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brooklynite

(94,614 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2019, 12:57 PM Oct 2019

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Trump Is Winning the Online War

New York Times

For all his negative poll numbers and impeachment-related liabilities, President Trump has a decisive advantage on one key election battleground: the digital campaign.

Under the management of Brad Parscale, the Trump re-election machine has devoted millions more than any individual Democrat to increasingly sophisticated microtargeting techniques.

The accompanying chart, compiled by the Wesleyan Media Project, describes the partisan gulf in political spending, through September 19, on Facebook and Google by leading presidential candidates: Trump’s $15.9 million is more than the $15.5 million spent by the top three Democratic candidates combined.

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Trump Is Winning the Online War (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

I assume a large portion are bots . . . Iliyah Oct 2019 #1

Вы ставите свой сладкий биппи Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #5

With large helpings of expertise and cash from the KGB... er... GRU... n/t TygrBright Oct 2019 #2

of course. Kali Oct 2019 #3

He can waste all the money he wants microtargeting the 20 percent of the population that already Volaris Oct 2019 #4

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. I assume a large portion are bots . . .

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 12:59 PM

Oct 2019

Brother Buzz

(36,447 posts)

5. Вы ставите свой сладкий биппи

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 02:24 PM

Oct 2019

TygrBright

(20,763 posts)

2. With large helpings of expertise and cash from the KGB... er... GRU... n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:00 PM

Oct 2019

Kali

(55,014 posts)

3. of course.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:04 PM

Oct 2019

this is where trolls live and excel. he is the master troll.

Volaris

(10,272 posts)

4. He can waste all the money he wants microtargeting the 20 percent of the population that already

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 02:19 PM

Oct 2019

loves him and thinks facts come from foreign bot posts on facebook.

I dont think it will work a second time.

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