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Sarah Kendzior: I think with all Republicans you need to look at what policies they've passed & what their rhetoric is. They say someone should do something about Russian interference (them!) but nothing's getting done.
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Sarah Kendzior: Russia wants the US to be pulled out of NATO. They want NATO to be weakened, they want the US to be weakened, they don't want oligarchs to be investigated for anything.
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Sarah Kendzior: Why would the Russians help Dems win elections? The Russians wouldn't get what they want then. Saying the Russians are helping Dems is absolute crap.
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Sarah Kendzior: The Democratic response was terribly disappointing.
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Sarah Kendzior: We knew Russia was trying to hack voter data bases and was successful in some cases. There were all these various bits of information that when put together pointed to Russian interference.
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Sarah Kendzior: So many voters were disenfranchised, incl along racial lines.
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Sarah Kendzior: It's irresponsible for Democrats to say our voting machines are flawless and completely reliable.
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Sarah Kendzior: I wonder if there's some funny business in the Missouri Senate race.
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Rick: I think the Republicans were much more thieving and dishonest in the election than the Russians were. Do you think we're letting R's off the hook by concentrating on Russia?
Sarah Kendzior: No. They're working in tandem. This goes back to 70's.
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Sarah Kendzior: Back in the 90's when Hillary said there was a great Republican conspiracy, people laughed at her--but I think she was right.
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Sarah Kendzior: This is a story of kleptocracy, white supremacy, religious extremism... You need to look at Republicans and Russia together. Don't separate them: look at ways they intersect.
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Sarah Kendzior: The GOP is very organized; they're able to keep a secret for a long time; there're certain activities they've done in plain sight with no consequences.
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Sarah Kendzior: The left is underfunded, disorganized, and a diverse coalition. Diversity is good, something we should keep intact as a party who cares about women, minorities, economic disadvantaged.
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Sarah Kendzior: I think anyone who's trying to help people's lives get better will probably win, if #gerrymandering doesn't interfere with it. That's why Trump won--people expected him to make things better.
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Rick: There's a LOT in episode 2 of Gaslit Nation. Everyone should listen to it at least twice b/c it's dense.
Sarah Kendzior: I was at a forum where undergrads could ask questions of political journalists. One young woman asked how to tell truth...
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Sarah Kendzior: ....from fiction. I think she was exposed to the Russian propaganda machine. @AndreaChalupa & I sift through all the info to find the truth b/c it's our jobs, but I see how it's confusing for people to find what's truth.
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