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It is messed up in the US that a political party basically wins because they spend more money in ads and utilize ads more intelligently. I mean things like thi
by baby 1y ago
It is messed up in the US that a political party basically wins because they spend more money in ads and utilize ads more intelligently.
I mean things like this: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/04/election-musk-pac-michigan-ads-israel-gaza https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/04/election-mus...
> A political action committee (Pac) linked to Elon Musk is accused of targeting Jewish and Arab American voters in swing states with dramatically different messages about Kamala Harris’s position on Gaza, a strategy by Trump allies aimed at peeling off Democratic support for the vice-president.
> Texts, mailers, social media ads and billboards targeting heavily Arab American areas in metro Detroit paint Harris as a staunch ally of Israel who will continue supplying arms to the country. Meanwhile, residents in metro Detroit or areas of Pennsylvania with higher Jewish populations have been receiving messaging that underscores her alleged support for the Palestinian cause.
There seems to be no attempt at making elections fair by providing all candidates with the same funding and the same air time.
- seydor 1y agoDemocrats outspent Trump in 2020, 2024 and 2016 https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5173712/2024-election-ad-spending-trump-harris https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5173712/2024-election-a... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/21/us/elections/television-ads.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/21/us/elections/...
- baby 1y agoTwo things: 1. as in the example of my post, you can do extremely dirty ads tactics that are much more effective than plain ads, making your money go a long way 2. these don't count social media bots, especially when financed by external actors
- mrtesthah 1y agoTrump received the equivalent of two billion dollars in free media coverage in 2016. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/upshot/measuring-donald-trumps-mammoth-advantage-in-free-media.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/upshot/measuring-donald-t... Elon Musk spent $44 billion dollars to buy Twitter and then prioritized right wing pro Trump messaging in 2024. https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/nx-s1-5156184/elon-musk-trump-election-x-twitter https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/nx-s1-5156184/elon-musk-trump...