EXCLUSIVE: Ben Mora, a regional field director for Bernie Sanders’ campaign, used a private Twitter account to attack other Democratic contenders—as well as their family members, surrogates, journalists, and celebrities—in deeply personal terms trib.al/osSy7br
Despite Sanders’ condemnation of online harassment and his suggestion that a portion of the worst offenders might actually be Russian trolls, Mora’s account indicates that some of the candidate’s most toxic support is actually from within the campaign trib.al/osSy7br
In one example, Elizabeth Warren, a frequent subject of Mora’s private account, is called a “dumb Okie,” “an adult diaper fetishist” who “looks like shit” and who lied about having Native American ancestry “to get into Harvard” trib.al/osSy7br
Screenshots of the tweets were shared with The Daily Beast via one of Mora’s followers, who cited the “toxicity” of the posts as their motivation for doing so, expressing hope that their publication would help Sanders realize how deep the problem goes trib.al/osSy7br
Read more of this exclusive reporting by @scottbix here: trib.al/osSy7br
