{"id":4912,"date":"2016-11-17T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=4912"},"modified":"2016-11-16T22:27:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T03:27:44","slug":"russia-casts-shadow-on-u-s-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2016\/11\/17\/russia-casts-shadow-on-u-s-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Casts Shadow on U.S. Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lyndsey Cole<\/strong>
\nWeb Editor <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2016 United States presidential campaign and upcoming election have brought on several internet hacking scams carried out by the Russian government in an attempt to gain U.S. political information.
\nMost recently, the New York Times reported that Alexander Zakarhov, Russia\u2019s consulate general in Houston, addressed letters to officials in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma requesting a Russian officer be allowed to observe polling locations in the 3 states. The requests were denied, however, as Russian motives were seen as suspicious.
\nAccording to Reuters, U.S. election officials have been warned Russia may attempt to discredit this year\u2019s election by posting false reports of voter fraud. The U.S. government formally accused Russia of cyber-attacks against the Democratic Party in early October, and it is estimated that the voter registration databases of at least 20 states were targeted, although there is no evidence to suggest the attacks were successful.
\nThe Washington Post reported that while the White House has stated that it will respond \u201cproportionally\u201d to Russia\u2019s interference, it is unclear what steps the administration will take. Experts speculate that the next step may include economic sanctions, indictments for hacking, ejection of Russian diplomats from the State Department, or counter cyber-attacks. Representative Adam Schiff, member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that \u201cthe best way to push back is in a truly international effort to let the Russians know there will be costs to this latest form of cyber-aggression.\u201d
\nSuspicion of voter fraud in the United States has increased this election season, and Russia\u2019s falsified reports have only echoed this sentiment. President elect Donald Trump has repeatedly stated his beliefs that the election is \u201crigged,\u201d especially after reports revealed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) had worked with the Clinton campaign against Senator Sanders in the primary election. CNN reports, however, that there is bipartisan opposition to these claims. Mike Pence, Donald Trump\u2019s vice president, said that he believes the sense of a \u201crigged election\u201d comes from bias in the media and not from the election process itself.
\nTrump\u2019s accusations of a rigged election have increased tensions between the two major party candidates, leading Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton to accuse Trump of being Putin\u2019s \u201cpuppet.\u201d Trump has refused to acknowledge Russia\u2019s involvement in the hacking of Democratic Party emails and has frequently stated his belief that President Putin is a stronger leader than President Obama, as reported by Reuters.
\nAccording to CNN, President Obama has assured the public that election fraud is a negligible threat, saying that \u201cthere is no serious person out there who would suggest somehow that you could even rig America\u2019s elections.\u201d
\nRT News reports that Russian president Vladimir Putin said the \u201cconspiracy\u201d of Russian election interference is a tactic the White House is using to manipulate the American people. Putin believes the motives of the White House were to increase support for Hillary Clinton and to distract the public from the information leaked about the DNC. He stated that there are \u201cno Russian interests\u201d involved in the election, as both candidates have made anti-Russia statements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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