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rateyes

(17,438 posts) Sat Feb 17, 2018, 10:01 AM Feb 2018

I wonder how many Russian bots

voted in 2016.

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I wonder how many Russian bots (Original Post) rateyes Feb 2018 OP

Well, if we go by Trump Speak WhiteTara Feb 2018 #1

Probably none. That was not their strategy. MineralMan Feb 2018 #2

i wonder about this. mopinko Feb 2018 #3

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

1. Well, if we go by Trump Speak

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Sat Feb 17, 2018, 10:12 AM

Feb 2018

those 3 million illegal votes came from the bots and changed vote tallies.

MineralMan

(146,329 posts)

2. Probably none. That was not their strategy.

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Sat Feb 17, 2018, 11:01 AM

Feb 2018

Their strategy was to deceive US voters about the candidates. They didn't need to vote.

mopinko

(70,208 posts)

3. i wonder about this.

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Sat Feb 17, 2018, 11:04 AM

Feb 2018

is this why they scanned the voter rolls? to find people who hadnt voted in a while? irregular voters, matched up to social media accounts of people who said they were gonna sit it out?

it could have happened.

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