Outcry from Sanders supporters after leaked DNC 'atheism' e-mails

Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) supporters tore into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on social media after a leaked e-mail appeared to show a DNC official plotting to question Sanders's religion. The e-mail, written by Chief Financial Officer Brad Marshall and leaked by the DNC hacker Guccifer 2.0 to WikiLeaks, suggests sending a surrogate to ask an unnamed candidate whether that candidate believed in God. The e-mail does not name the Vermont senator, but it talks about a man of “Jewish heritage” Marshall believes to be an atheist. It makes reference to voters in Kentucky and West Virginia, two states that were weeks away from a Democratic primary at the time.

"It might may no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to ask his belief. Does he believe in a God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist,” said the e-mail, to other party officials in its entirety. Marshall did not respond to a request for comment. But he did say, “I do not recall this. I can say it would not have been Sanders. It would probably be about a surrogate.”