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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: (538) Recounts Rarely Reverse Election Results [View all]brooklynite
(96,882 posts)45. How will knowing about Russia roll change the outcome?
Do you know how many chose to change their vote based on misinformation?
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It would be factual is the Russia ... factor .... was included, its not... they're assholes for
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#41
The article is about recounts, not the broader issue of campaign dirty tricks
brooklynite
Nov 2016
#44
well, the russians probably didn't care that much about a minn senate race. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Nov 2016
#31
He's one of the guys who said the "suspicious" data the computer scientist came up with
jmg257
Nov 2016
#11
He is likely right, as the computer guy himself said, likely not hacking involved.
jmg257
Nov 2016
#18
beats me - figure they have to be recounting for some reason (other then "threatening democracy"). n
jmg257
Nov 2016
#34
It's no public service to throw cold water on attempts to improve the situation.
bigmonkey
Nov 2016
#50
don't care; machines are hackable; i don't trust 'em. lemme see the paper. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Nov 2016
#32
It's odd, in that case, that this was not widely reported until the end of last week
DFW
Nov 2016
#37
THAT, Russian played a part is the variance here... 538 ignored that seeing no one knows
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#46
Maybe is horrible and 538 should factor that in instead of ignoring it and yes its possible
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#49