Hillary Clinton

spooky3

(38,859 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:41 PM Feb 2018

The Mueller indictments and the Bernie campaign (H Clinton Group post)

Hi, all.

Maybe I'm naive, and I haven't read the indictments (I've just heard/read some of the reporting) but I think that the Russian trolls promoted Bernie primarily to weaken Hillary, in the primary, because they thought he would be easier for Trump to beat than would Clinton.

What do you think?

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The Mueller indictments and the Bernie campaign (H Clinton Group post) (Original Post) spooky3 Feb 2018 OP

Um, Yep! I have been saying that for ever and thought about it way before. kydo Feb 2018 #1

I have a slightly different theory Nonhlanhla Feb 2018 #2

yes, these are good points too n/t spooky3 Feb 2018 #3

It's unsurprising that the Trump campaign seized on those smears, attacks... NurseJackie Feb 2018 #6

Yep. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2018 #7

+Millions! Cha Mar 2018 #8

Yes, I agree completely. nt DesertRat Feb 2018 #4

Of course,... MarianJack Feb 2018 #5

kydo

(2,679 posts)

1. Um, Yep! I have been saying that for ever and thought about it way before.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:19 PM

Feb 2018

Plus I said the rethug primary was also messed with.

All that division in 2016 here was planned in Moscow. Crazy ain't it?

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)

2. I have a slightly different theory

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 10:18 PM

Feb 2018

I think they promoted Bernie and promoted memes among Bernie supporters that would weaken Hillary in the General. I don't think it was about helping Bernie win the Dem nomination (that would have been a long shot), but about using him to divide the Dems in order to help Trump win the General against Hillary. And indeed, I think that the Bernie campaign, due to its divisive rhetoric and Bernie's decision to go on running long after he could not longer win, combined with Russian bots who pushed the idea that Hillary robbed him of the nomination, did play a sigificant role in the outcome of the general election.

spooky3

(38,859 posts)

3. yes, these are good points too n/t

Reply to Nonhlanhla (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:20 PM

Feb 2018

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

6. It's unsurprising that the Trump campaign seized on those smears, attacks...

Reply to Nonhlanhla (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 05:52 PM

Feb 2018

... memes, rumors, innuendos, exaggerations and lies... and use them for their own purposes. The smear of Hillary being "unqualified" was one of the worst that Trump picked up on and used throughout the rest of the campaign.

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

7. Yep. (nt)

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 28, 2018, 01:15 PM

Feb 2018

Cha

(320,534 posts)

8. +Millions!

Reply to Nonhlanhla (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 03:55 AM

Mar 2018

Nonhlanhla

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

4. Yes, I agree completely. nt

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Sat Feb 17, 2018, 01:34 AM

Feb 2018

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

5. Of course,...

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Sat Feb 17, 2018, 09:12 AM

Feb 2018

...along with the many Republican donations to Sanders during the primary season.

PEACE!

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