Make Russia Great Again

[Belsnickel]

(02-24-2020, 05:29 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Shouldn't they have already been working on that or have figured it out by now? Trump's election was not the first time with outsiders (or specifically Russians) trying to influence the voters.

Why wouldn't he downplay it? I believe the impact was fairly minimal. Most voters already had decided. Also I think the Media did more to try to influence voters than Russia did. Even Comey hurt Hills campaign more than Russia did. But I said it back then, and will say it again, Hills pandered to the wrong crowd. Agree or dis-agree?

So, did you plan to answer the questions or just think that it wouldn't be noticed that you failed to do so?

As to your questions:

Yes; they should have been. However, with a CiC denying that this is occurring and a Senate that is incapable of doing anything but hold his jock they are without the typical policy support necessary to do much about it.

Why not downplay it? Because a foreign government attempted to influence our domestic politics through illegal means. That is a threat you our democracy, something the POTUS is sworn to defend. Not taking that threat seriously is a violation of the Constitution. I don't disagree that the media influenced the election, they always do. I agree about Comey, because his decision to out the Clinton investigation and not Trump's did a lot of harm and put the thumb on the scales, but those are American individuals and media organizations which have the rights to do those things. They are not foreign states taking illegal actions. And I agree about Clinton, have from the start.