives to trust and support -- further confirms that the Sanders
campaign has let things get out of hand in its waning days. To wit:
- Over
the weekend, they had protesters outside one of our fundraising events
-- one whose proceeds went not just to Hillary for America, but to the
Democratic National Committee and 32 state Democratic Parties --
throwing dollar bills at Hillary’s motorcade, as if they were at, shall
we say, an adult entertainment venue. This was just days after someone
introducing Bernie at a rally called Hillary a “Democratic whore.”
- In
last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting
climate change because a whopping 0.2% of the money given to our
campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2%,
mind you: 0.2%.
- And of course, Sanders spent several days
calling Hillary unqualified for the presidency, based on an entirely
false claim that Hillary had said the same about him. She hadn’t (and
still hasn’t, even after what he said).
To be clear, we
welcome a debate on the important issues facing Americans, like how to
prevent gun violence, encourage tolerance, and do more to level the
playing field for Americans who are counting on us.
But it’s hard
to see how anyone -- other than Donald Trump and Ted Cruz -- benefits
from this downward spiral of irresponsible and baseless attacks. Right
about now is when we ought to be talking about coming together as a
progressive movement, not undermining a generation of voters’ faith in
the Democratic Party and in the woman who is almost certain to be its
nominee.
Thank you for everything you do to support our campaign.
Robby
Robby Mook
Campaign Manager
Hillary for America
Hillary needs you now more than ever -- chip in $5 to join more than one million grassroots donors standing with her.
This from the guy who does not support other Democrats!
