13 Russians connected to the «troll farm» had already been indicted
for voter manipulation by the US government last month.
The interest in getting more information on how these companies left the doors open
for voter manipulation across both sides of the aisle gets to the heart of why Russian election meddling is so troubling: If powerful foreign adversaries are working to sway American voters, it doesn't matter what team you're on.
Not exact matches
In the current climate, it is not only unlikely that
voters, or indeed the other Westminster parties would accept an argument by the Conservatives that it is best if they restore to themselves the exclusive power to call an election, and revert to the short - termism and the
manipulation of election dates
for partisan advantage that they decried just four years ago.
Owens highlights his own biography and push
for job creation, and tells
voters he's voted against «the Republican budget» while also pushes back against China's currency
manipulation.
This practice, used to increase
voter turnout by both parties, was criticized by Pate because of the potential
for ballot
manipulation by political operatives.
As
for the broader issues — the privacy intrusions of the data collection, the
manipulation of
voters, the possible role in electing Trump, the possibility that Cambridge Analytica's work might have reached Russians — Wylie feels remorse.
David Asante, who has really proven to be a tool
for manipulation by the NPP, with his cacophonous calls of
voter validation — per the untenable proposed method by the NPP in one of his media engagements, apart from his vitriolic attacks on the commission, also hinted of his group's preparedness to torment the EC, via its completely immaterial «Baamu Yadda» street demonstration.
The European observers hesitated to proclaim wholesale fraud, however they did raise concerns with the ruling party's use of state resources
for campaigning purposes, inequitable access to media, implausibly high
voter turnout at polling stations in Sargsyan strongholds,
voter list
manipulation, and a lack of impartiality on the part of the public administration.
As
for the broader issues — the privacy intrusions of the data collection, the
manipulation of
voters, the possible role in electing Trump, the possibility that Cambridge Analytica's work might have reached Russians — Wylie feels remorse.
Referring to a series of unsavoury claims made by Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix to an undercover reporter
for Channel 4 News, Prasad said, «Would the Congress now depend on data
manipulation and theft to woo the
voters?