David Atkins Defends The DNC

++David Atkins today gives a tutorial on how the different data systems work for campaigns. He says that the DNC platform which has unusual loyalty among party operatives really was designed in the 1990s. He said that the Sanders staffers pulling info from the list actually yields valuable info about whether Hillary is strongly supported or not. But he thinks the damage done was limited and that the DNC to continue to withhold the voter information would have doomed the Sanders campaign. But he also raises questions about the ethics of the Sanders' staffers.

++He warns that one can have all sorts of conspiracy theories but there is not substitute for actually working on a campaign to understand the real issues here.