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Alabama Democrats Demand Return of Voter Data from Griffith Campaign
December 23, 2009
Montgomery, AL - On the eve of his announcement of his party switch, Main Street Strategies, the Huntsville political consulting shop of Parker Griffith, downloaded sensitive voter identification data that was the property of the Alabama Democratic Party. This final act was obviously intended to aid Mr. Griffith in his new role as a Republican candidate. Upon hearing of Mr. Griffith's switch, security measures were taken to prevent further transfers of data.
"The Democratic Party has spent untold sums of money building good data for elections and we make that data available to our Democratic candidates and officeholders. Mr. Griffith's campaign benefited from this asset, and he wouldn't be a Congressman today without it. Yet, in the wee hours before he became a Republican, Parker Griffith's political operatives, with full knowledge of what was occurring, went online and downloaded our confidential records," Chairman Joe Turnham said.
"Congressman Griffith and Main Street Strategies' operatives knew full well this information was the property of the Democratic Party. We call on him to apologize and see that this data is immediately deleted from his consultant's hard drive or we will look into possible legal action," said Jim Spearman, Executive Director of the Alabama Democratic Party.
"It is my personal hope that Congressman Griffith knew nothing of this act and that it was the lone unethical action of a political consultant. But the party will consult with our attorney, and with authorities if necessary, to assess our remedy in these matters. If an apology is made and the data returned, we could consider moving on based on the goodwill of this season." Turnham said.
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