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In reply to the discussion: Those taking a strict "no Dem must be primaried" position may have a point... [View all]Why doesn't she challenge a Con instead of that of a seated, valuable Senator? Perhaps as she has never held office she should start with local gov. first. I find it ironic that a person convicted of handing over docs to Wikileaks would challenge one of the few senators who is trying to stop cyber crimes.
Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are calling on the Trump administration to vastly expand the U.S. response to Russian interference in elections, with increased sanctions and a new inter-agency body to coordinate government policies.
In a 200-page report commissioned by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and released Wednesday, Democratic committee staff describe efforts by Russia to influence elections throughout Europe for years and say many of those countries have made aggressive moves to push back.
With months to go before this years midterm elections, the Democrats contend that Washington does not yet have a coherent plan to confront Russian cyber campaigns aimed at disrupting U.S. democracy. Cardin a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was time to develop one.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-cardin-russian-20180109-story.html