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********* The original message: http://www.politechbot.com/p-01091.html I've attached the email from the congressional candidate at the end of this message. ********* >From: lynn@netpoliticsgroup.com >Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:56:34 -0400 >To: declan@well.com >CC: ken@idi.net >Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: Fw: Bradley campaign rents email lists to Congressional > candidates?]] > >Declan -- Lynn Reed here, former Bradley internet consultant. I am not >aware of the campaign authorizing any such use of the campaign e-mail >list during the campaign or in the month that has passed since Senator >Bradley withdrew from the race. > >Some volunteers had access to certain portions of our e-mail list during >the campaign as part of their access to our supporter database (several >volunteers in Virginia had access) and it would have been possible for >them to make a copy of the list, although they were instructed in print >and verbally not to do so. They were instructed to use the material >only for official campaign purposes. > >I'm not making any accusations, but just trying to clear up the matter >for the record. >Received: from idi.net ([198.5.6.5]) > by odin.domainnameservers.net (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id LAA09725 > for <lynn@netpoliticsgroup.com>; Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:56:48 -0400 > (EDT) >Received: from idi.net ([198.5.6.126]) > by idi.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA02386 > for <lynn@netpoliticsgroup.com>; Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:59:25 -0400 > (EDT) >Message-ID: <38FDD780.B47DF296@idi.net> >Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:57:53 -0400 >From: Ken Deutsch <ken@idi.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >MIME-Version: 1.0 >To: lynn@netpoliticsgroup.com >Subject: Re: [Fwd: Fw: Bradley campaign rents email lists to Congressional > candidates?] >References: <38FDD326.C789315@idi.net> ><38FDD4A0.5E420F80@netpoliticsgroup.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > >Lynn - I would send a note to "Declan McCullagh" <declan@well.com> - he >moderates >this list and is a reporter with Wired. > > - Ken > >lynn@netpoliticsgroup.com wrote: > > > I'd love to see the candidate's original note, because we have not, to my > > knowledge authorized any such use. It is possible a Bradley volunteer > who was > > given access to the data during the campaign kept a list, but if so, it > was a > > violation of our stated policy to those volunteers. > > > > Ken Deutsch wrote: > > > > > Potential problem with Bradley lists? > > > ********** >Subject: Democratic Candidate Needs Your Help to Keep the Bill Bradley >campaign going at the Congressional level in Northern Virginia >Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:20:09 -0400 >From: "BELLANCA FOR CONGRESS 2000" <campaign@tombellanca.com> >Reply-To: <campaign@tombellanca.com> >To: <campaign@tombellanca.com> > > > >BELLANCA FOR CONGRESS 2000 >P.O. Box 2184 >Reston, VA 20191 > > >April 2, 2000 > >Dear Bill Bradley Supporters: > >It's not too late to keep the Bill Bradley vision alive. I am writing to >you as the former Hunter Mill District Bill Bradley For President Chairman >and as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 11th >District. The efforts to support Bill Bradley are alive in my campaign >for Congress to embrace those same issues that Dollar Bill brought to the >forefront. > >Among them, I am pressing forward supporting campaign finance reform, >common sense gun laws, health care reform, and bringing the nation back to >the "new politics" of positive campaigns. I've added another important >issue to the mix that is more central to our district and that is >addressing the traffic situation in Northern Virginia. All of these >issues need to be addressed at the federal level this year and we cannot >afford to forget, nor can we afford to lose the ground that we've gained. > >This is the reason I need your support this week in the Democratic caucus >being held on April 15, 2000. As an 11th district Democratic candidate, I >am the only Bill Bradley supporter running for the nomination. In order >to win, I need to get as many delegates that support issues that Bill >Bradley took the leadership role in bringing to the forefront. > >I've attached the necessary form for you to file as a delegate to support >these issues and me on the Congressional level. I ask you to complete the >form and return to my campaign headquarters by this Saturday, April >8. The cost of filing this form is not required but will go to help pay >the costs the Democratic Party will be paying to run the caucus. Please >send the completed form to the following address: > > Bellanca For Congress 2000 > P.O. Box 2184 > Reston, VA 20191 > >Let's keep the ball on the court and rolling for our friend Bill Bradley >by continuing to support the important issues we've been fighting for over >the past year. Please help me with my campaign to continue his legacy. > > Sincerely, > > > Thomas E. Bellanca > Democratic Candidate (11-VA) > >Website: <http://www.tombellanca.com>www.tombellanca.com > >Email: campaign@tombellanca.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------