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But what probably counts most is what Andrew Torba, CEO of the far-right social network Gab, tweeted on Tuesday: that “Vance is influenceable” and that “plenty of our guys can be put into positions of power because he’s there.”

Peer pressure can lead to both good and bad outcomes, but as Frank pointed out, “being receptive and influenceable is … an adaptive trait. We of course caution kids not to do what the jerks do, but the earth we inhabit can be a dangerous place,” he said.

In its recent research, the PerryUndem team was struck by how relatively unformed — and therefore influenceable — opinions remained on the meaning, as well as the validity, of calls to “defund the police.”

“It is a massive problem that Trump can spend hundreds of millions of dollars on Facebook,' Hampton said in a statement posted to Facebook. 'You add that to the fact that his ability to micro-target ads to reach influenceable groups of people with different messages. This is absolutely weaponized lying.'”

Russia is influenceable, just like any other country.