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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. I think they wanted *that* Republican to win.

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 03:07 PM

Feb 2017

Other GOPers have not been nearly as buddy-buddy with Putin and probably would not have been much of an improvement over Hillary from their perspective. I suspect they fiddled with the GOP primaries in some way to be sure Trump won because he's the only one who was overtly friendly (or because he was the only one they could blackmail).

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I've been wondering this about the Russia situation: [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 OP

Excellent questions leftstreet Feb 2017 #1

they want a republican mercuryblues Feb 2017 #2

I think they wanted *that* Republican to win. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #3

From The overseas Press, Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #4

Anyone looked back at primary results and compared polls for any signs of shenanigans?? Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #5

He's got his bit farms and would have deployed them to destabilize the electorate bettyellen Feb 2017 #6

IMO, Putin's interest grew stronger once Trump got momentum in GOP oasis Feb 2017 #7

i think they put him up to running in the first place. mopinko Feb 2017 #8