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Voltaire2

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18. No: crimes were committed.

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 02:44 PM

Dec 2017

The dis-information campaign and the collusion of the Trump campaign team was real enough. But we have a tendency here to blame everything on the almighty Russians, and that has been an excuse to not look at what we did wrong. There were many variables in play in the election last fall, one of them was the downward spiral of Democratic Party viability outside of urban areas and with white males, and that aspect was enhanced by the Russians but existed independent of their operations.

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Where were the Russians yesterday? [View all] PJMcK Dec 2017 OP

I was thinking of posting this too. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #1

I think the election wasn't as close as it appears to be... Javaman Dec 2017 #2

I think CBP JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #3

Speaking of tin foil hat: You reminded me of the election of 2016. rainin Dec 2017 #4

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #10

Even the Russians and Cambridge Analytica's dark posts on Facebook couldn't save Moore. octoberlib Dec 2017 #5

Maybe even they Faux pas Dec 2017 #6

Senate race probably not worth it to them, but if they were involved in this election, it would not stevenleser Dec 2017 #7

The Russians have Turbineguy Dec 2017 #8

They've been working on removing Democratic Senators. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #9

of course, that must be the explanation. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #15

Who has been more effective in skewering Sessions? Thor_MN Dec 2017 #17

what the russians want d_r Dec 2017 #11

They bought a president, not a senator. nt gollygee Dec 2017 #12

They're Russians, not magical genies. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2017 #13

Moore probably scared them, too... Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #14

Should Mueller go ahead and stand down then? BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #16

No: crimes were committed. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #18

Guessing that because they never thought they'd never need an operation in Alabama, they just WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #19