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2016 Postmortem

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pbmus

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Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:17 PM Dec 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan Just Linked Directly To Russian Election Hacking [View all]

The presidential election victory of Donald Trump may not be the only thing made illegitimate by Russian tampering. It seems that the GOP congressional majority may also be called into question thanks to our Russian friends (?).

According to the New York Times:

The impact of the information released by the hackers on candidates like Ms. Taddeo in Florida and others in nearly a dozen House races around the country was largely lost in the focus on the hacking attacks against the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. But this untold story underscores the effect the Russian operation had on the American electoral system.[…]

http://www.bluedotdaily.com/house-speaker-paul-ryan-just-linked-directly-to-russian-election-hacking/

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It really makes one wonder just how complicit the GOP was in this entire affair. Are they cooking RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1
Rudy new about it elehhhhna Dec 2016 #4
Years ago they would have been before the House Un-American Activities Committee! RKP5637 Dec 2016 #6
years ago progressives recognized that the HUAAC was a dangerous thing onenote Jan 2017 #39
Quite true!!! How short my memory was when I said that!!! Horrible times! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2017 #49
Yes, but so are foreign governments hacking our elections. whathehell Jan 2017 #50
Oh Rudy is a really bad guy.. pbmus Dec 2016 #8
He is a horrible person. madaboutharry Dec 2016 #13
Also notdarkyet Jan 2017 #37
Well we knew they cheated in 2000 and 2004. By now what is helping Russia or China Rex Dec 2016 #5
The country is under siege by a hostile regime and millions of Americans still don't get RKP5637 Dec 2016 #7
Nor will they ever get it. We live in a matrix of appearances. Rex Dec 2016 #14
I turn on Alex Jones, occasionally, to hear what he's spouting off about. He's one crazy guy, but it RKP5637 Jan 2017 #17
The GOP loves guys like Alex jones rickford66 Jan 2017 #27
No truer words have been spoken in 2016... pbmus Jan 2017 #30
The GOP would Turbineguy Jan 2017 #19
The GOP really is a character flaw, one against humanity. Seriously, there is really RKP5637 Jan 2017 #21
I believe this element has always been with us- dragging humanity down, committing atrocities, NBachers Jan 2017 #46
Hacking affected more than triron Dec 2016 #2
Oh hell yes pbmus Dec 2016 #3
btw triron Dec 2016 #11
Does anyone really believe it was just hacked information being released dflprincess Dec 2016 #9
Not me triron Dec 2016 #12
Finally the real story is emerging. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #10
We need new elections True_Blue Jan 2017 #15
Yes, but how do we do that...? pbmus Jan 2017 #16
Great question True_Blue Jan 2017 #25
The crux of the problem is, our lawmakers are part of the problem! There appears to be an RKP5637 Jan 2017 #51
Machines can be hacked triron Jan 2017 #18
Paper ballots OldYallow Jan 2017 #20
Exactly.If it takes two or three days, so be it. oasis Jan 2017 #32
word. if you have referendums in your state, try to get it on the ballot. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #45
NY is the only state that held out from HAVA with paper ballots. Bohunk68 Jan 2017 #52
i this legit? I am not seeing it on other media outlets. lancelyons Jan 2017 #22
Follow the links... pbmus Jan 2017 #23
I never heard of Blue Dot Daily either but if it satisfies one's confirmation bias who cares? nt m-lekktor Jan 2017 #24
Follow the links in the article, nyt, salon... pbmus Jan 2017 #26
According to article, info was taken from DCCC. With today's tech, how can we be that stupid Hoyt Jan 2017 #28
I predict a major investigation that overwhelms the Trump Administration applegrove Jan 2017 #29
Well, the info is already being questioned within this thread.. pbmus Jan 2017 #31
YAY! IMPEACH the SOB! Mountain Mule Jan 2017 #38
Who knew?..... czarjak Jan 2017 #33
In theory, if we could pin something like this on Yertle, KamaAina Jan 2017 #34
Well, how 'bout that. calimary Jan 2017 #35
Happy New Year!!! pbmus Jan 2017 #36
Like I feel and said .... LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #40
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Not war time can't call it treason burrowowl Jan 2017 #43
We are in many wars... pbmus Jan 2017 #44
+1, "Paul Ryan, used the hacked documents to defeat him in the general." uponit7771 Jan 2017 #47
Excerpt from Bluedotdaily.com posted 12/31/16 by Cpowell AmericanActivist Jan 2017 #48
k and r..nt Stuart G Jan 2017 #53
K & R Scurrilous Jan 2017 #54
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