They won't give up on the Russian gambit because they really have nothing else to discuss except their candidate’s love of cooking
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off to cover the "news"
Sen. @TomCottonAR notes how the intel community colluding w/ corporate media to confuse Americans about Hunter’s laptop was a bigger threat to U.S. elections than Russia promoting “memes & videos”
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 8, 2024
CNN’s @DanaBashCNN: “It sounds to me like you‘re downplaying the fact that… pic.twitter.com/fCCYNqmFAi
COTTON: People should not knowingly take money from the government of Russia, Iran, or China, or any other adversarial nation to try to influence the election. But I also think it's fair to say that a few memes or videos in the vast sea of political commentary is not going to make much of a difference in this election — nor has it in past elections, as well.
What did make a difference in the last election is the lies about Hunter Biden's laptop that more than four dozen former intelligence officials lied about in the middle of that campaign[*]. And most networks, including this one, bought that lie hook, line, and sinker. That did make a difference in the election. But I think a few videos or commentaries, which again, you shouldn't do if you're out there in the business of commentating on elections, is not going to make a difference in the vast sea of commentary you see.
*One of whom was her ex-husband Jeremy Bash, for what that’s worth — Ed
