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BSdetect

(8,998 posts) Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:18 PM Dec 2016

The Wisconsin debacle should have been a real wake up call

When Walker got re elected with all his rancid anti union legislation etc we should have seen the writing on the wall. RW actively played a huge role at that time.

They saw that they could win with lies, fear and hatred.

And cheating.

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The Wisconsin debacle should have been a real wake up call (Original Post) BSdetect Dec 2016 OP

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Since Wisconsin and Michigan have traditionally been blue states and Nebraska not, I would shraby Dec 2016 #2

How did the Russians steal them? Hacks? Influence? ??? jmg257 Dec 2016 #3

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shraby

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2. Since Wisconsin and Michigan have traditionally been blue states and Nebraska not, I would

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:58 PM

Dec 2016

surmise that's why the money went into Nebraska. I'm not going to try to second guess their reasoning, but I would have followed a similar strategy.
I think Trump/Russians stole those two states, period.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

3. How did the Russians steal them? Hacks? Influence? ???

Reply to shraby (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 02:18 PM

Dec 2016

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