(1) I would question the intelligence of anyone who fell for these "Russian ads" when there were all the other "political ads" out there at the same time from so many other sources. 
(2) I would also question the intelligence of anyone who actually thinks someone fell for these "Russian ads" when there were all the other "political ads" out there at the same time from so many other sources. 
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"Political ads".....whether they originate from all the Candidates, the Political Parties, Political Action Committees, etc etc etc etc etc are so numerous that most voters (1) begin to ignore them and (2) can't wait until the election is over so they'll stop.
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Millions, tens of millions, and even hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every election cycle on "ads" for those candidates and issues that "lose." And "they who spend the most money for 'ads'" don't always win.