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Realistically tens of millions at best. Assuming the Bloomberg campaign hires 200 people for this strategy (the article states "hundreds") it would take 167 yea

by dreae 7y ago

Realistically tens of millions at best. Assuming the Bloomberg campaign hires 200 people for this strategy (the article states "hundreds") it would take 167 years for him to spend $1 billion on it.

shmageggy 7y ago
He's already spent $460 million.
- w4 7y ago
  Why is this being downvoted? It’s accurate: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bloomberg-spends-about-7-million-day-his-campaign-latest-filing-n1140001 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bloomberg-spe...
  - barbecue_sauce 7y ago
    That figure is for his entire campaign, not just for salaried internet trolls.
    - jjeaff 7y ago
      Presumably, the astroturfers are not the only money that is making its way to regular employees.
- ska 7y ago
  Presumably the vast majority of that on conventional ads and campaign infrastructure though, which hardly has the same effect.