Russian operatives might have tried to register for the Texas Democratic convention on March 24

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Russian operatives might have tried to register for the Texas Democratic convention on March 24

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Possible Russian trolls try to register for Texas Democratic convention

by William M. Arkin and Kevin Monahan

Next Saturday, March 24, hundreds of Texas Democratic Party activists will gather at the Austin Hyatt Regency to nominate candidates for political office in Travis County, a kick-off event leading up to the 2018 midterm elections.

But some people who tried to register will not be attending, among them Candida McGruder. Gustavo Chubb. Geraldo Tinsley. Vincent Amundson. Roxie Male.

That's because these five individuals and 43 others who signed up to attend don't appear to be Travis County residents, or Texans, or even Americans. They might not even be real people. They may be pranksters — or they may be Russian trolls, and their appearance in Texas could represent the first public example of foreign probing of the 2018 elections.

Five senior intelligence officers, two current and three former, say the case of the Texas 48 looks like Russian meddling. And they tell NBC News that despite the clumsiness of the failed registrations, the Texas case fits a pattern of Russian behavior seen in its covert operations.

More: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/possible-russian-trolls-try-register-texas-democratic-convention-n856801

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