Russia aims to help GOP in midterms and warns it would be 'suicidal' for Republicans to oppose Trump

[dajoki]

Russia aims to help GOP in midterms — and warns it would be ‘suicidal’ for Republicans to oppose Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/russia-aims-help-gop-midterms-warns-suicidal-republicans-oppose-trump/#.W4lJ5XDW-5M.twitter

The Kremlin is rooting for Republicans to keep their congressional majorities, according to a Russian media analyst — and its state TV hosts are confident they’ll win.

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Russia hopes to help Trump by promoting his economic successes and create joint business opportunities, and by cultivating relationships with Republican elected officials — some of whom have traveled this summer to Moscow.

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Olga Skabeeva, host of “60 Minutes,” and Russian government officials have openly bragged about using active measures to promote their agenda through U.S. politics — which they believe will further compromise Trump.

“Help him, direct him, support him — and then you’ll say he isn’t ours,” Skabeeva said.

Russian media reports that sanctions proposed by Trump will never be enforced and were just for show before the elections, and they say the president and his Russian counterpart quietly agreed in Helsinki to establish a business council to “unite” U.S. and Russian business interests.

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“With Americans, it’s all very clear,” said Russian state TV host Evgeny Popov. “In Iowa or someplace in Montana, they’re more concerned with the price of corn or beef than Crimea.”

However, Russia plans to pursue an even more aggressive foreign policy.

“Turns out, the first President of Russia was threatening [Bill] Clinton that the Communists will come back, take the Crimea and Alaska,” said Skabeeva, the “60 Minutes” host. “We already took the Crimea, albeit without the Communists. Now it’s Alaska’s turn.”

[Gothmog]

1. Trump is putin's puppet

[dalton99a]

2. "We already took the Crimea. Now it's Alaska's turn."

Says it all

[dajoki]

5. That's what caught my eye n/t

[global1]

3. We Need To Have Historic Turnout In November.....

It needs to be the most people to ever vote in any election in the U.S. I don't know what Russia has planned to keep the Repugs in control - but - along with gerrymandering, voter suppression, cheating and stealing votes - the Repugs will make every attempt to maintain their power base. The only way to overcome this is to have such a big turnout by Americans that they can't possibly steal, cheat, suppress or gerrymander that many votes to take this election.

GOTV!!!!!!

[mindem]

4. So, it ends up

that Sarah Palin really can see Russia from her front porch, and she likes it. So does the rest of the GOP.