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blondebanshee

(359 posts)
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:20 AM May 2019

Second Florida county hacked in 2016 election, Gov. DeSantis says

TALLAHASSEE – Russian hackers infiltrated the election files of two Florida counties during the 2016 election, Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Tuesday, though he was quick to add that no votes were manipulated or results altered.


https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-election-hacking-county-20190514-dejkukfjbngzxbyrkdpdgndxum-story.html

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Second Florida county hacked in 2016 election, Gov. DeSantis says (Original Post) blondebanshee May 2019 OP
They stole it for the Con malaise May 2019 #1
Drip drip drip... cilla4progress May 2019 #2
"No Votes Were Manipulated." Well, DUH... The_Counsel May 2019 #3
The early vote all but gave Florida to Hillary and yet somehow Trump won? Botany May 2019 #4
Florida's must have state for both parties. Hortensis May 2019 #5
Sen. Nelson was right. Iliyah May 2019 #6
no one does stillcool May 2019 #7
First it was none, then one and now two. Will that number continue increasing? What else is there? LonePirate May 2019 #8
So Russians hacked the systems in two counties for no reason? Greybnk48 May 2019 #9
Two that you FOUND OUT about Maine-i-acs May 2019 #10
Graham better get his apology Baitball Blogger May 2019 #11

The_Counsel

(1,756 posts)
3. "No Votes Were Manipulated." Well, DUH...
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:27 AM
May 2019

That's not how hackers would roll when it comes to things like this, lest they'd be found out immediately.

The point is to keep the people who might vote against you from voting. Or if they did vote, they somehow wouldn't be counted. Literally changing those votes is too easy and not really in the hackers' best interest...

Botany

(76,697 posts)
4. The early vote all but gave Florida to Hillary and yet somehow Trump won?
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:28 AM
May 2019

Of course the vote and voter d-bases were hacked.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. Florida's must have state for both parties.
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:28 AM
May 2019

Trump is already working very hard to keep it, no doubt is hoping for a great deal of extra-electoral assistance.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
6. Sen. Nelson was right.
Tue May 14, 2019, 11:32 AM
May 2019

And yes, the 2016 elections were stolen. I believe Russia helped with Republicans cross board, especially the Senate.

LonePirate

(14,349 posts)
8. First it was none, then one and now two. Will that number continue increasing? What else is there?
Tue May 14, 2019, 12:05 PM
May 2019

And it is absolute horse shit that nobody will name these counties. The public has a right to know.

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