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lindysalsagal

(20,592 posts)
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:05 PM Jan 2019

wapo: why do Russians want us election polling data?

The only answer is collusion, and Mueller knows Manafort was the linchpin.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/01/09/daily-202-the-new-russia-revelations-are-more-consequential-than-trump-s-newsless-immigration-speech/5c3577121b326b66fc5a1beb/?utm_term=.5eed7df577ab


" Manafort, who knows Deripaska very well and isn't a total idiot, thought internal campaign data was worth real money to the oligarch (i.e., to count against Manafort's debt). That only makes sense if Deripaska was passing on to others -- and that Manafort KNEW he was,” said David Burbach, who teaches national security and international relations at the Naval War College. “Deripaska himself would have more use for Arby's BBQ sauce recipe.”

Also on cnn:

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/08/politics/unredacted-manafort-filing-analysis/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

Big story. New info,” said former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, a central figure in the Watergate scandal. “It’s called COLLUSION!”

“If proven, then call it by whatever c word that you want -- collusion, cooperation, conspiracy -- but this is serious,” said former U.S. ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul, a
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wapo: why do Russians want us election polling data? (Original Post) lindysalsagal Jan 2019 OP
Exactly. The data told them who, what, and where to target. NT Bleacher Creature Jan 2019 #1
Polling data is voter data C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #2
So they could help rig our elections Botany Jan 2019 #3
Yep, a pinpoint attack dalton99a Jan 2019 #11
Because DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author TSheehan Jan 2019 #5
Does this mean that Manafort gave sagesnow Jan 2019 #6
Putin's hackers already had Clinton's polling and voter data YessirAtsaFact Jan 2019 #9
we All know why. onecaliberal Jan 2019 #7
This data was to help the Russian efforts Gothmog Jan 2019 #8
Is this the information Dave in VA Jan 2019 #10
Youuuuubetcha! GOP is complicit right from the beginning. lindysalsagal Jan 2019 #12
I see an out for the Dotard here: maxsolomon Jan 2019 #13

Response to lindysalsagal (Original post)

sagesnow

(2,824 posts)
6. Does this mean that Manafort gave
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:34 PM
Jan 2019

Putin's operatives democrat's email addresses and voting records? What does this mean?

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
9. Putin's hackers already had Clinton's polling and voter data
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:57 PM
Jan 2019

They already had that from hacking the DNC. They had the whole picture

Dave in VA

(2,035 posts)
10. Is this the information
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 04:57 PM
Jan 2019

that the congressional leaders were briefed on and did nothing to warn the citizens of the United States what was happening?

lindysalsagal

(20,592 posts)
12. Youuuuubetcha! GOP is complicit right from the beginning.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 07:29 PM
Jan 2019

Aaaaannnd that's why they don't fight trump. They're complicit.

maxsolomon

(33,252 posts)
13. I see an out for the Dotard here:
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 07:47 PM
Jan 2019

"I didn't know Manafort was colluding with Rusher, and when I found out I fired him. Regardless, I am not responsible."

Plausibly denied!

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