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Democrats 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

• baby 1y ago
  Two 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 ago
  Trump 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...