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"While I welcome a teardown of a voting machine I wonder why it's mixed with the conspiracy theory that the Russian state falsified votes. " I don't think we c

"While I welcome a teardown of a voting machine I wonder why it's mixed with the conspiracy theory that the Russian state falsified votes. " I don't think we can say with certainty that they didn't. We know they were hacking into other voting-related systems. We know they hacked a voting systems vendor and spear-phished hundreds of election officials. And a Russian oligarch-connected investment firm bought a company that hosts Maryland's statewide voter registration, candidacy, and election management system; the online voter registration system; online ballot delivery system; and unofficial election night results website. None of this directly confirms that votes were changed, but it's indicative of a heck of a lot of activity around our elections, and it would be very odd if they weren't making efforts toward changing votes. Possibly to the extent of having operatives in the US to do so or bribing election workers, though I have no evidence of either.

lolc 8y ago
> I don't think we can say with certainty that they didn't. And so we can't with many other actors. Why single out Russia? > We know they hacked a voting systems vendor and spear-phished hundreds of election officials From where I am those claims have not been sufficiently proved. But yes, depending on the credibility you afford leaked NSA documents, it's a reason to focus on Russia. Still I want to caution against the conclusion that evidence of tampering means the Russian state must have done it. > Possibly to the extent of having operatives in the US to do so or bribing election workers, though I have no evidence of either. A classic conspiracy theory. It's nice in that it works even when the scheme is exposed as even rumors of it destabilize U.S. politics.