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7. I don't quite know what you're saying with your post but my daughter's friend in Maryland...

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Sun Aug 19, 2018, 09:40 PM

Aug 2018

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just found this out because she ran and lost a close race that was audited, which is how she found out about this Russian oligarch.

Somehow I don't think this is an isolated incident involving just one obscure, local race in Maryland.

Did this and other hidden, Russian-affiliated companies influence the 2016 election and maybe are prepared to skew 2018 since we know the orange pustule's admin. has not done a thing, and won't, to protect our elections?

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Horrible news, there is a Russian oligarch named Valdamir Potanin who owns a contract... [View all] brush Aug 2018 OP

Maryland told its voter registration vendor financed by Russian oligarch irresistable Aug 2018 #1

First Four paragraphs from what I am sure is just more Russian hysteria: Anon-C Aug 2018 #4

I don't quite know what you're saying with your post but my daughter's friend in Maryland... brush Aug 2018 #7

That's my take. Anon-C Aug 2018 #8

Yup. Maryland is the tip of the iceberg. LuckyLib Aug 2018 #10

Time to 2naSalit Aug 2018 #2

Paper ballots, hand counted. Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #3

Arg LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #16

Some Democrats are. Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #21

I'm with you, LLL. kag Aug 2018 #23

Relax . Nothingburger lunasun Aug 2018 #5

We need a very careful blue-wave Aug 2018 #6

the press is going to have to expose it RussBLib Aug 2018 #9

Why would Democrats be balls-deep in helping themselves lose? brush Aug 2018 #14

watchdog press standing between the people and tyranny. nt Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #22

So much for outsourcing.... Farmergene Aug 2018 #11

I don't know how we can continue to hold elections on any level. Has it become a crap shoot? YOHABLO Aug 2018 #12

It could have been done easily. The Russians have infiltrated our government. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #13

Rand Paul just came back from Russia and just met with trump on the golf course... brush Aug 2018 #15

This story needs a higher profile. BlueWI Aug 2018 #17

I strongly suspect this has been happening for several years. TryLogic Aug 2018 #18

wait... so it's illegal for a Russian... Trueblue Texan Aug 2018 #19

Can't speak for other places, but if more votes tallied than actual registered voters, yellowdogintexas Aug 2018 #20

Read the story. Someone else posted a link to the Maryland/Russian story. brush Aug 2018 #24

This started with W Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #27

K&R ck4829 Aug 2018 #25

Go to the papers. If they won't run it, buy space in a billboard. Squinch Aug 2018 #26