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14. Russia was way deep into our elections

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2017, 12:42 PM

Mar 2017

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/24/russians-suspected-hacking-wisconsin-dems/97023222/

I want to know how deep Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan were into working w/
the Russians.

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NYT report appears to confirm COLLUSION Between Trump Aides & Russian Officials During Campaign [View all] kpete Mar 2017 OP

I think it's time to reinstate public executions Norbert9 Mar 2017 #1

Yep NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #13

I been saying that for years! brutus smith Mar 2017 #30

You are right! cilla4progress Mar 2017 #41

For high crimes of treason Capital Punishment life sentence is not out of the question. gordianot Mar 2017 #17

Um, no. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #42

the whole election was a freaking republican fraud Achilleaze Mar 2017 #2

He we have no way of correcting it OliverQ Mar 2017 #5

This is going to take out a _lot_ more than Agent Orange. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #7

I hope so OliverQ Mar 2017 #8

The campaign ads write themselves. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #9

Well waiting years to vote them out kinda sucks. OliverQ Mar 2017 #10

6 years in a crippled soon-to-be-minority party. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #11

The problem is there really is no way to correct it karynnj Mar 2017 #12

There is a way to correct it, just as was done during Watergate brush Mar 2017 #15

I had assumed by correct it, the person meant having the results of the 2016 elections become karynnj Mar 2017 #20

We can't put the election genie back in the lamp but we can work towards ... brush Mar 2017 #23

Absolutely karynnj Mar 2017 #27

I think the damage done... SHRED Mar 2017 #16

Resignations, criminal convictions, reinstating fair elections & defeating the GOP go a long way. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19

Agree completely that those are needed if things are as they appear now karynnj Mar 2017 #24

Yes, and it is also very important to win state Legislatures to kill gerrymandering permanently. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #29

Agree -- Aren't these issues that Obama spoke of taking on in his post Presidential years? karynnj Mar 2017 #31

I would add also... druidity33 Mar 2017 #34

+1 Your additions are worth a ton of pennies. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #35

Republicans are anti-American Marthe48 Mar 2017 #26

Oops, there are transcripts. Pound sand, GrOPers. deminks Mar 2017 #3

What's public is bad enough. Have to assume IC has a LOT more info than that. nt wiggs Mar 2017 #4

Meetings between the Trump campaign and Russians arguing how far to interfere TNLib Mar 2017 #6

Russia was way deep into our elections Botany Mar 2017 #14

McConnell definitely knew this was going on and suppressed it. triron Mar 2017 #21

Ah yes, McConnell. He needs some... attention... JudyM Mar 2017 #32

And I am so sick of the characterization that Obama... yallerdawg Mar 2017 #18

any wonder now as to why the orange menace banned the NYTimes? Javaman Mar 2017 #22

You forgot the preceeding paragraph... jmg257 Mar 2017 #25

Wow. This is breaking sooner than I had hoped. Nitram Mar 2017 #28

Surely this is enough to void that election? BSdetect Mar 2017 #33

That will never happen, nor would we want it to Merlot Mar 2017 #36

i think we'll need an election do-over when all is said and done. spanone Mar 2017 #37

That's not how it works. eggplant Mar 2017 #38

However, we've never had an election that we know was this compromised. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #43

So they also stole cilla4progress Mar 2017 #39

Yep. dalton99a Mar 2017 #40