Vladimir Putin retains grip on Russia, exit polls show

[shockedcanadian]

He's baaaack.

Great work by anyone in U.S government chasing the Russian collusion witch hunt story, if in fact it is just that, not legitimate. This issue gave Putin a massive wave of popularity back home and citizens there think their Strongman leader is "winning".

Imagine everyone had just been on board with "America First" and per the voters, supported Trumps campaign promises? Russia would be seeing a thriving America succeeding and Russians would be feeling the heat of sanctions and wishing they were like America. Now, these people think that he won BECAUSE of Russia.

Obviously it's a stretch to suggest he won because of this story, and I'm not suggesting the collusion witch hunt is why; but it certainly didn't hurt his cause and in many ways it gave him credibility.


Vladimir Putin wins 6 more years in power, exit polls show - CNN

Moscow (CNN)Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning Sunday's presidential election with the majority of the vote, exit polls show.

Putin was widely expected to win his fourth term as President, with no meaningful opposition in the running and his fiercest opponent, Alexei Navalny, barred from the race.
Exit polls are not final, and official results will be released in coming hours.

 

[Rambunctious]

Trump must have been helping him......lol

 

[Missourian]

The left will be thrilled...finally an election actually swayed by Russian collusion.

 

[TheOldSchool]

He's baaaack.

Great work by anyone in U.S government chasing the Russian collusion witch hunt story, if in fact it is just that, not legitimate. This issue gave Putin a massive wave of popularity back home and citizens there think their Strongman leader is "winning".

Imagine everyone had just been on board with "America First" and per the voters, supported Trumps campaign promises? Russia would be seeing a thriving America succeeding and Russians would be feeling the heat of sanctions and wishing they were like America. Now, these people think that he won BECAUSE of Russia.

Obviously it's a stretch to suggest he won because of this story, and I'm not suggesting the collusion witch hunt is why; but it certainly didn't hurt his cause and in many ways it gave him credibility.


Vladimir Putin wins 6 more years in power, exit polls show - CNN

Moscow (CNN)Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning Sunday's presidential election with the majority of the vote, exit polls show.

Putin was widely expected to win his fourth term as President, with no meaningful opposition in the running and his fiercest opponent, Alexei Navalny, barred from the race.
Exit polls are not final, and official results will be released in coming hours.

^ dum dum thinks there was a chance Putin could’ve lost

 

[TheOldSchool]

The left will be thrilled...finally an election actually swayed by Russian collusion.

The left?

It’s the right that’s been celebrating and hero-worshipping Putin for the last 9 years

 

[del]

this clown gives devin the dummy a run for his money

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

 

[shockedcanadian]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

They are free to choose, and America is free to deal with any threats to their Republic accordingly. From Russia, China or anyone else.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Way to go Vlad! Good on him.

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

They are free to choose, and America is free to deal with any threats to their Republic accordingly. From Russia, China or anyone else.

Oh for sure and likewise. However sovereignty is the most important aspect here. Without Putin, would they be? They sure were not under Yeltsin. Yeltsin was conned and run by the west.
The thing that chaps the ass of the 'west' is that Putin has told them, in no uncertain terms, to pound sand. They invited him to the party years ago, and he said no.
We all know what happens to kids who don't want to join the clique. No...I like Putin for one singular reason alone, he is not afraid to do his own thing. Balls...you gotta respect the balls.

 

[TheOldSchool]

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

They are free to choose, and America is free to deal with any threats to their Republic accordingly. From Russia, China or anyone else.

Oh for sure and likewise. However sovereignty is the most important aspect here. Without Putin, would they be? They sure were not under Yeltsin. Yeltsin was conned and run by the west.
The thing that chaps the ass of the 'west' is that Putin has told them, in no uncertain terms, to pound sand. They invited him to the party years ago, and he said no.
We all know what happens to kids who don't want to join the clique. No...I like Putin for one singular reason alone, he is not afraid to do his own thing. Balls...you gotta respect the balls.

Meanwhile... Russia is a mess the poverty rate is soaring and only 10 of 85 regions are financially stable - MarketWatch

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

They are free to choose, and America is free to deal with any threats to their Republic accordingly. From Russia, China or anyone else.

Oh for sure and likewise. However sovereignty is the most important aspect here. Without Putin, would they be? They sure were not under Yeltsin. Yeltsin was conned and run by the west.
The thing that chaps the ass of the 'west' is that Putin has told them, in no uncertain terms, to pound sand. They invited him to the party years ago, and he said no.
We all know what happens to kids who don't want to join the clique. No...I like Putin for one singular reason alone, he is not afraid to do his own thing. Balls...you gotta respect the balls.

