They’re no better than the Russians. Maybe that’s where they got the ideas.
Scoop: In a true shocker, the Iowa caucus hotline was posted to 4chan repeatedly on Monday night with directions to “clog the lines”https://t.co/YlbKUlK2Ik
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) February 6, 2020
Posters on 4chan shared the phone number of Iowa's Democratic caucus results line Monday evening and encouraged readers to "clog the lines," NBC News reports.https://t.co/vGBZkK87Nq
— Axios (@axios) February 6, 2020
Yes GOP is supporting Bernie in SC b/c they want Bernie to be the Dem nominee.https://t.co/4ZMj4ju4qy
— Christine T. (@Christine_TBH) February 6, 2020
This is an *enormous* ad buy by a pro-Tillis group attempting to boost the more lefty primary challenger Dem. https://t.co/aLm6bjhRFw
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 6, 2020
SCOOP: Trump supporters flooded a hotline used by Iowa precinct chairs to report Democratic caucus results after the telephone number was posted online, worsening delays in the statewide tally, a top state Democrat told party leaders Wednesday. w/ @jeneps https://t.co/AMlFNKf1F4
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) February 6, 2020
Republican-affiliated group intervenes in Democratic primary for US Senate seat in North Carolina https://t.co/U2kwCSO3hu pic.twitter.com/Err9jSlbhK
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 6, 2020
CONTEXT ALERT: There’s a long history of Republicans meddling in Democratic primaries to help their general election prospects.
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) January 19, 2020
In 1972, Nixon aides mounted a concerted campaign to damage top-polling Democrat Ed Muskie. It’s how George McGovern became the Dems nominee that year https://t.co/CLnCDAmw5u
“Republicans are preparing to vote for the socialist in what The Post and Courier reports will be a ‘wide-scale effort this week to encourage GOP voters across South Carolina to vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Feb. 29 Democratic primary.’” https://t.co/qv7DJorxei
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) February 9, 2020