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The Russians Are Coming in 2020. Dems Don’t Have to Be Victims This Time.
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The Russians Are Coming in 2020. Dems Don’t Have to Be Victims This Time.

Max Bergmann and James Lamond explain why foreign interference in the 2020 election cycle is almost guaranteed—and what democrats can do to prevent a repeat of 2016.

Just last week, Italian investigative reporters revealed that the Kremlin is providing $3 million to support the European election campaign of Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’s far-right party. Similarly, right before the 2018 U.S. midterms, federal prosecutors exposed a multi-million dollar Russian digital campaign to influence the election.

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Authors

Max Bergmann

Former Senior Fellow

James Lamond

Fellow