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Re:Macron Push to Drop CIA Code Quickens as Trump Calls EU Foe by skj on Monday September 10, 2018 @01:00PM (#17953195)
I can call something bad without also calling it election interference.

Regarding spying, of course that serves purposes other than interference. Think of insider trading - you get the insider info not so that you can change the outcome if you don't like it, but so that you can make a profit on that outcome when it actually occurs.

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Re:Macron Push to Drop CIA Code Quickens as Trump Calls EU Foe by boomboomsubban on Monday September 10, 2018 @04:11PM (#17954789)
>I can call something bad without also calling it election interference

That doesn't stop it from being interference. Major events like terrorist actions change voter opinion, and someone in control of a party's platform and agenda has a massive influence on an election.

What information are they profiting on? Does it seem like politicians spend the election period preparing their policy for when they win?

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