Hillary Clinton is what most would deem a "clear frontrunner." She has broad support among delegates in many states, has massive corporations backing her presidency and has received media coverage of this tone since Clinton announced. Thus, while Bernie Sanders was beginning his "revolution" with massive crowds in Iowa and huge national support, it seemed the media was not interested. The Sanders' campaign was unfairly stripped of valuable voter information that was received accidentally, and the resulting coverage of his fight, and ultimate victory, in gaining access to the voter data. It seems the DNC's disapproval of Sanders is becoming more difficult to conceal, and will likely be a hot topic in tonight's debate. Does Bernie Sanders stand a chance against the Democratic Establishment? Has the DNC rigged the election?
According to VICE, Sanders, after being reprimanded by the Democratic National Committee, fired the campaign's national data director, and sued the DNC for refusing access to the imperative files. Eventually Sanders won the right to the files, and his campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, issued the following statement. "By their action, the leadership of the Democratic National Committee is now actively attempting to undermine our campaign. This is unacceptable. Individual leaders of the DNC can support Hillary Clinton in any way they want, but they are not going to sabotage our campaign-one of the strongest grassroots campaigns in modern history."
However, in tonight's debate, although Sanders began with a passionate defense of his team, he eventually relented, likening the situation to that of Hillary Clinton's emails. Essentially, Sander's view is something along the lines of "no harm, no foul." However, the question remains, and if Sanders cannot get along with the DNC, there is a possibility that he could run a third-party campaign and siphon votes from Hillary Clinton. Whatever the case, it has become visible to the public that the DNC would rather Sanders step aside and acquiesce to the Clinton presidency.
