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uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:11 PM Jan 2017

QUESTION: Is Russia going to do LESS hacking of our elections since MiniPoot is going to be prez?

I don't understand the attitude of dems in Washington right now,

If the election was hacked once at the state and local electoral level why in the hell wouldn't they just keep doing it?

Why in the word would someone like MiniPoot give up his golden Russian egg!?!?

Because someone in the intel agencies are going to rat him out!?

They already tried that and Comey ignored them... David Corn wrote about this in Mother Jones

Help me out here,


Thx in advance

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QUESTION: Is Russia going to do LESS hacking of our elections since MiniPoot is going to be prez? (Original Post) uponit7771 Jan 2017 OP
I would NOT bet on that. They'll keep on doing what works. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2017 #1
RIGHT !!! Why would they just stop now?!?! Conservatives will run everything why in the hell uponit7771 Jan 2017 #7
It will no longer be hacking for information. gordianot Jan 2017 #2
Nope Best_man23 Jan 2017 #3
The problem is that GP6971 Jan 2017 #4
+1, if anything they'd ask for more hacking uponit7771 Jan 2017 #14
+1, hopefully they'll start eating each other... maybe that's the thing that'll save us uponit7771 Jan 2017 #8
We're not going to make a big deal of the hack because of what was hacked. Exilednight Jan 2017 #5
It wasn't just emails, it was the DNC and state and local electoral boards..I wish it was just email uponit7771 Jan 2017 #10
That may be, but no one in Illinois is going to care about hacking that took place in California. Exilednight Jan 2017 #13
RNC was hacked too; russians are just holding that stuff for blackmail. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #23
It will only get worse... Rollo Jan 2017 #6
Maybe they helped Dubya in 2000. Rex Jan 2017 #9
Yeap, that still creeps me out... on that same line McCain hated Putin and lost and rMoney wasn't uponit7771 Jan 2017 #11
That connection has bothered me for years. Rex Jan 2017 #12
That's why this is a coup...nt LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #15
They won't have a need to hack. Trump will have the info sent by courier to Moscow. Vinca Jan 2017 #16
No Russia will hack more.... Donald Trump will encourage it to gain more power! UCmeNdc Jan 2017 #17
With the levers of power at his use I am sure cheato will do all he can to destroy true patriots libtodeath Jan 2017 #18
They will keep doing it. So will the Chinese...and whomever else is capable of it. ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #19
Right, like DU they can address the low hanging fruit vulnerabilities but wont with MiniPoot in offi uponit7771 Jan 2017 #20
They will pay no price. They will only up their game. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #21
Right! I don't see Putin saying "well, let them have their democracy" or the KGOP saying lets be... uponit7771 Jan 2017 #22
we need all paper ballots, all hand-counted, all the time. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #24
Something... cons can do vote verification but refuse to in red states uponit7771 Jan 2017 #25
I don't know about elections Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #26
No Putin will be more than willing to help Trump steamroll his enemies........ UCmeNdc Jan 2017 #27

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
7. RIGHT !!! Why would they just stop now?!?! Conservatives will run everything why in the hell
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:45 PM
Jan 2017

... would they investigate any continuing claims of hacking!?

gordianot

(15,226 posts)
2. It will no longer be hacking for information.
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:17 PM
Jan 2017

Just verification of what the traitor provides to his master.

Best_man23

(4,891 posts)
3. Nope
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:17 PM
Jan 2017

In fact, I think we've only seen the beginning of this. I'm expecting dirt on the Rs to begin as soon as Congress blocks BLOTUS from dropping the sanctions, which he will no doubt try to do very early.

And someone should forcefully tell Mitch the Bitch, the hacking WILL continue and election hacking WILL happen again if we don't take steps.

GP6971

(31,017 posts)
4. The problem is that
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:25 PM
Jan 2017

the turtle doesn't care...the hack put Trump on top and assured the Turtle's future as the speaker. He's not giving that up.

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)
5. We're not going to make a big deal of the hack because of what was hacked.
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:26 PM
Jan 2017

The emails were embarrassing. The last thing we want to do is shine a light back on a hack that cost our DNC Chair her seat and cast an unflattering image on the party as a whole.

It's like attacking someone who took a video of you making out with the guy who just got done licking the dogs ass because everyone involved was drunk.

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)
13. That may be, but no one in Illinois is going to care about hacking that took place in California.
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 09:00 PM
Jan 2017

That's just basic truth. People are too concerned about their own day to day existence to worry about someone they will probably never know.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
6. It will only get worse...
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:39 PM
Jan 2017

Now that Putin has his puppet in place, the puppet will start compromising American intelligence agencies, turn them towards domestic surveillance of anyone and everybody who has ever questioned, opposed, or mocked The Donald. The intelligence gathered will then be turned over to Putin's middlemen to be turned over to Assange for dissemination. It will make Nixon's enemies list and corruption of the IRS look like child's play.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
9. Maybe they helped Dubya in 2000.
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:48 PM
Jan 2017

Bush and Pootie Poot did look deep into each others eyes and find kindred spirits.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
11. Yeap, that still creeps me out... on that same line McCain hated Putin and lost and rMoney wasn't
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:52 PM
Jan 2017

... a Putin friend either.

You might have a point...

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
12. That connection has bothered me for years.
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:57 PM
Jan 2017

Obama had 10 million more votes in 2008, maybe that was too much. However, have a divided group show up and have a close election. The potential is there imo.

I still don't get how 87k votes = 2.8 million. How that equalled a huge number of EC votes for one candidate. I admit it makes no sense to me.

Kinda like how we did away with official exit polling. You know me, I am always cause sometimes the shit reveals itself to be factual.

ElementaryPenguin

(7,800 posts)
19. They will keep doing it. So will the Chinese...and whomever else is capable of it.
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 11:20 AM
Jan 2017

The GOP don't care as long as they are the ones "in power."

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
21. They will pay no price. They will only up their game.
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 11:32 AM
Jan 2017

This has been positive for them. I expect other countries to interfere with our elections. We all should. We should also be under the expectation they will pay a price.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
22. Right! I don't see Putin saying "well, let them have their democracy" or the KGOP saying lets be...
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 11:34 AM
Jan 2017

... patriots and extra vigilant with the nations resources.

NOT AT ALL

Phoenix61

(16,954 posts)
26. I don't know about elections
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:03 PM
Jan 2017

but I think they will target sites like this one. Sites that people use to organize against Trump. Sites that promote Democratic candidates in state elections.

UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
27. No Putin will be more than willing to help Trump steamroll his enemies........
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 01:03 PM
Jan 2017

Putin knows a good thing when he has one.......

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