Saturday, August 11, 2018

Russia Hacks Florida Elections?


More Democratic fantasies about Russian government hackers. Florida is now going through a brouhaha of Russian election interference with exactly 0 evidence -- the witch hunt progresses! “They have already penetrated certain counties in the state, and they now have free rein to move about,” the Democratic senator told The Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday. He declined to elaborate or offer any proof.
“While we are aware of Senator Nelson’s recent statements, we have not seen any new compromises by Russian actors of election infrastructure. That said, we don’t need to wait for a specific threat to be ready.”-- Sara Sendek, Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. Detzner [Florida division of elections] contacted Homeland Security, the F.B.I. and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and none had any details about possible Russian hacking attempts. He said his division “has no evidence to support these claims." The real purpose of these anti-Russia memes is to divert our attention from our real domestic problems and blame foreign influences for our woes. The Democrats won't win elections with these tactics.
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NYTIMES.COM
The senator’s vague allusion to potential Russian interference caused a political maelstrom ahead of the state’s primary election.
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