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> Was the determining factor in the election Russian interference? No, it was almost certainly the NYT covering the James Comey investigation into Hillary's ema
by joshuamorton 6y ago
> Was the determining factor in the election Russian interference? No, it was almost certainly the NYT covering the James Comey investigation into Hillary's emails in the last week.
Keep in mind the entire Hillary's emails thing may have stemmed from Russian foreign intelligence work.
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoAgain, lots of speculation around this, no reasonable evidence in favour. Like, I'm not American (and I would have voted for Sanders twice if I was), but the core issue here is that people are focusing on conspiracy-like theories to explain their loss in elections, rather than trying to understand where the other side is coming from.
- entropea 6y ago>but the core issue here is that people are focusing on conspiracy-like theories to explain their loss in elections Yeah liberals did with Russiagate in 2016, then Trump supporters will probably run with something into 2020. It's a convenient distraction from material policies.