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Sanders: Clinton should have spoken up about Russian bots during election (Cankles knew?)
The Hill ^ | 2/21/18 | BRETT SAMUELS

Posted on 02/21/2018 5:30:57 PM PST by Libloather

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday suggested Hillary Clinton’s campaign should have done more to notify the public that Russians were attempting to sow division during the 2016 presidential campaign.

In an interview with Vermont Public Radio, Sanders was asked why he did not warn his supporters leading up to the 2016 presidential election that Russian bots were attempting to sow division between him and Clinton by attacking Clinton on pro-Sanders social media forums.

Sanders said a member of his team did speak with the Clinton campaign in September 2016 to warn them of "strange things happening" on social media, but suggested his opponent’s campaign had more information about the nature of the attacks.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; election; russia; sanders
"They had more information about this than we did. And at this point we were working with them,” Sanders said. “We knew what we knew, when we knew it. And that’s about all I can say."

Pickles knew. I call for an immediate investigation.

1 posted on 02/21/2018 5:30:57 PM PST by Libloather
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2 posted on 02/21/2018 5:37:05 PM PST by clearcarbon
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“They had more information about this than we did. And at this point we were working with them,” Sanders said. “We knew what we knew, when we knew it. And that’s about all I can say.”

STFU, Bernie. You should have talked about Clinton emails to start with. How is your new lakefront house? Old commie idiot.


3 posted on 02/21/2018 5:45:47 PM PST by NorseViking
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Bernie, Bernie, Bernie,

The rest of America is not as stupid as your supporters.

We noticed you walked out of this charade with a couple of mansions. You are just another willing to be used political whore.


4 posted on 02/21/2018 5:48:06 PM PST by lizma2
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"In an interview with Vermont Public Radio, Sanders was asked why he COLLUDED WITH THE RUSSIANS to defeat Hillary."

Not really. NPR would ask Donald Trump that question, but never Bernie.

5 posted on 02/21/2018 5:51:23 PM PST by TChad (Leftthink: Reality is sadly out of touch with the higher truth.)
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“” “” “In an interview with Vermont Public Radio, Sanders was asked why he COLLUDED WITH THE RUSSIANS to defeat Hillary.” “” “”

Bernie was a decoy. To make Killary look like a moderate Communist by comparison.


6 posted on 02/21/2018 5:55:04 PM PST by NorseViking
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Hell, I was doing half of those postings trying stir up a little show between those two Socialist darlings. Perhaps the Russians were too...but this Texan bot sure had a fun time of it!!!


7 posted on 02/21/2018 6:08:05 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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Bernie Sanders, the race was mean,
But if only you paid attention back in 2014,
The Russian troll farm had been in the news,
Buzzfeed covered it, if you had a clue,
They reported their goal was to create a divide,
It was reported in the press , but now everybody lies,
Suddenly we skipped two years to 2016,
To pretend Trump started the whole thing,
But the real question that still remains,
Why were the Russians allowed from 2014 to 2016 to carry on their campaign?


8 posted on 02/21/2018 6:12:14 PM PST by tarpit
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The Russians helped Hillary pay for your lake house, Sellout Sanders!

Is your wife in prison yet?


9 posted on 02/21/2018 6:17:24 PM PST by TigersEye (13 Russian Facebook trolls ... and a Siberian partridge in a Russian Olive tree.)
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"The U.S. political conversation is not and probably never was driven by Russian social-media bots"

Philip Bump, The Washington Post, 2/20/18

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/politics/wp/2018/02/20/the-u-s-political-conversation-is-not-and-probably-never-was-driven-by-russian-social-media-bots/"

10 posted on 02/21/2018 6:39:01 PM PST by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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Bernie, Hillary shafted you and your voters.
And this is the best best u can say?


11 posted on 02/21/2018 6:51:20 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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‘cause they were helping Hillary.

Pooty just forgot about that Electoral college thing


12 posted on 02/21/2018 7:19:20 PM PST by digger48
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13 posted on 02/21/2018 8:09:11 PM PST by Bon mots
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It was part of the insurance policy to stick an inconsequential ‘bad’ thing in their back pockets. No different from Benghazi video.


14 posted on 02/21/2018 8:19:19 PM PST by tinyowl (A is A)
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15 posted on 02/21/2018 11:04:04 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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And nary a syllable about Clinton and HER DNC fixing the outcome of the primaries. You never had a shot Bernie...


16 posted on 02/22/2018 3:43:50 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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