Originally Posted by
Azor
Thus, I know my Outlaw!
1. It would seem that your answer is to censor the internet and social media so as to prevent foreign powers from influencing Americans, no?
2. You actually have no means of proving how meaningful Russian influence operations were on the election. Nathan Silver's and FiveThirtyEight's polling indicated that the damage to Clinton's campaign came in September and October 2016 when she made the "deplorables" remark, and then when Comey sent the infamous letter to Congress. The most damage WikiLeaks did was prior to the Democratic National Convention, when it released evidence of Clinton and the Democratic Party colluding to undermine Sanders' campaign for the nomination.
3. Many Americans have long disliked and distrusted Hillary Clinton, and she herself was convinced of a "vast right-wing conspiracy" against her as far back as the late 1990s. No agents of the Kremlin were required for #Benghazi, #VinceFoster, #Pay-for-play, #WeCameWeSawHeDied, #ProudlyDeplorable, etc. I see that you are attempting to conflate Russian intelligence, which is obviously foreign, with the "alt-right", which is clearly domestic.
4. Citizens United benefited Clinton more than any other candidate, particularly as she had the support of American financial institutions and unions, whereas Trump was unable to gain the support of the Republicans' usual financiers.
5. I know you will keep track of the "dark money" for the rest of us. The Gulf Arabs have given many millions to the Clintons in the form of "donations" and speaking fees, enabling Clinton to build up her public profile in advance of 2016. Perhaps their malign foreign influence "hacked" your absentee ballot?
6. Lastly, Hillary Clinton did not "win" the election. She lost. The election is won by the candidate who secures the most electoral college votes, which was Trump. Thank you for playing.
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