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yallerdawg

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60. Multiple intelligence agencies are reporting...
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 09:43 AM
Apr 2017

the Russians were "microtargeting" particular voters through social media channels, influencing their attitudes and behaviors.

Particularly in closely contested states, including the three which cost Hillary the election.

From Wiki:

Microtargeting is the use by political parties and election campaigns of direct marketing datamining techniques that involve predictive market segmentation (aka cluster analysis). It is used by United States Republican and Democratic political parties and candidates to track individual voters and identify potential supporters.

The question we now have is did the Republican campaign collude with the Russians to influence these voters?

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Her surrogates really let her down as well SirBrockington Apr 2017 #1
Yes! That's one way HRC's media operation failed. In 2016 you must use surrogates sharedvalues Apr 2017 #3
I agree with everything in the OP, and also your point is also right on still_one Apr 2017 #4
I can agree with this. herding cats Apr 2017 #21
More precisely... Roy Rolling Apr 2017 #34
I hope the DNC don't just copy the Trump strategy. Develop OnDoutside Apr 2017 #37
the Media plays a role in this also. in 2004 the swift boat assholes refused to go up against Max JI7 Apr 2017 #13
That's the corporatemedia m$m Shite.. they were determined to NORMALIZE Cha Apr 2017 #31
Yup. Seems like we don't know how to play the media. KPN Apr 2017 #88
I like HRC, but she has to lay blame at her own media operation too sharedvalues Apr 2017 #2
That's an opinion.. the corporate m$m was determined to NORMALIZE Cha Apr 2017 #40
The corporate media should have been her number 1 reason. Why are we still skirting around this. JCanete Apr 2017 #52
I agree. Things she did never got reported. LisaM Apr 2017 #78
Well I agree the for-profit media sunk HRC. But see that op-ed. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #86
Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #5
She was up about 11-15 points 12 days before the election SirBrockington Apr 2017 #7
I find it interesting... yallerdawg Apr 2017 #8
I was all set to post this ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #10
I don't know that you can rank any of them actually. They all add up to KPN Apr 2017 #89
Yeah, cause they think they know better than Hillary .. not true. Cha Apr 2017 #28
Hillary has a place and role within the Democratic Party. Tatiana Apr 2017 #9
Hillary was most Definitely the Strongest BEST Candidate. Cha Apr 2017 #24
Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #30
Oh.. fucking scary shite there you dug up there on our Democratic Candidate. Cha Apr 2017 #33
Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #35
Yeah, all you have are personal attacks.. not even worth it.. I'll leave you with this.. Cha Apr 2017 #39
Content you are responding to is gone, my friend, Skidmore Apr 2017 #80
Mahalo, Skidmore! Cha Apr 2017 #84
You do realize that the crazies on the right created quite a few lies synergie Apr 2017 #43
Beautiful post ... kudos ... mr_lebowski Apr 2017 #50
Thank you for your awesome post, synergie! Cha Apr 2017 #85
OK. Ken Burch Apr 2017 #69
Your reasons.... quickesst Apr 2017 #12
One can win a primary and not be the strongest general election candidate. TDale313 Apr 2017 #20
Hillary was the Strongest Best Candidate We had. Cha Apr 2017 #25
No question. JudyM Apr 2017 #27
This is what's logical quickesst Apr 2017 #55
If you win the "semifinal", you move on. TDale313 Apr 2017 #57
I'm good with that... quickesst Apr 2017 #87
In her case she did and was the strongest candidate. This isn't a football game with "matchups". George II Apr 2017 #59
There is no way to know if she was the best BainsBane Apr 2017 #76
K&R... spanone Apr 2017 #6
Shouldn't have even been close LittleBlue Apr 2017 #11
and Reagan shouldn't have won huge either. and people like Gohmert, Bachmann etc should not win JI7 Apr 2017 #14
17 Republicans couldn't beat him lunamagica Apr 2017 #16
Agree. Sun shadow Apr 2017 #44
It's not just on the candidate when divisiveness was R B Garr Apr 2017 #64
Trump had a HELL of a lot of help NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #83
If Joe the Plumber was a Democrat he would have also been under FBI investigation. StevieM Apr 2017 #47
He appealed to the misogynists. synergie Apr 2017 #70
I don't blame her surrogates but I do blame the GOP who spent 30 years tearing her down Hamlette Apr 2017 #15
And those that parroted those talking points, and used them to encourage synergie Apr 2017 #38
Mahalo, yallerdawg.. Cha Apr 2017 #17
Just like old times, Cha! yallerdawg Apr 2017 #18
Yeah, only Cha Apr 2017 #19
Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #22
Yup. I've yet to hear her take ANY personal responsibility n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #23
Because LITERALLY every other high up dem never addresses the elephants in the room Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #41
We also haven't heard Al Gore or John Kerry or John McCain or Mitt Romney take any personal StevieM Apr 2017 #48
That's because Kerry and McCain Sun shadow Apr 2017 #53
The American people wanted that monkey BainsBane Apr 2017 #62
Nope. The best surrogate in history--hands down--was James Comey. And Donald Trump had him, StevieM Apr 2017 #63
Those would be people who ran in elections where the VRA was active? synergie Apr 2017 #68
She's not alone in that BainsBane Apr 2017 #61
"Personal responsibility"? No Democratic candidate ever worked harder. nt oasis Apr 2017 #72
Too bad.. write a letter. Cha Apr 2017 #26
Write a letter? melman Apr 2017 #36
I think it means your narrative is more obvious than you may be aware of. LanternWaste Apr 2017 #56
Interesting melman Apr 2017 #82
Which three states would those be? synergie Apr 2017 #45
The spinners appear to have added Pennsylvania to the states that she supposedly ignored. StevieM Apr 2017 #46
She was in MI twice. I lost an entire phone bank session cause people went synergie Apr 2017 #49
Your statement about African American owned companies is right wing fake news. yardwork Apr 2017 #54
Voter purge, voter suppression never mentioned N/T Chevy Apr 2017 #29
Agreed. William769 Apr 2017 #32
K&R betsuni Apr 2017 #42
Excellant short video at site. riversedge Apr 2017 #51
The Electoral College rock Apr 2017 #58
Multiple intelligence agencies are reporting... yallerdawg Apr 2017 #60
Anyone figure out how many votes she got because she was a women vs. how many she lost? jmg257 Apr 2017 #65
Misogyny may have played into many votes against her. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #66
If you don't think misogyny had an effect in this last election cycle TDale313 Apr 2017 #67
Thank you BainsBane Apr 2017 #74
Hillary is too kind. Comey is on the top of my list. Listed #1. oasis Apr 2017 #71
Yes, Comey really shook it up - twice. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #75
Books will be written about Comey's sabotage of Hillary's campaign. nt oasis Apr 2017 #79
I agree with her TNLib Apr 2017 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Apr 2017 #77
I concur n/t librechik Apr 2017 #81
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