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Goodheart

(5,325 posts) Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:03 PM Jun 2017

I find myself wishing that Russia HAD successfully hacked the e-voting machines, themselves. [View all]

Call me a traitor, I don't think I am, but hear me out....

It wouldn't have made any difference to the outcome, but subsequent discovery might have once and for all annihilated the silly notion that black box voting machines loaded with secret proprietary software is a trusty way to operate elections.

Forgive me.

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I find myself wishing that Russia HAD successfully hacked the e-voting machines, themselves. [View all] Goodheart Jun 2017 OP

What makes you sure they didn't? Squinch Jun 2017 #1

+1000. dchill Jun 2017 #3

Like the other poster said...how can we be sure they didn't? angstlessk Jun 2017 #2

That information is classified! dchill Jun 2017 #4

frankly i dont think they changed vote totals..they REVERSED them! samnsara Jun 2017 #5

The national polls were off by about 2% mythology Jun 2017 #8

I think they did. Turbineguy Jun 2017 #6

They did! onecaliberal Jun 2017 #7

What makes you think they didn't? ananda Jun 2017 #9

Your wish is granted! dawg Jun 2017 #10

I think they may have. All they had to do was change a small number of votes demigoddess Jun 2017 #11

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