# DNC servers hacked. Opposition research report on Donald Trump posted online. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 16, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568 "2016-06-16T23:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/41 "2016-06-18T00:51:18Z")
One thing you can say about Donald Trump: Nobody will ever be able to construct a “push” poll that targets him effectively… ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/42 "2016-06-18T00:53:23Z")
Given the push for unity, the DNC can’t be pleased at the release of documents confirming the view of many Bernie supporters that the party apparatus was working hard for Clinton. Presumably it would have denied the authenticity of these materials if it had a basis for doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/43 "2016-06-18T02:08:30Z")
Errm…please explain how exactly the DNC doing oppo research on Trump in December was working for Clinton. Can’t wait to hear this one. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/44 "2016-06-18T02:39:49Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > So, what, Russian intelligence wants Trump to win? (I can’t see them getting behind Sanders.) Tell me, if you were Russia would you want a completely ill equipped clown in charge of your greatest global rival? > [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Errm…please explain how exactly the DNC doing oppo research on Trump in December was working for Clinton. Can’t wait to hear this one. Part of the leaked documents was an email to the DNC talking about how to position themselves in the general election campaign with the assumption Clinton was the candidate. So apparently that proves they were colluding with Hillary all along. It’s from about a month after Sanders announced. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/45 "2016-06-18T03:03:00Z")
Got her! :eek: Congratulations. What do you win? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/46 "2016-06-18T05:36:56Z")
More like somebody working for the DNC. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/47 "2016-06-18T11:06:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It’s a bit like getting a team’s playbook a few months before the Superbowl. Sure. Except Trump is the mildly retarded guy lugging the Gatorade cooler, wearing a dirty jockstrap on his head, smiling, trying to fit in. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/48 "2016-06-18T12:06:46Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > If this plays a role it will be because of what it says about the Democrats, not about Trump. Anything the Democrats say about Trump has to be viewed through the lens of their own vested interest in making their opponent look bad so that they can win, which means anything worth taking to heart is worth taking to heart because we already have independent verification. > > On the other hand, it may reveal some dirty laundry the Democrats have been hiding, either of the nobody-mention-the-shallow-grave-in-Hillary’s-garden variety, or because they were planning on using scummy tactics. If they wanted to use accusations of atheism as a weapon against Trump, for example. I agree about this perhaps impacting Dems. I have read on a partizan website that these internal emails confirm the DNC were always in for Hillary. If true, then as others have said it probably doesn’t aid the healing between Sanders partizans and Hillary/ DNC. I see Hillary & Dem partizans are out in force on this thread. Shining a light into the powers that be ought to be welcomed by most, unless of course you are first and foremost a party political animal. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/49 "2016-06-18T12:58:48Z")
Got me! :eek: Congratulations. What do you win? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/50 "2016-06-18T13:19:21Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#): > > I agree about this perhaps impacting Dems. I have read on a partizan website that these internal emails confirm the DNC were always in for Hillary. If true, then as others have said it probably doesn’t aid the healing between Sanders partizans and Hillary/ DNC. Holy shit! The Democratic establishment was working for the establishment Democrat? Fuck me, I’m more shocked than if you told me there were gambling going on in this establishment! ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/51 "2016-06-18T13:55:11Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Holy shit! The Democratic establishment was working for the establishment Democrat? Fuck me, I’m more shocked than if you told me there were gambling going on in this establishment! Fuzzy\_wuzzy has a point even if you and I don’t see it as a big deal. There’s definitely grumbling that this proves collusion and the DNC was in the bag for Hillary. Not sure if it’s turning off anyone other than Bernie or Busters though. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/52 "2016-06-18T14:06:49Z")
It’s not even establishment supporting establishment candidate, necessarily. It’s party planning for the most likely candidate. Whatever you think of Bernie, at no point was he the most likely candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/53 "2016-06-18T14:22:29Z")
That’s exactly what I was going to say. It’s smart to plan for all contingencies. It’s also smart to devote more planning to the more likely contingencies. It was possible for Sanders to win the nomination, and so the DNC probably had some plans for what to do if that happened. But it was more likely for Clinton to win it, so they planned more for that. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/54 "2016-06-18T16:06:50Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Hillary still needs to develop her own message and vision for her Presidency. How about"I’m not Trump" considering Obama won on the “I’m not W” platform. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568/55 "2016-06-18T17:52:43Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#): > > I agree about this perhaps impacting Dems. I have read on a partizan website that these internal emails confirm the DNC were always in for Hillary. If true, then as others have said it probably doesn’t aid the healing between Sanders partizans and Hillary/ DNC. > > I see Hillary & Dem partizans are out in force on this thread. Shining a light into the powers that be ought to be welcomed by most, unless of course you are first and foremost a party political animal. I need a ‘who cares’ smiley. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568.md?page=2)