"While we see Russians continuing to attempt to influence and undermine our democracy, we’re not seeing the targeting of the actual state and local elections systems that we saw in 2016 right now" -- Jeanette Manfra, assistant DHS sec for cybersecurity #AspenSecurity
NOTED: Microsoft exec says company discovered a fake domain established for purpose of phishing attack against three candidates in midterm elections.
Microsoft's Tom Burt wouldn't ID the targeted campaigns. But said: "They were all people who, because of their positions, might have been interesting targets from an espionage standpoint as well as an election disruption standpoint."
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Jill Biden stepping out a bit more, speaking before her husband at HRC Dinner. Opens by telling story of punching a neighbor who was bullying her sister. "I hate bullies," she says
. @DrBiden talks about incorporation of LGBT "As You Are initiative to work of the Biden Foundation. "When the history books are written we want to be on the side of equality."
. @JoeBiden notes @ChadHGriffin credited him for endorsing marriage equality "early -- but it was very late," he says. Adds he had made it clear to Obama staff he wouldn't shy from question if asked directly
BIDEN, starting his midterm stump: "I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired of what’s going on in this country. I’ve had it up to here! This is not who we are. This is not the America I know."
Biden says this is "the most important election any of us have voted in so far. .. We must, we must reestablish American values."
@MichaelAvenatti@MichelleObama Avenatti: "There is no question that we are the party of love in American life today... But here’s what I believe. When you’re fighting for the values of love, you can’t afford to fight lovingly."
Averse to the minute-by-minute returns watching, Warren said she and her husband were watching “Ballers” on election night ‘16 until later when most numbers in
Richmond asks Warren about criminal justice reform: "Let’s just start with the hard truth about our criminal justice system: it’s racist."