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In reply to the discussion: NYT report appears to confirm COLLUSION Between Trump Aides & Russian Officials During Campaign [View all]karynnj
(60,984 posts)the result without interference. Now, assume that your view is that the interference led to more Democrats being dismayed and not voting -- that means that without the interference, we would have a Clinton presidency, with a totally different cabinet, agenda, SC pick etc AND possibily a few changes - such as Feingold and McCinty as Senators -- meaning with 50 and Clinton, we control the Senate.
Now, NOTHING in the DNC hacks or Podesta Hacks spoke badly of Feingold, a known quantity in Wisconsin, who saw his numbers fall drastically in the few polls done and whose internal polls showed enough problem that he atypically asked for help. This might mean that there was a huge anti Democratic (as the encumbent party) change wave that hit in those last months.
It is also possible that the hacks and Comey together led to Clinton's campaign having the last month filled with negative messages on why Trump was unsuitable rather than positive messages that might have actually accelerated the push for change - rather than countering it by defending what had been done. (Contrast that 2012 had "OBL is dead, GM is alive" as a push back to claims that Obama was not succeeding on the economy and FP.)