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Perhaps it’s my own selection bias but why does it feel like everyone thinks this will righteously hurt republicans and be beneficial to democrats? I feel like
by nemo44x 7y ago
Perhaps it’s my own selection bias but why does it feel like everyone thinks this will righteously hurt republicans and be beneficial to democrats?
I feel like this is a major blow to democrats more than republicans as democrats have a larger audience on Twitter. Do democrats not think they too benefit from carpet bombing ads?
- faitswulff 7y agoThat's in-line with the announcement, though: > We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. > - https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952 https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952 If Democrats have a larger audience, they don't need to pay for the exposure, they already have it.
- nemo44x 7y agoI guess that’s true in many ways. But I wonder how much is preaching to the choir across the board here as the dynamic is following people you mainly don’t know. Meanwhile the ad spend can be reserved for networks full of more middle-of-the-road people. I guess that’s the big battle ground. And I wonder if republicans can direct more ad spend there now that Twitter is off limits. I guess I’m wondering if Twitter was a necessary drain on their resources they don’t have to worry about now?