Socialists worldwide claimed Trump would be bad for America and predicted his loss in the election; Russia probably would think the same and try to help him. If Russia aimed to help Trump, that would be yet one more mistake on behalf of the global club of socialists—both official and unofficial. There is no news here, though many report it as such.
The faithless elector movement has already found it’s scrutiny, already fulfilling Symphony’s prediction from just last week. Their point man is reported as a would-be fraud. And, the dwindling movement itself does not include most of the people who voted against Trump. These are only the few who don’t know how to accept loss.
The anti-Trump alarmism has an interesting history since his announcement to run. Trump makes public comments that reflect a private self-talk of “no excuse, no whining, and know which battles you’ll lose”; his opponents lost, don’t seem to know it, make progressively-more dramatic excuses of how it’s “someone else’s fault” (this time the Russians), and won’t stop whining. They seem to follow the Kübler-Ross five-stages of grief. This current suspicion of the Russians has a few contradictions…
In the “election hack” narrative, no one claims that votes were directly altered. Though, precincts in Wisconsin had more Republican votes than registered voters and Democratic precincts in Detroit had something similar. Both parties can thank Hillary for exposing those precincts in her generous reverence for honesty—but, we don’t hear much thanks.
The purported “bias” in the leaked-hacked info. implies that an unbiased leak would have been preferable. And, it ignores the reversed bias from the American media, not to mention its failure to recognize the use of “fear marketing” from the Trump opposition.
Moreover, the clearer influence of Russian propaganda has always been in sectors of education, where the Constitution is attacked, turning points in American history are left out, and Communism is touted as an ideal theory. Those who opposed Trump seem to agree with one or more of those talking points, but only seem concerned as if Russia wanted to pick and choose candidates rather than sowing doubt of the entire process itself; and they certainly show no concern for the Russian influence in their own ideology. The Russian-conspiracy theorists should suspect themselves most of all—and they will, sooner or later.
In last-shot bid, thousands urge electoral college to block Trump at Monday vote | WA Post
No record of ‘faithless elector’ Chris Suprun as a 9/11 first responder | ABC – WFAA8
Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit’s precincts | Detroit News
Recount efforts end: Trump wins in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania | AP
IBM unveils plan to hire 25,000 in US on eve of Trump meeting | Daily Mail
Mitch McConnell & Paul Ryan React to Reports of Russian Hacking | Heavy
‘I’m Here to Help,’ Trump Tells Tech Executives | NY Times
Execs representing a whopping $3 trillion just walked into Trump Tower | CNBC
Obama vows retaliation for Russia’s hacking | NY Post – AP
Official: FBI Backs CIA Conclusion on Russian Hacking Motive | ABC
Ivanka is the wild card of the Trump presidency | NY Post