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NRaleighLiberal

(60,022 posts)
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:22 PM Feb 2017

A very simple poll about the election outcome


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The fix was in - Russia. the "president" was not legitimately elected.
14 (88%)
The election outcome was all or mostly due to some other reason
2 (13%)
other
0 (0%)
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rzemanfl

(29,570 posts)
1. Kick for visibility. If you vote, kick or it will sink.
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:26 PM
Feb 2017

Pence is as illegitimate as Drumpf, whether he was in on it or not. I think he was,

NRaleighLiberal

(60,022 posts)
9. Hey there - I've got a few thousand seedlings enjoying our extraordinary warmth...
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:40 PM
Feb 2017

I am far ahead of my typical time line - could spell some real trouble if frosts hit in a month or so - but...oh well.

small garden this year (relatively speaking) - too busy - lots of weekend travel for speaking events!

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
3. I don't even understand the options. What does "the fix was in-Russia" mean?
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:31 PM
Feb 2017

That Russia changed vote totals?

NRaleighLiberal

(60,022 posts)
7. for me- combo of AI fake news and some number manipulations.
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:33 PM
Feb 2017

But no way - absolutely no way - trump was not going to win. would not be allowed any other way.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
8. Your poll is invalid then. Russia colluding with Trump and hacking DNC is totally
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:34 PM
Feb 2017

different than them manipulating numbers in voting machines.

The later is essentially a conspiracy theory. Obama and Clinton BOTH said this didn't happen.

Amishman

(5,559 posts)
14. This, Russian stealing of emails was a factor but I don't believe the vote itself was hacked
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 12:59 PM
Feb 2017

Way more than Russia involved here.

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ElementaryPenguin

(7,800 posts)
12. Stolen by treasonous Russian-Trump campaign collusion!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 11:12 AM
Feb 2017

That's how the biggest political upset in US history happened!

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
13. There were many factors at play and I don't think we can simply point to a particular one...
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 12:40 PM
Feb 2017

and claim "that was it."

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
15. Any number of fixes were in.
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 01:24 PM
Feb 2017

I doubt that Russian interference was the most important factor, but think it unlikely that we will ever know for sure. From gerrymandeting to dark money to free airtime to voter apathy to voter suppression to sexism to racism, we can point a lot of fingers.

That we can't analyze votes after the fact may be the single biggest guarantor of a Big Money victory. But I dunno, and They don't want me to know.

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