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In reply to the discussion: Feb 12: Keep Russian hack of US election on front pages! The "UHHH, ISN'T THAT TREASON??" edition [View all]Orrex
(63,203 posts)9. Why, just this morning on Alternative Radio...
Arun Gupta stated flatly that there's zero evidence that Russia tampered with the election tallies. Hmm....
He then went on to blame the lost election entirely on Clinton and her Third Way agenda, summarily dismissing the impact of Comey, racism, and the like. He seems to think that economic factors were the beginning, middle & end of her loss, and he states that none of the rest could have swung the election if only Clinton had been less Third Way.
Although his general point (that Democrats have largely abandoned the white working class) is quite reasonable, I was struck by his refusal to accept that other factors led to Trump's seizure of the Whitehouse.
He then went on to blame the lost election entirely on Clinton and her Third Way agenda, summarily dismissing the impact of Comey, racism, and the like. He seems to think that economic factors were the beginning, middle & end of her loss, and he states that none of the rest could have swung the election if only Clinton had been less Third Way.
Although his general point (that Democrats have largely abandoned the white working class) is quite reasonable, I was struck by his refusal to accept that other factors led to Trump's seizure of the Whitehouse.
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Feb 12: Keep Russian hack of US election on front pages! The "UHHH, ISN'T THAT TREASON??" edition [View all]
Squinch
Feb 2017
OP
It is evil to turn your back on America, and to undermine the nation sneakily
Achilleaze
Feb 2017
#5
He's technically right that there is no evidence that the TALLIES were tampered with. Yet.
Squinch
Feb 2017
#17
Sounds good! FWIW Clicks generate traffic but if you click on an ad as well...
WePurrsevere
Feb 2017
#10
Thank you for the information! I'm going to include that instruction in future posts.
Squinch
Feb 2017
#16
It's kind of a race against time about whether the story will come out first, or
Squinch
Feb 2017
#26
Russia stories! Are they ready to explode? DEMS having a presser at 12:30pm today!
Madam45for2923
Feb 2017
#35