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Obama orders review of Russian election-related hacking Washington (CNN)
President Barack Obama has ordered a full review into hacking aimed at influencing US elections going back to 2008, the White House said Friday. "The President has directed the Intelligence Community to conduct a full review of what happened during the 2016 election process. It is to capture lessons learned from that and to report to a range of stakeholders," White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa Monaco said at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast with reporters Friday. "This is consistent with the work that we did over the summer to engage Congress on the threats that we were seeing." White House spokesman Eric Schultz added later that the review would encompass malicious cyber activity related to US elections going back to 2008.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/obama-orders-review-into-russian-...
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The same INTEL community that
The same INTEL community that declared ISIS as the JV team ..is now declaring that Russia rigged the election..
Poor lefties
Post election confusion and sour grapes
Obama to Russia: ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’ President Obama got caught in private conversation with a hot mic today in Seoul, South Korea, telling outgoing Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that Vladimir Putin should give him more "space" and that "[a]fter my election I have more flexibility."
http://www.weeklystandard.com/obama-to-russia-after-my-election-i-have-m...
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This is not about getting HRC
This is not about getting HRC into office. The mechanisms in play (e.g. Electors) IF they did anything push to the House of Representatives which is ruled by the GOP. Believe they could choose whomever they want, but would have to think Pence is first up. If the nation was lucky, maybe they would go to Kasich, but they can't allow themselves to do that.
IF these issues are real and no reasonable person can deny that the circumstantial evidence we are currently aware of certainly leans that way (e.g. 99.9% of all leaked information was anti-Democrats and the 00.1% was Colin Powells email slamming Hillary, so, basically 100%). One would have to believe that the RNC and GOP members either have the worlds best security that these guys couldn't hack (seems a stretch don't you think?) or the hackers were trying to influence the election. Either way or even it's just meddling without trying to tilt, it's something that has to be looked at for the nation overall.
What I love is how the Trump team or maybe they want to, but just can't control him, can't take the simplest and easiest route, ever. All he or they had to say (PR or tweet) is something like "The 2016 election process certainly brought new situations to bear. We do not believe that they influenced the results in any given direction. However, their existence cannot be denied and for the sake of our nations security and the integrity of our processes going forward, we support the review and fully expect that we will be able to protect America's interests." Done.
Instead, the outright denial of the possibility in the face of what is, once again, pretty significant, albeit circumstantial evidence to date, sets them up to look bad. That being said, they seem to quite enjoy that look.
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> "The 2016 election process
> "The 2016 election process certainly brought new situations to bear. We do not believe that they influenced the results in any given direction. However, their existence cannot be denied and for the sake of our nations security and the integrity of our processes going forward, we support the review and fully expect that we will be able to protect America's interests." <
Trump's refusal to accept the CIA's conclusions leads me to believe that Trump was not only aware of the Russian effort, he was involved in it on some level.
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They need to investigate the
They need to investigate the Democratic Party and the DNC for rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders..
and investigate the phony polling data that skewed the results against Trump..
and investigate some of the debate moderators who had an anti Trump agenda when moderating the debates..
and while they are at it investigate the mainstream media who are so very dishonest and cannot be trusted..
and then accept the fact that the election results were just a repudiation of obama and his pen and his phone and his lies and incompetence.
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>and then accept the fact that the election results were just a repudiation of obama and his pen and his phone and his lies and incompetence<
Nonsense, the fact that Clinton received 2.7 million more votes than Trump contradicts your assertion
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Obama's 54% approval rating
Obama's 54% approval rating also disproves your assertion
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wiped out in the electoral
wiped out in the electoral college..
the election is run and geared toward winning the most electoral votes not the most popular votes
not to mention the dramatic decline ot the democratic party since the election of obama....the heavy losses everywhere.
the American people are sick of obama pissing on them and telling them its raining.
landslide win
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Regardless of the electoral
Regardless of the electoral college, losing the popular vote by 2.7 million votes is not a landslide. Gerrymandering is responsible for much of the Democratic loses at the state level.
