Tag Archives: 2016 election
65,844,610
I am one of the 65,844,610 Americans who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. If you, too, are one of the 65,844,610 Americans who voted for Hillary Clinton instead of Trump, has Trump — over the past nearly four years … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 presidential campaign, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trump Stuff, voting rights
Tagged 2016 election, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Michigan presidential election, Pennsylvania president election, Trump, Wisconsin presidential elections
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How many people saw Russian campaign ads? And maybe were influenced by them?
From 538 Significant Digits: 10 million Estimated number of Facebook users who saw 2016 political ads paid for by Russian entities. That’s what $100,000 for 3,000 ads buys you. [The Wall Street Journal]
Posted in Komprosplat, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged 2016 election, 538 Significant Digits, Facebook users, facts of life, facts of life versus fake news, Russian Facebook ads, Russian Kompromat
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Federal government must produce overarching standards for elections and voting
Which is what I suggested when I got scared by reading the New York Times article on the 2016 Russian hacking and election snafus in North Carolina. A simple idea, right? It’s one role I think the federal government takes … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Strictly for bitter laughter, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged 2016 election, federal rules for voting, North Carolinavoting rights, Russian election hacking, voting problems
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