MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to WikiLeaks statistics published on its Twitter account, "Russia/Putin" was mentioned 178 times in total over the course of the presidential debates this year.
Red baiting opponents 2016 style: "Russia" and "Putin" were mentioned more times during the US presidential debates than any other subject. pic.twitter.com/HcTLUjGmYz
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) 22 октября 2016 г.
"ISIS/ISIL/Terrorism/al-Qaida" was the second hottest topic with 132 mentions.
Syria was mentioned by the two US presidential candidates 71 times.
The least addressed issues are "Poverty/The Poor" and "LGBT/Gay/Trans/Marriage Equality," as well as "Environment," among others, according to WikiLeaks.
"Yemen," "NSA/Privacy/Surveillance" and "Native Americans" were not mentioned at all.
US citizens are set to elect a new president on November 8.
