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Senate Report Shows Russia Used Social Media To Support Trump In 2016 (bbc.co.uk)
AmiMoJo shares a report from the BBC: Russia used every major social media platform to influence the 2016 US election, the report claims. New research says YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram and PayPal -- as well as Facebook and Twitter -- were leveraged to spread propaganda. Its authors criticize the "belated and uncoordinated response" by tech firms. It is the first analysis of millions of social media posts provided by Twitter, Google and Facebook to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Russia adapted techniques from digital marketing to target audiences across multiple channels, with a particular focus on targeting conservatives with posts on immigration, race, and gun rights. There were also efforts to undermine the voting power of left-leaning African-American citizens, by spreading misinformation about the electoral process.
"What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party -- and specifically Donald Trump," the report says. "Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting."
"What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party -- and specifically Donald Trump," the report says. "Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting."
no matter what he does or says or what comes out. Hell, he's mad that he took Pence as his VP because it turns out the Evangelicals will support him no matter what. These same Evangelicals just elected a dead pimp
To me the Russian interference is like a vial of blood in a shark pool. It didn't take much, but without the vial there wouldn't have been a frenzy. And we shouldn't be surprised. Vlad Putin's specialty was information warfare for Christ's sake. It's not like we weren't warned. He saw a weakness (Hilary) and exploited it to weaken us further.
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Clinton lost because he didn't have a platform to stand on.
Unfortunately Trump's platform is hate and xenophobia.
1. Yes, there is. It's the total number of votes. It has no legal bearing, but it does exist.
/.. It's a popular site with a valuable demographic (males, 40+, some education, lean conservative).
2. Yes, it is. Again, the electoral college is designed to dampen the effects of Democracy in order to protect the power of a landed owning ruling class. Trump won a lot of electoral votes, but in the districts that gave him his win he won by a slim margin. Had those districts flipped a few thousand votes out of millions we'd all be saying "Madam President".
You more than likely know all this and are just trolling.
If you're a Russian yourself then fine, carry on. I know a lot of them hit up
If you're actually an American... well, I don't know what the hell you think you're doing, but it's going to bite you hard in the ass. You are not a member of the elite. You're not John Galt. You're not a superman. You're just like me: some angry, bitter schmuk who posts on a dumb tech forum. You're getting screwed over by the exact same things I am. The difference is I've seen the ruling class for what they are. I see voter suppression for what it is.
Eventually the folks you're lying down with will eat you and yours alive, regardless of if you're American or Russian. You can stop it. You and people like you. The only question is will you? Or will you go on believing your somehow one of "Them"? Again, we'll find out in 2 years...
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Clinton was a really bad candidate, with terrible poll numbers. .. derp derp derp.
Where does this horseshit keep coming from? You guys keep repeating it to each other so much that you think it is true. It has absolutely no basis in fact.
At the time the famous Comey letter was released Clintion was 6-8 points ahead in the polls. (source: 538) That isn't even close. That's a blowout election similar to the one we just went through in the midterms.
After the Comey letter and the media had a week or two to scream from every orifice about Weiner's laptop she took a hit of 4-5 points. That made it close enough for the Electoral College to work its magic. I have no idea what part the Russian media efforts had in that but whatever effect it has wasn't positive for Clinton. They were totally in it for Trump.
And she STILL got 3M more votes. The most terrible candidate in history.
I know this was totally useless but still..
1. Yes, there is. It's the total number of votes. It has no legal bearing, but it does exist.
Not only does it not have any legal meaning, it has no practical meaning. Nobody campaigns based on mythical "popular vote" results. If they did, then the "popular vote" results would be different.
No, the only time "popular vote" comes up is when someone LOSES and tries to justify how good they did because a meaningless sum total of the individual votes of all the states proved they should have WON! It's like a college student who flunks a 100 question test because he got only 50 questions right claiming that if the test had only 50 questions he would have gotten an A+. Yeah, if the election was different, the result would be different. So what?
Again, the electoral college is designed to dampen the effects of Democracy in order to protect the power of a landed owning ruling class.
Saying it again doesn't make it true. The electoral college was designed because the founders knew that both the people AND THE STATES had a vested interest in selecting the executive officer of the UNITED STATES. You forget -- we are not one big group of a few hundred million people, we are a confederation of fifty states and a few protectorates. That's why you are confused into thinking you can just add up all the individual votes and think it means something.
2. Yes, it is.
No, I'm sorry, but 304 to 232 is winning with 57% of the vote. That's a 14% difference. Not "razor thin" at all. Any state-level election with that kind of result would be a "landslide" or "a mandate".
Trump won a lot of electoral votes,
Yes, a lot more than Hillary did. He won. Get over it.
If you're a Russian yourself
Yes, if you cannot win an argument using facts, then claim you're being trolled by the Russians and look, come see the repression inherent in the system.
And the rest of your post demonstrates exactly that kind of nonsense. It was funny when Monty Python did it, it's just sad when real people do it.
You can stop it.
Sorry, you don't get a free pass to post nonsense just because you tell me to stop correcting you or try to claim "Russian oppression."
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/16/putin-trump-win-election-2016-722486
07/16/2018 12:07 PM EDT Updated 07/16/2018 03:08 PM EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he wanted President Donald Trump to win the 2016 election because he believed Trump's policies would be more friendly to the Kremlin.
"Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S.-Russia relationship back to normal,” Putin said, standing alongside Trump at a joint news conference.
Putin was asked whether he directed any of his officials to help Trump’s presidential campaign, but Putin appeared to sidestep that part of the question.