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KPN

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11. This article is worthy to post here as a reminder that there are foreign trolls out there seeking

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2019, 11:49 AM

Apr 2019

to interfere and influence our elections. But for that reason only.

Using articles/reminders like this as a tool for bashing candidates or Democratic party members is inappropriate and serves only to divide. In the end, it is exactly that kind of behavior, especially when unsubstantiated accusations or claims are made against others that drives would be Democrats to withhold their votes.

Let's unite folks, not divide!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters - and help elect Trump (WP) [View all] dalton99a Apr 2019 OP

Good article Gothmog Apr 2019 #1

And Bernie implicitly encouraged it BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #2

And then blamed Hillary for the Russians supporting him comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #3

+1. Hillary was no longer in government dalton99a Apr 2019 #4

Still important to many zentrum Apr 2019 #8

Yup. It's impossible to post anything about Bernie here... thesquanderer Apr 2019 #12

But justie18 Apr 2019 #13

Yes, there are Sanders voters who did not vote for Hillary. But... thesquanderer Apr 2019 #18

+1 progressoid Apr 2019 #21

Well justie18 Apr 2019 #24

The point of the WP story is that what you quoted there is bogus. thesquanderer Apr 2019 #25

These were voters who got sucked into the LIES Cha Apr 2019 #28

I disagree that Sanders was overly hard on Clinton. thesquanderer Apr 2019 #29

Eric Alterman who was a BS supporter Disagrees Cha Apr 2019 #30

Eric Alterman is not the Ultimate Arbiter of Reality. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2019 #31

Oh, it's not just Eric Alterman.. so Cha Apr 2019 #32

And there are others who were there who remember things differently. thesquanderer Apr 2019 #33

Bottom line.. BS is too Divisive. Cha Apr 2019 #34

++Yup. zentrum Apr 2019 #22

BS not taking Cha Apr 2019 #27

K&R betsuni Apr 2019 #5

Great reminder and article. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #6

Let's hope DownriverDem Apr 2019 #7

And they will do it again if we let them. athena Apr 2019 #9

Imagine that UniteTheLeft Apr 2019 #10

Yep. And they knew who the easy marks were. NT WeekiWater Apr 2019 #14

If Bernie wins the nomination this time the Russians will know who the easy marks will be in 2020 Tom Rinaldo Apr 2019 #19

One is known. One is a presumption. NT WeekiWater Apr 2019 #20

This article is worthy to post here as a reminder that there are foreign trolls out there seeking KPN Apr 2019 #11

K and R oasis Apr 2019 #15

i was on mirt at about that time. mopinko Apr 2019 #16

Interesting times. And more to come. Hortensis Apr 2019 #23

I thought the influence was obvious. I believe there were posts on DU at the time that Nitram Apr 2019 #17

I like Bernie's. Which is why I support Elizabeth Warren. malchickiwick Apr 2019 #26

From my twitter feed Gothmog Apr 2019 #35

Russia was very successful Gothmog Apr 2019 #36