The Russian effort to divert votes to Jill Stein was more extensive than previously thought

[iluvtennis]

https://thinkprogress.org/russia-jill-stein-2016-election-interference-48dff3966227/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c20138c04d3013e59331e46&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

The extent of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election is well-documented and yet still not fully understood. Russian agents were responsible for stealing and releasing emails from the Democratic National Committee. Russia used Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms to spread disinformation and sow discord among the American public. This was done to benefit then-candidate Donald Trump.

A new report commissioned by members of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee expands upon another facet of Russia’s pro-Trump operation: an effort to divert votes away from Hillary Clinton and toward Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

An analysis from NBC News found an extensive, coordinated effort by Russian operatives to boost Stein’s candidacy by targeting voters from key Democratic demographics.

One example NBC News highlighted was an Instagram account called @woke_blacks, which shared pro-Stein images in the run-up to the election and dismissed valid criticism that votes for Stein would help Donald Trump’s candidacy in crucial swing states.

Black voters were one of the main targets of Russia’s propaganda effort. Previous disclosures by investigators looking into Russia’s election manipulation campaign have noted that a central pillar of their interference game plan involved stoking racial animosity via social networks. It was a tactic mirrored by the Trump campaign itself, which went so far as to admit they specifically tried to suppress the turnout of black voters on election day.

The NBC News analysis found that Russians working with the infamous Internet Research Agency — the Kremlin-linked propaganda outfit with close ties to Putin — tweeted out Jill Stein’s name at least 1,000 times, on a network of fake accounts whose online reach is thought to be in the tens of millions.

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[Turbineguy]

1. Interesting idea really

Getting idiots to vote for trump apparently wasn't enough. They had to get smart people to vote against Clinton.

[Hekate]

4. Well, yeah.

[elocs]

2. The votes Stein received in WI were 6,000 more than his margin of victory here. n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Noticed that two days later.

Is this part of the Waukusha County jacked up 10k votes,no one can answer or are unwilling to answer that one.

[Cha]

7. Yes, and there are those still in Deep Denial

that Lying jill stein made the difference in those states.

[iluvtennis]

8. Exactly.

[PoliticAverse]

3. And a failure based on her vote total. n/t

[Cha]

6. And, the LYing Asshole Jill Stein Rat Fucked

the "election" with Russia's assistance.

[Sneederbunk]

9. Of course Stein knows nothing about this.

[akraven]

10. As we never go onto FB or Instagram -

we read. So we voted for Hillary. It didn't matter as our voting machines were hacked. From here on, it's paper ballots, and making a copy.

[iluvtennis]

11. Agree on the paper ballots - should be used for all voting until this hacking stuff is fixed. nt