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For those unaware of the connection, Robert Mercer was also a key investor behind Cambridge Analytica, the data firm which played a large role in the hyper targ

For those unaware of the connection, Robert Mercer was also a key investor behind Cambridge Analytica, the data firm which played a large role in the hyper targeted Facebook ads during the 2016 election. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/26/robert-mercer-breitbart-war-on-media-steve-bannon-donald-trump-nigel-farage https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/26/robert-merc...

lotsofpulp 6y ago
If I recall correctly, he was also one of the very few rich people to back Trump in 2016, when everyone had written Trump off. Which also caused some drama at Rentech.
- alphabettsy 6y ago
  He had many billionaire donors and its well documented that GOP voters are wealthier on average, this is a list of just the well-known billionaires that backed his 2016 run: https://fortune.com/2016/08/03/trump-billionaire-backers-list/ https://fortune.com/2016/08/03/trump-billionaire-backers-lis...
  - hiq 6y ago
    > it's well documented that GOP voters are wealthier on average Is it? I could not find a proper reference documenting both the average and median wealth of voters of both parties.
    - alphabettsy 6y ago
      This is based on exit polls and there are better studies out there. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/05/donald-trump-average-voter-income-72000-middle-class/83972800/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016...
      - hiq 6y ago
        Thanks! "exit polls" were the missing keywords missing in my searches, there are quite a few out there.
freddie_mercury 6y ago
Robert Mercer has nothing to go with Parler. Why are you bringing him up?
- itsangaris 6y ago
  Did you read the article? Robert Mercer funded Parler.
  - rrrazdan 6y ago
    Ohh wow! Did you actually read the article?
  - freddie_mercury 6y ago
    No he didn't. This is what the article says, "On Saturday, CEO and co-founder John Matze said one of the privately-owned company's early investors is Rebekah Mercer" What's more, I've also read the Wall Street Journal article on the subject which made it even clearer. "Ms. Mercer, in a post on Parler after a version of this article was published, said that her father had no involvement or ownership of the company."
    - briantakita 6y ago
      Here's the source post https://parler.com/post/6e474ef190344fdbab8557b3ebf85ade https://parler.com/post/6e474ef190344fdbab8557b3ebf85ade
      - jonnybgood 6y ago
        She later posted: "My father, Robert Mercer, has neither involvement with, nor ownership of, Parler." https://parler.com/post/90d032f4e22243fd82f7dd9a5b27208d https://parler.com/post/90d032f4e22243fd82f7dd9a5b27208d
        bosswipe 6y ago
        She runs the Mercer Family Foundation through which her father donated over $100million to rightwing propaganda causes. Point being that they work closely together and have shared ideologies.

lotsofpulp 6y ago

If I recall correctly, he was also one of the very few rich people to back Trump in 2016, when everyone had written Trump off. Which also caused some drama at Rentech.

alphabettsy 6y ago
He had many billionaire donors and its well documented that GOP voters are wealthier on average, this is a list of just the well-known billionaires that backed his 2016 run: https://fortune.com/2016/08/03/trump-billionaire-backers-list/ https://fortune.com/2016/08/03/trump-billionaire-backers-lis...
- hiq 6y ago
  > it's well documented that GOP voters are wealthier on average Is it? I could not find a proper reference documenting both the average and median wealth of voters of both parties.
  - alphabettsy 6y ago
    This is based on exit polls and there are better studies out there. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/05/donald-trump-average-voter-income-72000-middle-class/83972800/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016...
    - hiq 6y ago
      Thanks! "exit polls" were the missing keywords missing in my searches, there are quite a few out there.

freddie_mercury 6y ago

Robert Mercer has nothing to go with Parler. Why are you bringing him up?

itsangaris 6y ago
Did you read the article? Robert Mercer funded Parler.
- rrrazdan 6y ago
  Ohh wow! Did you actually read the article?
- freddie_mercury 6y ago
  No he didn't. This is what the article says, "On Saturday, CEO and co-founder John Matze said one of the privately-owned company's early investors is Rebekah Mercer" What's more, I've also read the Wall Street Journal article on the subject which made it even clearer. "Ms. Mercer, in a post on Parler after a version of this article was published, said that her father had no involvement or ownership of the company."
  - briantakita 6y ago
    Here's the source post https://parler.com/post/6e474ef190344fdbab8557b3ebf85ade https://parler.com/post/6e474ef190344fdbab8557b3ebf85ade
    - jonnybgood 6y ago
      She later posted: "My father, Robert Mercer, has neither involvement with, nor ownership of, Parler." https://parler.com/post/90d032f4e22243fd82f7dd9a5b27208d https://parler.com/post/90d032f4e22243fd82f7dd9a5b27208d
      - bosswipe 6y ago
        She runs the Mercer Family Foundation through which her father donated over $100million to rightwing propaganda causes. Point being that they work closely together and have shared ideologies.