Dear John,
NDN has been working hard over the past three years to develop an understanding of Russia's attack on our democracy in 2016 and create a comprehensive response. Below is a collection of NDN's recent work on this subject. We hope you enjoy, and feedback is welcome of course.
Best, Chris
On Impeachment:
Democrats Must Make The Case Against Trump Now - Simon Rosenberg, NDN, 9/23/19 - Talking to the American people about Trump’s denigration of his office is our obligation now. Our President has become desperate, and dangerous to the national interest. It is time to act.
Tariffs, Trump, And Tyrants - Simon Rosenberg, NDN, 5/31/19 - More Mad King than President, Trump's refusal to honor the laws, rules, and norms which make democracies work is the greatest High Crime of all. His ill-considered, whimsical tariffs are just the latest example, and should be forcefully challenged by Congress.
Trump, Russia, And Ukraine:
Questions Of Putin’s Influence Over Trump Will Soon Become Central To Ukraine Affair - Simon Rosenberg, Twitter, 9/24/19 - In a new thread, Simon argues that any in depth investigation into the Ukraine Affair will inevitably lead to another examination of Putin’s extraordinary influence over the American President.
Trump Has Aligned US Foreign Policy With Putin's In Recent Months - Simon Rosenberg, Twitter, 9/12/19 - In a new thread, Simon details how Trump has aligned US foreign policy with that of Russia in every issue area over the past few months, including on Afghanistan, Venezuela, Brexit, the G7, Syria, Iran, and Ukraine.
The Country Needs To Stop Downplaying The Enormity Of The Russian Intervention In 2016 - Simon Rosenberg, Twitter, 1/25/19. In a widely shared thread Simon goes through what Russia did in 2016 and concludes that the campaign was far bigger and more impactful than conventional wisdom holds, and clearly delivered a very close election to Donald Trump.
The RNC's Russia Problem - Simon Rosenberg, US News And World Report, 4/14/17 - The Republican National Committee has a particularly important role to play in future efforts to protect America's elections. For as we've learned over the past two years, the RNC was at the center of two of the most important components of the Russian campaign – the penetration of Trump's campaign by the Russian government, and the normalization and use of Russian disinformation.
Protecting Our Elections, Countering Disinformation:
Re-Imagining The Parties In An Age Of Hacking, Disinformation - Simon Rosenberg, NDN, 9/7/19 - New digital threats will require US political parties to start seeing themselves as front line actors in our national effort to protect our elections and discourse. Some thoughts on how the parties can re-imagine themselves to meet these challenges head on.
GOP Bringing “Moscow Rules” On Disinformation To American Politics - Simon Rosenberg, NDN, 7/26/19 - A series of events over the past several months raises questions about whether using Russian style disinformation tactics has become a core part of the GOP’s electoral strategy in 2020.
Biden, Democratic State Parties Embrace Call To Forgo Illicit Campaign Tactics - Simon Rosenberg, NDN, 6/18/19 - Vice President Biden and the Chairs of the State Democratic Parties have now advanced the idea of a pledge to forgo illicit campaign tactics. Is another encouraging sign that American has begun to take the necessary steps to combat foreign manipulation of our democracy.
Three Things We Need To Do Now To Protect Our Elections In 2020 - Simon Rosenberg, Medium, 4/10/19 - America’s leaders should prioritize three things to protect our elections in the run-up to 2020: require paper ballots and audits, protect candidates from hacking and disinformation, and enter a pact to forgo the use of illicit campaign tactics
Trump Doesn't Take Russian Electoral Interference Seriously. This Is What Democrats Did To Oppose It In 2018 - Simon Rosenberg and Aaron Trujillo, NBC News, 12/18/18 - The U.S. and its politics are not powerless to stop the kind of foreign hacking and disinformation tactics we saw in 2016. In the 2018 midterms, the DCCC developed a series of tools and strategies for reducing the influence and impact of malicious actors. Far more can now be done to protect our democracy and our discourse — and doing so should be a very high priority for the new Congress in 2019.
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