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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:32 AM Feb 2018

Most Americans Think Russia Will Interfere Again

February 7, 2018 at 7:14 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

A new NBC News/Survey Monkey poll finds a majority of Americans — 55% — are not confident that the federal government is doing enough to prevent foreign interference in our elections. Additionally, 57% of Americans think it’s likely that Russia will try to influence this year’s midterms.

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/07/americans-think-russia-will-interfere/

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Most Americans Think Russia Will Interfere Again (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

..and the trump administration is doing NOTHING to stop them. spanone Feb 2018 #1

What is stopping them so far? Guilded Lilly Feb 2018 #2

As long as certain people in USA are susceptible to lies/BS, any country or group can interfere in Hoyt Feb 2018 #3

spanone

(135,886 posts)

1. ..and the trump administration is doing NOTHING to stop them.

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Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:33 AM

Feb 2018

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)

2. What is stopping them so far?

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Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:55 AM

Feb 2018

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. As long as certain people in USA are susceptible to lies/BS, any country or group can interfere in

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:04 AM

Feb 2018

our elections.

It's not just hacking to worry about, and truthfully as it stands now, states are most responsible for protecting their systems/data. But, spreading lies, swiftboating, etc., are a concern. Democrats need to be prepared to react accordingly to such lies that sway elections.

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