Meanwhile... Russia is a mess the poverty rate is soaring and only 10 of 85 regions are financially stable - MarketWatch

Whatever...better than being someone's bitch.

 

[playtime]

"Good on him"? LOL! You another closet socialist?

You think Putin is a Socialist?

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

They are free to choose, and America is free to deal with any threats to their Republic accordingly. From Russia, China or anyone else.

Oh for sure and likewise. However sovereignty is the most important aspect here. Without Putin, would they be? They sure were not under Yeltsin. Yeltsin was conned and run by the west.
The thing that chaps the ass of the 'west' is that Putin has told them, in no uncertain terms, to pound sand. They invited him to the party years ago, and he said no.
We all know what happens to kids who don't want to join the clique. No...I like Putin for one singular reason alone, he is not afraid to do his own thing. Balls...you gotta respect the balls.

it certainly takes balls to gas your own citizens whose only crime was enjoying a night at the theater.

 

[playtime]

He's worse. The word itself has been redefined multiple times and has evolved and I hear some argue there is not such thing as a "pure socialist country", well on that basis there is no pure capitalist state. It's about degrees.

For instance, people say Canada is "mostly capitalist". They are poorly informed. Canada is socialist, centrally controlled, and they covertly use state agents within the capitalist system to "plan" the economy for the state. You can always tell by when you see a manager at a mid sized company who has been manager for 20 years, they are generally incompetent or a low performer, but they maintain their undeserved position, in good or bad times. A nice, quaint, state operative. U.S Corporations in Canada are hit with these agents too of course.

Russia is more oligarchy I suppose, but it's foundation is socialist, even after the collapse of the old U.S.S.R. Sadly, there are many in the West who are emulating the sale of their country for personal profit, as Putin and his cronies do. It will not end well for Western liberty if it is allowed to continue unabated. We will become the devil we used to despise.

Putin is a political hardman and at times, if the situation warrants, an authoritarian...however..he is NOT a socialist.
Putin is exactly what Russia needs IMO because the alternative is what? Another western puppet? Dictates from the EU and D.C.? The Russian people seem to agree overwhelmingly. Good on Vlad and the Russians they are free to choose.

They are free to choose, and America is free to deal with any threats to their Republic accordingly. From Russia, China or anyone else.

Oh for sure and likewise. However sovereignty is the most important aspect here. Without Putin, would they be? They sure were not under Yeltsin. Yeltsin was conned and run by the west.
The thing that chaps the ass of the 'west' is that Putin has told them, in no uncertain terms, to pound sand. They invited him to the party years ago, and he said no.
We all know what happens to kids who don't want to join the clique. No...I like Putin for one singular reason alone, he is not afraid to do his own thing. Balls...you gotta respect the balls.

Meanwhile... Russia is a mess the poverty rate is soaring and only 10 of 85 regions are financially stable - MarketWatch

Whatever...better than being someone's bitch.

 

[Balancer]

Exit polls are not final, and official results will be released in coming hours.

I have repeatedly written that the more pressure on Russia, the higher will be the popularity of Putin. But now I was surprised by the result myself. Not official figures, but a huge turnout of people wishing to vote for Putin. Almost all of my friends and relatives went to vote, even those who did not do it in life. And almost all - for Putin My wife has never before gone to the polls. Yesterday - went. He says: "The Westerners' stupid attacks on Russia have reached Russia, we must go, or suddenly, if we do not all go, Putin will lose!"

And on the growth of Putin's rating, of course, the appeals of the opposition to boycott the elections influenced. Some of those who voted against Putin simply did not come to the polls. It so happened that the opposition did not come, but many of those who did not go to the polls never before came to vote for Putin. The turnout was huge. The polling stations of the crowd, the queue. Everyone's mood is festive, people are cheerful. Evening in the yard someone even launched fireworks

 

[Balancer]

The funny thing is that the main rivals of Putin are Grudinin and Zhirinovsky. They are formally opposition to Putin, but they are also very illiberal and pro-Russian politicians. It turns out that 94% of the population voted for anti-liberal politicians in Russia.

 

[asaratis]

The funny thing is that the main rivals of Putin are Grudinin and Zhirinovsky. They are formally opposition to Putin, but they are also very illiberal and pro-Russian politicians. It turns out that 94% of the population voted for anti-liberal politicians in Russia.

All peoples in every nation should vote for anti-liberal politicians. Liberalism is a mental disorder EVERYWHERE!