These Emails strongly hint that Sanders has been a controlled candidate since, at least, 12/09/15
https://www.wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/47719
>Objective of Comm Plan
>Frame the general election race for press and electorate at large: why HRC is running, contrast with GOP, what’s at stake for target voters (will take place in BG states, but national framing is the core objective).
>Secondary objective will be communicating Democratic unity and using Sanders and others to help drive contrast and urgency.
>Under Specific Goals:
>Reroll out core campaign message (fighting for us)/make the contrast with the GOP clear.
>Put the GOP immediately on the defensive and create crosspressure between general election and primary messages; force them to get firmly on the record with right wing positions.
>Protect and reinforce leads with key constituencies.
>Conduct tour in key markets to hit BG voters; focus on states that didn’t get as much time in primaries.
>Demonstrate unity through POTUS, Sanders, O’M and other endorsements. Have primary opponents help drive contrast and urgency.
>Scenario 1: Primary ends Feb 9 Feb 15March 29: rest, fundraising March: general election messaging tour, fundraising.
>Scenario 2: Primary ends March 1 March 1March 15: rest, fundraising March 15April 15: general election messaging tour, fundraising.
>Scenario 3: Primary ends March 15 March 15March 30: rest, fundraising April 1April 15: general election messaging tour, fundraising.
>OUT OF DATE/OUT OF TOUCH TEAM
>Special team of reliable GOP opposition surrogatesthis may be a good project for DWSwho birddog GOP candidates, especially likely nominee, at their events (need special staff team at HQ that does this); reinforce basic contrast message and try to push them further to the right.
>Women’s bus tour chasing GOP; speaking at events and challenging them to be clear on women’s health/equality issues.
>Hispanic activist groups to protest GOP events; seek outside groups to badger GOP candidates, get them on the record.
>AA team; POTUS legacy?
>Youth group? Hollywood types or digital influencers?
Next email shows that Bernie Sanders had an agreement with the Dnc, not to attack Hillary Clinton.
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/47397
Fwd: Sanders criticism
From:re47@hillaryclinton.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-05-26 12:04 Subject: Fwd: Sanders criticism
>This isn't in keeping w the agreement.
>Since we clearly have some leverage, would be good to flag this for him. I could send a signal via Welch–or did you establish a direct line w him?
Begin forwarded message: From: Christina Reynolds creynolds@hillaryclinton.com Date: May 26, 2015 at 9:22:07 AM EDT To: Robby Mook re47@hillaryclinton.com, Kristina Schake < kschake@hillaryclinton.com>, Jennifer Palmieri < jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com>, Tony Carrk tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com, John Podesta john.podesta@gmail.com, Oren Shur oshur@hillaryclinton.com, Brian Fallon bfallon@hillaryclinton.com Subject: FW:
>Sanders criticism Following up on our call on Friday, just wanted to give some updates and flag that Bernie went after HRC and WJC on wealth (including using the word “hustle.)
https://www.wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/47719
>Objective of Comm Plan
>Frame the general election race for press and electorate at large: why HRC is running, contrast with GOP, what’s at stake for target voters (will take place in BG states, but national framing is the core objective).
>Secondary objective will be communicating Democratic unity and using Sanders and others to help drive contrast and urgency.
>Under Specific Goals:
>Reroll out core campaign message (fighting for us)/make the contrast with the GOP clear.
>Put the GOP immediately on the defensive and create crosspressure between general election and primary messages; force them to get firmly on the record with right wing positions.
>Protect and reinforce leads with key constituencies.
>Conduct tour in key markets to hit BG voters; focus on states that didn’t get as much time in primaries.
>Demonstrate unity through POTUS, Sanders, O’M and other endorsements. Have primary opponents help drive contrast and urgency.
>Scenario 1: Primary ends Feb 9 Feb 15March 29: rest, fundraising March: general election messaging tour, fundraising.
>Scenario 2: Primary ends March 1 March 1March 15: rest, fundraising March 15April 15: general election messaging tour, fundraising.
>Scenario 3: Primary ends March 15 March 15March 30: rest, fundraising April 1April 15: general election messaging tour, fundraising.
>OUT OF DATE/OUT OF TOUCH TEAM
>Special team of reliable GOP opposition surrogatesthis may be a good project for DWSwho birddog GOP candidates, especially likely nominee, at their events (need special staff team at HQ that does this); reinforce basic contrast message and try to push them further to the right.
>Women’s bus tour chasing GOP; speaking at events and challenging them to be clear on women’s health/equality issues.
>Hispanic activist groups to protest GOP events; seek outside groups to badger GOP candidates, get them on the record.
>AA team; POTUS legacy?
>Youth group? Hollywood types or digital influencers?
Next email shows that Bernie Sanders had an agreement with the Dnc, not to attack Hillary Clinton.
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/47397
Fwd: Sanders criticism
From:re47@hillaryclinton.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-05-26 12:04 Subject: Fwd: Sanders criticism
>This isn't in keeping w the agreement.
>Since we clearly have some leverage, would be good to flag this for him. I could send a signal via Welch–or did you establish a direct line w him?
Begin forwarded message: From: Christina Reynolds creynolds@hillaryclinton.com Date: May 26, 2015 at 9:22:07 AM EDT To: Robby Mook re47@hillaryclinton.com, Kristina Schake < kschake@hillaryclinton.com>, Jennifer Palmieri < jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com>, Tony Carrk tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com, John Podesta john.podesta@gmail.com, Oren Shur oshur@hillaryclinton.com, Brian Fallon bfallon@hillaryclinton.com Subject: FW:
>Sanders criticism Following up on our call on Friday, just wanted to give some updates and flag that Bernie went after HRC and WJC on wealth (including using the word “hustle.)