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Which Presidential candidates are being promoted or attacked by Russia?
https://www.fpri.org/fie/russia-media-mentions/The research team analyzed 1,711 Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik News articles from January 1 to November 10, 2019 that pertained to the 2020 presidential election (705 RT stories, 1,006 Sputnik News stories). Those 1,711 stories hosted 2,772 mentions of either the president, Republican candidates or Democratic candidates for president in 2020. More than half of those mentions referenced President Trump, which will be analyzed in a separate upcoming post. The team also logged an additional 319 mentions of former presidents and presidential candidates, which will be analyzed separately as well. Mentions were evaluated as neutral, favorable of the candidate or unfavorable of the candidate. (For more on the FIE 2020 methodology, see here.)
The 1,203 mentions of Democratic candidates quickly illustrated the Kremlins preferences amongst the Democratic field and, in particular, who they likely dont want to see inaugurated in January 2021. Here are some highlights from this first round of analysis regarding the Democratic candidates along with two charts. Figure 1 represents the distribution of mentions and Figure 2 shows the count of mentions assessed on each media outlet:
Russian outlets clearly do not like former Vice President Biden . . . .
Senator Bernie Sanders received mixed coverage from Russian outlets . . .
Senator Elizabeth Warren has recently moved into the Kremlins crosshairs. . . .
The 1,203 mentions of Democratic candidates quickly illustrated the Kremlins preferences amongst the Democratic field and, in particular, who they likely dont want to see inaugurated in January 2021. Here are some highlights from this first round of analysis regarding the Democratic candidates along with two charts. Figure 1 represents the distribution of mentions and Figure 2 shows the count of mentions assessed on each media outlet:
Russian outlets clearly do not like former Vice President Biden . . . .
Senator Bernie Sanders received mixed coverage from Russian outlets . . .
Senator Elizabeth Warren has recently moved into the Kremlins crosshairs. . . .
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Which Presidential candidates are being promoted or attacked by Russia? (Original Post)
pnwmom
Jan 2020
OP
They have a great advantage by generating as much instability as they can here in the US.
TidalWave46
Jan 2020
#4
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,839 posts)1. They really don't like Biden and they really do like Gabbard.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
getagrip_already
(14,837 posts)3. but they don't mention gabbard much.....
Only 61 mentions vs 204 for bernie.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
getagrip_already
(14,837 posts)2. no surprises there...
Biden receives the lion share of unfavorable coverage. Bernie is at the other extreme. Bernie is clearly their choice, but they really want to hurt biden.
They know who will be easy to defeat. They are working to pick a candidate to lose to trump.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)4. They have a great advantage by generating as much instability as they can here in the US.
It's not that they like or dislike people. It's how much power over them do they have or are they a destabilizing force.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)6. Yep, they love Gabbard first and Sanders Second. This is unsurprising. :)
They know that Trump would much rather face Sanders than Biden, and Gabbard, being a DINO is their first love.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
blm
(113,091 posts)7. Putin and his allies are SO corrupt he def doesn't want Warren in the WH.
Warren knows HOW to unrig the corrupt financial system and they all know it.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden