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In reply to the discussion: Anonymous Claims It Stopped Karl Rove From Hacking The Election By Hacking ORCA [View all]fujiyama
(15,185 posts)but I think I'd ascribe ORCA's failure to good ole' fashioned incompetence. The Business Insider article made it clear that it was simply not ready for prime time. Hell, there were problems at the TD Garden as well.
It was a mess all the way through. I don't think Anonymous was needed in this case. I actually think this claim is sort of pathetic. It's like claiming divine intervention, when in reality none was needed. The much simpler explanation is that ORCA was a failure due to republican arrogance and hubris - Romney's in particular. It's also more fitting, I believe. But I suppose this kind of garbage keeps the tin foilers on all sides of the political spectrum occupied.
Here are some good articles:
http://www.businessinsider.com/romney-project-orca-election-day-collapse-2012-11
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/cancelled-boston-bruins-game-led-mitt-romney-campaign-151621331--nhl.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/11/15/beached-killer-whale-orca-not-obamas-gifts-beat-romney/