>Although such an improper method was clearly ineffective, Mackey was still convicted over the notion of election interference. Wasn't that the point? He was t

>Although such an improper method was clearly ineffective, Mackey was still convicted over the notion of election interference. Wasn't that the point? He was trying to trick voters into using an invalid voting method, disenfranchising voters. He very clearly committed a federal crime and "meme" is just a cop out. Your article is quite low on information but seeing the screenshot of this meme, you can clearly see the intended effect. You should read. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-sentenced-after-conviction-election https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer... He did actual damange: " On or about and before Election Day 2016, thousands of unique telephone numbers texted “Hillary” or some derivative to the 59925 text number, which had been used in multiple deceptive campaign images tweeted by Mackey and his co-conspirators." https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/safety-resources/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes/election-crimes-and-security https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/safety-resources/sca... "Fraud by an Elections/Campaign Official or Other Individual: " "Trying to prevent qualified voters from voting by lying about the time, date, or place of an election (voter suppression)"