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Botany

(70,510 posts)
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:33 AM Jul 2017

From Jan. 2017 USA Today Russians suspected of hacking Wisconsin Dems

Russia was into our elections @ the county level

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/24/russians-suspected-hacking-wisconsin-dems/97023222/

GREEN BAY — County websites of the Democratic Party in the area have been under attack, at least one apparently by Russian hackers, an officer of the party said.

What appears to have been Russian hackers compromised the website of the 8th Congressional District Democratic Party as well as the sites of seven county Democratic party organizations, said Mary Ginnebaugh, who chairs the congressional district as well as the Brown County Democratic parties.

Russian hackers have been accused on the national level with interfering with the U.S. presidential election by getting into the Democratic National Committee’s website as well as that of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington.

While no one can prove beyond doubt that Russians also were involved in the local hack job, two hackers left “calling cards” with Russian email addresses on the local websites in an apparent gesture of contempt or braggadocio, Ginnebaugh said. Green Bay police were notified and have forwarded information to the FBI, she said.

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We had a coup. We had treason. This was an act of war.

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From Jan. 2017 USA Today Russians suspected of hacking Wisconsin Dems (Original Post) Botany Jul 2017 OP
Where were Walker and Priebus on that malaise Jul 2017 #1
Russ Feigold was @ 95% + for winning the senate race. Botany Jul 2017 #2
And the Wisconsin goons have been stealing elections since college days malaise Jul 2017 #4
Electoral hacking in the electoral college level with the blessing of the GOPs. Iliyah Jul 2017 #3
The 2015 KY Governor's race should have been a tip off. Botany Jul 2017 #5

malaise

(269,022 posts)
1. Where were Walker and Priebus on that
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:38 AM
Jul 2017

and how were they involved when that recall election took place.
LOCK THEM ALL UP!

Get thee to the greatest page

Botany

(70,510 posts)
2. Russ Feigold was @ 95% + for winning the senate race.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:41 AM
Jul 2017

The republicans have been stealing elections for years but in 2016 w/Russia
in the game it was at a whole new level.

malaise

(269,022 posts)
4. And the Wisconsin goons have been stealing elections since college days
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:47 AM
Jul 2017

I agree that 2016 was the big coup.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. Electoral hacking in the electoral college level with the blessing of the GOPs.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:43 AM
Jul 2017

Cheating, stealing, voter suppression and lying at the highest level and now they want to do it across the USA. This is not democracy. The next time I hear about "freedom" and "patriotism" I will sincerely think of the Democratic Party.

Botany

(70,510 posts)
5. The 2015 KY Governor's race should have been a tip off.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:48 AM
Jul 2017

The D Sec. of State had a 5 to 6 point lead going into the election but
he lost by 9 or 10 points? A 14 point swing at the last minute.

I hope we get to expose the whole rat's nest of election rigging by the GOP.

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