Posted on 11/06/2017 11:37:29 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
The Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam campaign released a report that blamed online ‘bots’ for the increased online activity over the Latino Victory Fund (LVF) ad that featured an Ed Gillespie supporter attempting to run down minority children. The Latino Victory Fund ad became a center point of the Virginia gubernatorial race; the Northam campaign and the Latino Victory Fund faced bipartisan backlash over the controversial ad. Even the Washington Post called the ad “vile” and “despicable.” Virginia campaign finance reports revealed that the Latino Victory Fund coordinated with the Northam campaign on the controversial ad.
Rather than admit that the LVF ad stirred controversy among Virginia residents, the Northam campaign released a study commissioned by Discourse Intelligence that suggested that the increased online activity was mostly attributed to “online bots.”
David Abrams, a spokesman for the Gillespie campaign, countered the Northam campaign’s report, saying that it had “absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Virginians in both parties found this ad to be, in the words of the Washington Post editorial board, ‘vile’ and ‘despicable.’ The Northam campaign is so desperate they have resorted to fabricating conspiracy theories for their failing campaign. Since the ad ran, our online donations have tripled, and we have been inundated with requests to volunteer. The only question that remains is why hasn’t Ralph Northam condemned this attack on his fellow Virginians, and what exactly was his campaign’s role in the production of this spot.”
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, claimed that “Russian operatives” continue to influence American elections.
Warner said, “Russian operatives are attempting to initiate and manipulate American social media to hijack the national conversation and to make Americans angry, to set us against ourselves and … to undermine our democracy.
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How about the Saudis bought us...as a more relevant motto.
The big story will be the source of absentee ballots - up over 50%. There’s something fishy about this, but no real reporting about it.
This stunt will lose him even more votes.
Who the heck are they listening to? That is idiotic and SO LAME! But keep it up. Ruskies, Ruskies, Ruskies all up in hur!
That was the stoooopidest ad all year.
The only time the perverts known as Democrats use a “radio active” response is when it became clear they were Trumped. Then his impeachment was the only way to go. That’s when they started mining cash from Putin’s uranium holdings . Cause if she goes down and to the slammer Putin’s $ goes goodbye.
“Virginia campaign finance reports revealed that the Latino Victory Fund coordinated with the Northam campaign on the controversial ad.”
keep talking, Ralph...dig deeper.. there ya go..
and it wasn’t russian bots, it was people like us who spread this incredible video around...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHZvVsGGY-U
tucker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o6kLzA4K5s
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