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TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
Sun Dec 15, 2019, 06:07 PM Dec 2019

Russian web trolls boo Biden, often boost Gabbard, report finds

I wonder what caused Bernie Sanders to fall into second place behind Gabbard in terms of being boosted by Russian propagandists.


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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/russian-web-trolls-boo-biden-often-boost-gabbard-report-finds-n1085216

WASHINGTON — Among Democrats running for president, Tulsi Gabbard is popular with Russian propagandists, while Joe Biden draws the most criticism, according to a new analysis.

Mentions of Gabbard, a Hawaii congresswoman, by English-language Russian propaganda outlets were 46 percent favorable and 44 percent unfavorable, a research team from the Foreign Policy Research Institute found after analyzing more than 1,700 news stories put out by Sputnik and Russia Today, or RT. She was the only Democratic candidate with more favorable than unfavorable mentions.

References to the former vice president, by contrast, were 3 percent favorable and 53 percent unfavorable. The rest were neutral.

For Russia thus far, Biden is to 2020 what Hillary Clinton was to 2016, the researchers found. "When I watched Russian state-sponsored content and social media trolling headed into election 2016, it was overwhelmingly negative toward Hillary Clinton. The same could be said today of former Vice President Biden," said Clint Watts, a former FBI agent and NBC News contributor who led the effort.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Russian web trolls boo Biden, often boost Gabbard, report finds (Original Post) TomCADem Dec 2019 OP
Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Dec 2019 #1
Telling Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #2
BS & TG get the highest favorables.. Cha Dec 2019 #3
Bernie Sanders Campaign Has Previously Denied Russian Involvement TomCADem Dec 2019 #5
BS' NPS.. ".. trulmp was right.. " Stupid Gaslighitng Strategy.. Cha Dec 2019 #6
This Should Be Raised As a Debate Topic TomCADem Dec 2019 #7
It would be an excellent debate question and Cha Dec 2019 #8
Of course. This is nothing to what's coming. Hortensis Dec 2019 #4
Reminds me of assertions that Moscow supported Mondale. David__77 Dec 2019 #9
 

Gothmog

(143,998 posts)
1. Who is surprised by this?
Sun Dec 15, 2019, 06:21 PM
Dec 2019

Neither trump nor Putin want Joe to the Democratic nominee

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Cha

(295,899 posts)
3. BS & TG get the highest favorables..
Sun Dec 15, 2019, 07:17 PM
Dec 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
5. Bernie Sanders Campaign Has Previously Denied Russian Involvement
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:14 PM
Dec 2019

For example, Bernie Sanders' National Press Secretary Actually Sided With Donald Trump On His Attacks on Reports That Russians Hacked the DNC's Emails.


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Cha

(295,899 posts)
6. BS' NPS.. ".. trulmp was right.. " Stupid Gaslighitng Strategy..
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:19 PM
Dec 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
7. This Should Be Raised As a Debate Topic
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:32 AM
Dec 2019

Why is Russia targeting some Democratic candidates like Biden, Warren, or Harris, but boosting others like Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders?

It isn't strictly because a candidate is moderate or more liberal, because Warren is getting more negative coverage while Tulsi is getting a lot of positive coverage on Russian media.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Cha

(295,899 posts)
8. It would be an excellent debate question and
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:36 AM
Dec 2019

would get a couple of them mad.. if Gabbard ever came back to debate.



But Harris isn't in it now.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
4. Of course. This is nothing to what's coming.
Sun Dec 15, 2019, 08:40 PM
Dec 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

David__77

(23,214 posts)
9. Reminds me of assertions that Moscow supported Mondale.
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 11:18 AM
Dec 2019

...

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primary today, I would vote for:
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