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librechik

(30,674 posts)
5. investigate that vote pls, somebody. It's Florida for gods sake.
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 02:34 PM
Nov 2018

They should have ongoing audit of elections. But Voting Rights Act went away, thanks SCOTUS so we are fucked.

Botany

(70,513 posts)
8. In 2016 Trump had all but been mathematically eliminated in FL because of the early vote ....
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 02:35 PM
Nov 2018

.... but somehow he won. I think the exit polls showed that HRC won FL too.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211352791

Mike Nelson

(9,958 posts)
10. DeSantis getting 18% of African America women vote...
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 02:36 PM
Nov 2018

… is laughable. Also thought I saw a FL poll saying people preferred Democrats in power... so, they thought DeSantis and Scott were Democrats?

 

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
11. I have a feeling there are still a lot of uncounted or miscounted votes.
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 02:38 PM
Nov 2018

Very strange result, indeed.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
12. The russians were HUGELY mucking around for republicans again this year
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 02:45 PM
Nov 2018

Russian Meddling in the Midterms. - NY Times

Article in this morning's New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/opinion/midterm-elections-russia.html?emc=edit_th_181107&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=479430271107

"...a senior analyst for our cybersecurity company, suggests that while these measures may have rendered some of the Russian tactics of 2016 less effective, they haven’t fully stopped Russian influence operations. In many instances, they seem to have merely caused Russia to shift or develop new tactics...

"...Indeed, our company is currently detecting more overall activity in real time from continuing Russian online influence operations targeting the midterm elections than has been disclosed by social media platforms or detected by researchers during the same period before the election in 2016..."

Botany

(70,513 posts)
13. And Trump blocked a bill for 2018 cyber security for the elections too.
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:03 PM
Nov 2018

Maybe I am a but I think
the elections were a much bigger blow out for the Dems then we can see now. In OH we
re-elected a liberal den for senate but somehow 200,000 of those same voters turned around
and voted for a republican for governor?

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
14. Congressional republicans also shit on a chance to protect America from russian interference
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:07 PM
Nov 2018

Back in August. They were asked to fund basic protective services for US elections. The republcians shot it down, and refused to protect or defend America.

All US Intelligence Agencies agreed that russia was engaging in ACTS OF WAR against America democracy. the republicans went totally SUBMISSIVE to russia, and refused to lift a finger to defend the USA. Freaking traitors.

Washington Post - August 1, 2018

"Senate Republicans voted down a bid Wednesday to direct an extra $250 million toward election security in advance of the 2018 midterms, despite heightened warnings from intelligence officials that foreign governments will try to interfere in the contests and evidence that some lawmakers have already been targeted...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-republicans-shoot-down-extra-funds-for-election-security/2018/08/01/cac1750a-95a1-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1f6d1aa45f7f

Botany

(70,513 posts)
17. I might be wrong but I think the senate republicans killed the funding @ the request of the ....
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:21 PM
Nov 2018

.... White House. "They" all know that Trump and many of their colleagues were put in
power by Russia in 2016 and they just don't a crap because they are un-American shits
who work for the really rich and powerful. My Senator Rob Portman, took $10,000,000
in NRA money that no doubt came from Russia and his form letter emails about Russia
and the 2016 elections have gone from unsubstantiated rumors of Russian involvement
in the elections to Russia worked to undermine our elections in 2016 but their actions
had no effect on the outcome of the elections.

standingtall

(2,785 posts)
15. They cheat in Florida
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:09 PM
Nov 2018

whenever there is a close election there repukes always win. No matter how big a lead Democrats pile up after the first poll closing once the pan handle come in repukes win.

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