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GusBob

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8. Why is this important?

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 12:14 AM

Jan 2019

The Russians used this info to geo target voters in
Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania where just enough votes were garnered to win the election.

They had to have this data to micro manage their disinformation campaign on voters in these specific
areas

This is huge

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meanwhile - Marshall, TPM "Bigger Than People Seem to Realize" (re Manafort) [View all] NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 OP

Boom EndGOPPropaganda Jan 2019 #1

Not only was he doing it (or allegedly, per Mueller at least) ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #2

It may not have been Trump's idea, but it almost certainly was his plan marylandblue Jan 2019 #4

Can Manafort even "cop to that" anymore? regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #7

You're right, not anymore ... but he SHOULD HAVE ... before. But didn't. That's my point ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #11

Mueller was tasked to determine if collusion between campaign and Russia. Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #3

I'm honestly puzzled why he thinks that... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #5

Mueller is the one who is hopefully tying all of this to trump NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #6

TRump Tower meeting UpInArms Jan 2019 #15

Why is this important? GusBob Jan 2019 #8

KR! Cha Jan 2019 #9

Not collusion jaysunb Jan 2019 #10

Salawell and Dean are calling it both! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #12

kicking before I go to bed...this story has legs....a HUGE drip. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #13

don't they need to prove manafort wasn't just a spy with the trumps being dupes? certainot Jan 2019 #14

It's how propaganda works... czarjak Jan 2019 #16

Kick KewlKat Jan 2019 #17