Published 22:24 IST, September 6th 2020

Russian interference could theoretically cost Democrats presidential elections: Kamala Harris

Russian interference could theoretically cost Democrats the presidential elections, party’s vice-presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris said on Sunday.

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Russian interference could oretically cost Democrats presidential elections, party’s vice-presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris said on Sunday.

"I am clear that Russia interfered in election of president of United States in 2016,” Harris told CNN in an interview.

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"I serve on Senate Intelligence Committee. We have published detailed reports about exactly what we believe happened. And I do believe that re will be foreign interference in 2020 election, and that Russia will be at front of line,” she said responding to a question on allegations of Russian interference in presidential elections.

"Could it cost you White House?” she was asked. “oretically, of course, yes,” Harris said.

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Responding to ar question, Harris alleged that re are classic voter suppression at play in this election coming up, where, after Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act with Shelby v. Holder in 2013, dozens of states passed laws that were designed to suppress black vote, to suppress students from voting, to suppress indigeus people from voting, so much so that, in rth Carolina, a court of appeals said law was passed with surgical precision to get in way of black voters from voting.

"So, we have classic voter suppression. We have what happened in 2016, which is foreign interference. We have a president who is trying to convince American people t to believe in integrity of our election system and compromise ir belief that ir vote might actually count,” Harris said.

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"se things are all at play. I am very realistic. Joe is realistic about fact that, until we can win and get in and put some teeth back in Voting Rights Act, and bring back public's confidence in system, that re will be many obstacles that people are intentionally placing in front of Americans' ability to vote,” she said.

“But we will surpass and surmount and get around those obstacles,” Harris said in response to question. 

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22:24 IST, September 6th 2020