Because there's been lots of research on how much advertising affects election outcomes and it's minimal.( At the federal/state level, in smaller races where vo

Because there's been lots of research on how much advertising affects election outcomes and it's minimal.( At the federal/state level, in smaller races where voters lack information about either candidate it can be slightly more influential) I can't imagine a Russian internet trolls with much a smaller reach and lower budget are going to be that much effective than best political ad minds of America at changing our opinions. (For Russian governmental organizational competency see Ukraine) And then anecdotally I could have predicted every person's i knows vote a year before based on how they felt about woke culture and their party identification.