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Honeycombe8

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55. It wouldn't have been that hard to hack individual districts.

Sat Jul 15, 2017, 10:05 PM

Jul 2017

Esp if they didn't have printout capabilities.

The DHS testified recently that it contacted key areas they thought Russia would target, to ask those districts to work with DHS to ensure no hacking. Some refused...as I recall, it was the Republican states or swing states where Repubs were in charge; they thought the DHS was going to take over their election process or be the one to hack them, I think. So no protection, when our intel KNEW they might be targeted.

We do know that Russia DID hack the registration rolls of some areas. The Russians are very experienced at this sort of thing. They got a puppet President elected in Ukraine.

We also know that Russia helped some GOP members in THEIR elections, as well.

It's a real possibility. We the public will never know, though. Not in our lifetime, anyway.

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On election night, when it still looked like Hillary was going to win, commentators said she must [View all] EffieBlack Jul 2017 OP

K&R ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #1

I'll give ya a rec on that point!! boston bean Jul 2017 #2

FUCK THE REPUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eom a kennedy Jul 2017 #3

There are some things I don;t stick my hand in!!! Left-over Jul 2017 #32

They have totally gone sour ...and destructive. yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #41

When did it look like Clinton would win? What I remember is that the margin in Kentucky early Hoyt Jul 2017 #4

No, it wasn't the margin in Kentucky Chitown Kev Jul 2017 #10

It was obvious from early votes that things weren't going well. Kentucky had a Dem governor, Hoyt Jul 2017 #12

The margin in Ky was not suppose to be close standingtall Jul 2017 #17

The cities weren't good where she should have done well. I was sick by 8 Eastern. Hoyt Jul 2017 #19

I was watching in the California time zone, and as the evening wore on ... Hekate Jul 2017 #25

Yeah, I seem to remember that too... mountain grammy Jul 2017 #18

I would have been too had I been in Colorado. And we couldn't even get on DU. Hoyt Jul 2017 #20

I drove three miles on a dark mountain road stoned as shit mountain grammy Jul 2017 #22

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Yep, that's when I decided to go ahead and have a third glass of wine ... KPN Jul 2017 #31

I recall there being about 13 polls. HRC was leading in 12 of them. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #49

I get it, but I felt the loss early in places where I expected her to win big. Hate it, but Hoyt Jul 2017 #53

It wouldn't have been that hard to hack individual districts. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #55

I'm So Sick of Hearing About Reaching Out to rethugs Leith Jul 2017 #5

This!!! calimary Jul 2017 #42

We won't win by pandering to Trump supporters. herding cats Jul 2017 #6

Exactly! EffieBlack Jul 2017 #7

The problem is some people are not too bright. herding cats Jul 2017 #8

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I feel you. herding cats Jul 2017 #13

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You truly understand, herding cats. brer cat Jul 2017 #27

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On election night, I don't recall anyone saying it looked hughee99 Jul 2017 #36

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The Democratic Party has been "reaching out" to the American right for my entire life misanthrope Jul 2017 #57

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