"Russia's number one priority is to sow dissent within the Dem Party and fracture the Dem coalition"

[Dennis Donovan]

Sam Seder ✔@SamSeder

Short thread. Good point.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein

Bernie did volunteer last week that some of the negativity in his campaign might might be bots, rather than real supporters.

What if that's the substance of what he was told/allowed to tell by the IC?

Bernie did volunteer last week that some of the negativity in his campaign might might be bots, rather than real supporters.

What if that's the substance of what he was told/allowed to tell by the IC?

It might be difficult to tell what Russia's intent is. Are negative bots attacking Bernie's opponents helping or hurting Bernie? You could argue either way.

I believe that Russia's number one priority is to sow dissent within the Democratic Party and fracture the Democratic coalition, and any rooting interest in the winner is secondary at best.

If that's the goal, then Bernie's as much a victim as a beneficiary of Russia's scheme. It seems unfair to demand that he come forward when he's being maligned as the beneficiary of Russian aid.

3:09 AM - Feb 22, 2020

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[duforsure]

1. Its now russia's Putin , trump and the GOP

Conspiring together to accomplish this against the Democrats, using division, and other tactics to split the votes with. They'll done this numerous times before .

[Renew Deal]

4. It was happening in 2016

Remember the leaks just before the convention?

[Renew Deal]

2. The goal is to play dumb and look the other way since it benefits you

That’s what Trump did in 2016. We will always be subservient to the russians if they can choose their own candidates.

[MrsCoffee]

3. They seem to have the same priorities.

[Dennis Donovan]

9. Russia wins!

[MrsCoffee]

11. Maybe Sanders should change strategy.

[jmg257]

5. I would say bots - or anyone - who attacks other candidates in Bernie's name,

is NOT helping Bernie's cause.

Not the way these "maybe" bots were/are doing what they did to the Culinary, for example.

In other words, I do not consider such attacks to be helping Bernie

[W_HAMILTON]

6. Nina Turner, David Sirota, and Briahna Joy Gray also attack Sanders's opponents.

Are we to believe that they do so to HURT Sanders's campaign?

I mean, these people must think we all are fucking idiots or something.

[dalton99a]

14. Their Job 1 is to attack the Democratic Party

and then go home and vote for the Green Party - as they did in 2016

[Iliyah]

7. It does not help when a . . .

when a candidate spews venom on the Democratic Establishment better know as the Democratic Party.

[highplainsdem]

12. +1,000,000

[Demsrule86]

8. And make sure Sanders is the nominee as he will lose the general.

[boston bean]

10. Bernie should stop attacking what he calls "the democratic establishment"

He could do his part.

[Fresh_Start]

13. Russia's number 1 priority is to elevate Russian interests

which is aided by diminishing American power and influence.
Russia wants fossil fuels to remain king
Russia doesn't want effective climate change regulations which impair its ability to market fossil fuels
Russia doesn't want a strong western alliance.

if Russia and the GOP want Bernie to win, then Bernie winning is bad for America and good for Russia, period, end of story.

[apcalc]

15. And Mr Sanders is the perfect vehicle by which they can achieve their means.

He attacks the party from the left.

[Dennis Donovan]

16. Yep, Russia wins ⬆

n/t