Are you good with Russia trying to influence our election? John McCain isn't happy about it. He is calling for Senate hearings.
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Obama's 54% approval rating
Obama's 54% approval rating also disproves your assertion >>
obama is a smooth talking con man with his pleasant personality he has conned people into liking him..and of course many are afraid of being labeled a racist ..
The true indicator is --- Two-thirds of Americans think that the country is on the wrong track, according to Bloomberg polling from the end of last month. That sentiment is regularly cited by supporters of Donald Trump as evidence of his inevitable victory: If two-thirds of the country wants a change of course, why would they vote for Hillary Clinton?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/07/do-wrong-track...
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Bloomberg poll from 12.2-12.5
Bloomberg poll from 12.2-12.5 was 37% right/49% wrong... Not 2/3 Reuters poll is 2/3. Funny that you site polling data since you believe that the polls leading up to the election used "phony data." Why do you believe these polls are accurate?
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I would worry about Russia
I would worry about Russia hacking into Hillary Clinton unsecured server in the closet in the bathroom.
they don't seem to be able to figure out who hacked into it..
but the RNC and the DNC have secure servers that are monitored for hacking..
the FBI contradicts the CIA..and
FBI Disagrees With CIA’s Bogus “Russian Hacker” Report
BREAKING NEWS BY AMY MORENO DECEMBER 11, 2016
While the mainstream media and the left desperately try to spin a bogus/no evidence CIA report on so-called “Russian hacking” that changed the election outcome, the FBI says, not so fast…..
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Have credible source?
Have credible source?
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POLITICS
POLITICS
Jul 17, 2016
U.S. Seen on Wrong Track by Nearly Three-Quarters of Voters New Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds high dissatisfaction levels on par with times of national crises http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-seen-on-wrong-track-by-nearly-three-quar...
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Obama: I Will Consider It a
Obama: I Will Consider It a ‘Personal Insult’ to My ‘Legacy’ If You Don’t Vote For Hillary
Obama shouted, “My name may not be on the ballot but our progress is on the ballot"
some progress..
repudiated
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FBI and CIA give differing accounts to lawmakers on Russia’s motives in 2016 hacks.
The FBI is not sold on the idea that Russia had a particular aim in its meddling. “There’s no question that [the Russians’] efforts went one way, but it’s not clear that they have a specific goal or mix of related goals,” said one U.S. official
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-and-cia-give-...
Seems the FBI acknowledge the Russian efforts, just not on the motivation.
Siting more polling data? Guess you believe the polls if they affirm your opinion
Lindsey Graham is joining McCain in calling for an investigation.
Whether the Russians influenced the results is not the issue, it's the effort they made.
Good to see you're Ok with Russia meddling in our election.
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Spin it any way you want,
Spin it any way you want, Trump lost the popular vote by 2.7 million and counting. The majority of those who voted cast their vote for Clinton.
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How do you spin the democrats
How do you spin the democrats strategy to win the electoral college in 2020?
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May I add, only a partisan
May I add, only a partisan hack would conclude that losing the popular vote by 2.7 million is a landslide win. And how does Clinton winning the popular vote by 2.7 million signify a reputation of Obama's policies?
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Slacker, I have no idea what
Slacker, I have no idea what the Democrats' strategy will be in 2020. I think they need to concentrate on 2018 first.
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Using round numbers here.
Using round numbers here. (also not an HRC homer)
HRC received 2.7M and counting MORE votes than POETUS.
Electoral College "landslide" is not inaccurate from an elector count. However, in actuality, the difference in those key states was approximately 40k votes. In terms of points of perspective, there were approximately 128M votes cast in total. Again, HRC won those by over 2.7M or 2.1% (currently). The difference in the Electoral college was .03%. Between 11th hour Comey letter, potential foreign influence and certainly fake news, it is quite reasonable to think the outcome might be questionable at best.
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Maybe GOP is waking up:
Maybe GOP is waking up:
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-11/senators-balk-at-tillerson-over-russia-before-he-s-nominated
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Maybe GOP is waking up<<<
Maybe GOP is waking up<<<
hmmm