I know, right?! The polls fooled even Putin in 2016. He, OF COURSE, would rather have had Clinton as POTUS, but he didn't want her to be able to claim a "mandate," so he tried to help DJT, who was supposed to be a buffoon.
I know, right?! The polls fooled even Putin in 2016. He, OF COURSE, would rather have had Clinton as POTUS, but he didn't want her to be able to claim a "mandate," so he tried to help DJT, who was supposed to be a buffoon.
No. I believe Putin thought (and I believe he was right in this) that Russia would be able to take advantage of a Clinton administration much more than a Trump administration, but the first one was "inevitable" according to everyone. Since his primary interest in ANY Presidential election is conflict and confusion among Americans, Putin's primary concern is creating an outcome that is so close that neither side could claim a mandate, a mandate being more powerful (less able to mess with) on the world stage. He just could not allow Clinton to win in a landslide, so he helped the hapless buffoon, to weaken the next POTUS, Hillary Clinton.
Putin would have ran rings around her hapless administration. Instead, he had to bide his time, and wait for the hapless Biden.
May I edit out my "OF COURSE," to make my statement less of a "threat" to your opposing opinion? (I shouldn't have put it in there in the first place, since I could be wrong.)
I know, right?! The polls fooled even Putin in 2016. He, OF COURSE, would rather have had Clinton as POTUS, but he didn't want her to be able to claim a "mandate," so he tried to help DJT, who was supposed to be a buffoon.
You're kidding re Clinton, I presume?
No. I believe Putin thought (and I believe he was right in this) that Russia would be able to take advantage of a Clinton administration much more than a Trump administration, but the first one was "inevitable" according to everyone. Since his primary interest in ANY Presidential election is conflict and confusion among Americans, Putin's primary concern is creating an outcome that is so close that neither side could claim a mandate, a mandate being more powerful (less able to mess with) on the world stage. He just could not allow Clinton to win in a landslide, so he helped the hapless buffoon, to weaken the next POTUS, Hillary Clinton.
Putin would have ran rings around her hapless administration. Instead, he had to bide his time, and wait for the hapless Biden.
May I edit out my "OF COURSE," to make my statement less of a "threat" to your opposing opinion? (I shouldn't have put it in there in the first place, since I could be wrong.)