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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: BOOOOM!! "hackers are believed to have penetrated at least one state voter-registration database" [View all]TheFrenchRazor
(2,116 posts)76. you don't have a clue, besides with russian state resources and tech know-how, it would be easily do
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                        BOOOOM!! "hackers are believed to have penetrated at least one state voter-registration database" [View all]
							uponit7771
							Dec 2016
							OP
                        
        
        ABSOLUTELY !! Putin has hated democracy and Obama for going to Russia and claiming that he'd
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #3
      
        
        Hopefully, Russian tinkering will lead to paper trails and more secure voting methods
        aikoaiko
        Dec 2016
        #7
      
        
        ... you know, there's something still there inside me that says it will and the utlitmate
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #8
      
        
        If Russian intervention in polling were documented, it could inflame enough Republicans to act
        aikoaiko
        Dec 2016
        #20
      
        
        I'm not convinced that a sizable portion of Republicans think of Trump as their guy.
        aikoaiko
        Dec 2016
        #34
      
        
        But they very much think of Pence as their guy. Trump is just the bright shiny distraction.
        Crash2Parties
        Dec 2016
        #39
      
        
        it's not who votes that count, it's who counts the votes. that has been proven beyond a shadow of a
        TheFrenchRazor
        Dec 2016
        #75
      
        
        WOW, I read about the machines breaking down ... 75,000 votes not counted !!! SMDH
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #62
      
        
        The real story behind the 2016 election is not only the Russian hacking, Comey, and a shit bag ....
        Botany
        Dec 2016
        #72
      
        
        My thoughts are what are they going to do to stop this next time?  AND stop other threats that
        Maraya1969
        Dec 2016
        #12
      
        
        And was that the I.T. /data firm that was in London that was staffed by Russians and Trump was ...
        Botany
        Dec 2016
        #13
      
        
        Or they messed with the data and then restored it after it was no longer needed.
        KamaAina
        Dec 2016
        #15
      
        
        Most important news today: Lindsay Graham & John McCain in Estonia, telling US reporters...
        Hekate
        Dec 2016
        #30
      
        
        I've been saying since before the election that Trump's "rigged election" claims were just like
        Dark n Stormy Knight
        Dec 2016
        #38
      
        
        +1,000,000...He's a traitor and needs to be charged for treason against this country.  nt
        iluvtennis
        Dec 2016
        #40
      
        
        So there's no same day voting or same day registration where you worked? If the Voters get
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #64
      
        
        YES, 90% of the time or just vote provisional which in each of the states for the recount they
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #60
      
        
        The same reason they remained silent in 2000 with Florida, 20000 people didn't know they
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #69
      
        
        you don't have a clue, besides with russian state resources and tech know-how, it would be easily do
        TheFrenchRazor
        Dec 2016
        #76
      
        
        I read something like this earlier and it went in one ear and out the other.... there's something
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #59
      
        
        This is some crazy shit here... they tracked the IP to DHS... most likely have a record of the
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #68
      
        
        Yeap, looks like Comey is complicate at best... the Clinton letter was released while a hacking
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #71
      
        
        There it is then !!! Thank you SOOOOOO much for this cause there those who are intimating...
        uponit7771
        Dec 2016
        #82