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the "oh noes CC details were exposed" thing is a bit of a diversion IMHO. The most damning elements here are:
1. The Labour Party has once again demonstrated its keen ability to fuck up in public at the worst possible time. Hey look everyone, the first significant polling jump for Labour in months--WHOOPS HERE COMES ANOTHER FUCKUP, FORGET THE POLLS LET'S TALK INCOMPETENCE.
2. The Labour Party has shown its donors and members that it can't be trusted to keep their details confidential. That means people will be less likely to donate and join in the future. In an election year, that hurts.
3. A blogger not known for his love of Labour nor for his restraint now has a list of everyone on Labour's database. Every time "concerned mother Jane Smith of Ohakune" comments in an interview that "she is politically neutral but she thinks Anne Tolley is the Antichrist" that list is going to get grepped and we're going to hear that politically-neutral Jane Doe is a Labour Party member and frequent donor, and the story will become a story about Labour trying to influence the media through sock puppets. Fail fail fail.
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