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Tom Rinaldo

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16. Sanders is now a Russia target, along with a few other Dem candidates
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 10:39 AM
Apr 2019

‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates"
A coordinated barrage of social media attacks suggests the involvement of foreign state actors.

By NATASHA KORECKI

02/20/2019 06:05 AM EST
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/20/2020-candidates-social-media-attack-1176018

"A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already underway on social media, with signs that foreign state actors are driving at least some of the activity.

The main targets appear to be Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), four of the most prominent announced or prospective candidates for president....

...This is the same core group of accounts the company first identified last year in a study as anchoring a wide-scale influence campaign in the 2018 elections.

Since the beginning of the year, those accounts began specifically directing their output at Harris, O’Rourke, Sanders and Warren, and were amplified by an even wider grouping of accounts. Over a recent 30-day period, between 2 percent and 15 percent of all Twitter mentions of the four candidates emanated in some way from within that cluster of accounts, according to the Guardians.ai findings. In that time frame, all four candidates collectively had 6.8 million mentions on Twitter."

Russia wanted Trump elected. They worked to divide Democrats. Now they want Trump reelected. They are working to divide Democrats. Period. We can't aid and abet their efforts.

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

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I wonder why Barr left virtually everything around that sentence blacked out? Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #1
Probably because that sentence is already public information. It's been in numerous reports. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #4
It also reflects no context whatsoever. n/t Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #5
Because the context is part of an ongoing investigation. Actually, now that I think about it, pnwmom Apr 2019 #8
Might that ongoing investigation be beneficial to Bernie? Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #30
Mueller's statement months ago was that the Russians Hortensis Apr 2019 #23
x1000! peggysue2 Apr 2019 #24
"Russians supported Sanders in order to elect Trump. mitch96 Apr 2019 #27
Oh, absolutely. Putin would support anyone to defeat Democrats. Hortensis Apr 2019 #32
Looks like they did say. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #17
I wonder what the "ongoing matter" is... N/T lapucelle Apr 2019 #2
I have my thoughts. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #12
Do they still support him for 2020? Botany Apr 2019 #3
Big surprise murielm99 Apr 2019 #6
+1 This is old news but many are in denial.... Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #18
That is the big question 4now Apr 2019 #7
Russians, a foreign entity, supported Sanders. democratisphere Apr 2019 #9
I'm shocked, shocked! Freddie Apr 2019 #11
I see some signs that they are nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #10
Bit odd that this is the only thing left unaltered. Lancero Apr 2019 #13
yes, social media is full of pro Sanders and pro gabbard shit while attacking JI7 Apr 2019 #14
Well, if the Russians' goal was to attack Hillary Clinton, MineralMan Apr 2019 #15
Sanders is now a Russia target, along with a few other Dem candidates Tom Rinaldo Apr 2019 #16
Warren, Harris, and Beto are the only candidates mentioned as being targeted with negative lapucelle Apr 2019 #31
If that was the case, we would probably see FOX news promoting Sanders as well LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #19
Hummmm . . . peggysue2 Apr 2019 #25
I doubt they'll do anything obvious, like hosting pro-Sanders town halls LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #28
No, certainly not peggysue2 Apr 2019 #29
I think Russia wanted to help Bernie and Stein..nt helpisontheway Apr 2019 #20
It is in Putin's interest to give Trump another term. dalton99a Apr 2019 #21
Kick Cha Apr 2019 #22
Kick. sarcasmo Apr 2019 #26
I think Russia will support anyone who can lose to Trump. Had Bernie come out the gate as the Autumn Apr 2019 #33
Russia supported sanders in 2016 because he could not win and same applies now Gothmog Apr 2019 #34
I agree. LonePirate Apr 2019 #35
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