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For U.S. adversaries, Election Day won't mean the end to efforts to influence Americans

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By DAVID KLEPPER

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There will be a lot of stuff flying, but we've seen this happen in 2020.

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That's when Americans will go online to see the latest results or share their opinions as the votes are tabulated. And that's when a fuzzy photo or AI-generated video of supposed vote tampering could do its most damage, potentially transforming online outrage into real-world action before authorities have time to investigate the facts.

We have already seen this on this very board with all the links to Xitter posts to back up Trump's wild claims.

The relatively long run-up to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 gives those looking to sow doubt about the results ample time to do so, whether they are propaganda agencies in Moscow or extremist groups in the U.S. like the Proud Boys.

I've already said it but Trump has created a target rich environment in the US and whichever way it goes this is going to be one of the worst elections in history.

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"For U.S. adversaries, Election Day won't mean the end to efforts to influence Americans."

It's people like the writer of this piece of garbage. Who causes or creates mistrust in society through outright manipulations with intent for sowing divisions. A true journalist holds dearly ethos of ethical journalism but unfortunately many political activists masquerade as journalist spewing nonsense day in day out

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The Democrat supporters in the media are now in panic mode as Ms Harris crashes in the polls.

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"The Democrat supporters in the media are now in panic mode as Ms Harris crashes in the polls."

Polls prediction are very unreliable. Betting prediction on candidate I'm sorry to say not entirely accurate is better predicator than polling.

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Cephus

Hes 5/6 favourite to win at present.

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Falseface ,polls do not win election,voters do, national polls do reflect state polls

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Yrral

Hes ahead in most swing states too. I have no horse in the race just been checking the latest data

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Hes ahead in most swing states too. I have no horse in the race just been checking the latest data

Which,polls are you,checking,Steve?

I think Canadian politics is more your area of interest, but which pollsters do you see as the most reliable?

I haven’t read half of the books ever written on polling but I tend to go with the average.

Looks very tight.

Falseface ,polls do not win election,voters do, national polls do reflect state polls

A bit hard to understand lol

What are you like, eh?

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Betting prediction on candidate I'm sorry to say not entirely accurate is better predicator than polling

Not sure about that. How are you calculating that?

The bookies along with the polls got Brexit and Trump winning in 2016 wrong. Plenty of other examples. The bookies along with the polls got the last US midterms wrong.

The polls can play a role in the shifting odds - often with money coming in from people betting based on polling data.

Still, I’d say advantage Trump at the moment.

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Jimizo

cant recall where I saw latest poll, did online search earlier. I saw that Chenk fella going a bit potty about how Harris is doing badly because she promised change but basically same policy wise as Biden. I hadn’t taken notice of how the election was going there for a while, checked polls, oddchecker etc.

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cant recall where I saw latest poll, did online search earlier. I saw that Chenk fella going a bit potty

Chenk?

Is he on those North American podcast things you watch?

I’d lay off them. Some of the garbage people post from them would insult the IQ of a house brick.

Someone posted to this weird grifter called Matt Walsh on here. Stunk the place out.

Disgraced the site. Creepy as hell.

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Someone posted to this weird grifter

*Someone posted a link

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Still, I’d say advantage Trump at the moment.

Yeah, not looking good. Can't see him losing unless Americans somehow grow a brain in the next few weeks.

On the plus side, the news will be 'interesting' for the next few years!

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What a weird headline. Of course, everybody is always trying to influence everybody, including the "mainstream" media. And what about US policy to influence elections and public opinion all around the world? The article represents complete tunnel vision.

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A bizarre article that entirely fails to mention the three largest groups that influence US elections: the billionaires and trillionaires who buy politicians for fun, the giant corporations that actually run the country and AIPAC, the Zionist and Israel lobby.

There's even a website that allows you to track how bent the politicians are:

https://trackaipac.com/

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