An examination of the Kremlin’s campaign to help Trump reveals that “without the Russians, Trump would not have won.” Here’s why: Trump won Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania by a total of 77,000 votes (less than 1% of votes cast in those states). The Russians made a concerted effort to persuade Bernie Sanders supporters and African-Americans not to vote at all or to vote for independent Jill Stein; that interference included stealing and sharing Democratic Party emails that enraged many Sanders supporters and spreading anti-Clinton and pro-Trump propaganda online. The Russians may have even altered voter registration records in some states to keep Democrats from voting. Meanwhile, Russian-generated fake news stories about Clinton and Trump reached 126 million people via Facebook alone, and were widely shared. Was all that enough to change or suppress a few thousand votes? Of course.
Perhaps the title of this post should be “Putin Hacked Trump’s Way Into The White House”.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/without-the-russians-trump-wouldnt-have-won/2018/07/24/f4c87894-8f6b-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?sw_bypass=true&utm_term=.7b7129445cbf
Note: Each time I post using either Putin’s or Trump’s name, a flurry of bot hits from Russia attacks my blog site. It, also, occurred when I posted the previous blog about Alex Jones of Infowar fame. Those Russians don’t give up.
http://samslair.blogspot.com/2018/08/alex-joness-attorneys-argue-that-no.html?m=1
