Koch Brothers Will Spend $889 Million on 2016, as Clinton plans to astound, intimidate with fundraising ‘like nothing you’ve seen’. Not surprsingly, A Massive Wave of Secret Money Is Coming. Supporters say Clinton developing smarter, more relevant campaign for 2016...
Read More »Bush Announces Formation of PAC, via cell phone, video and Instagram. C.f. Leader of the PAC: Jeb Bush moves a step closer to announcing his 2016 presidential bid—and keeping his promise of running a very different campaign. But apparently, Jeb Bush Is Playing Social Media Catch Up. Rand...
Read More »Enough good reading about internet politics and advocacy to keep us busy until the New Year’s hangovers fade. [Image: Deep Impact probe comet collision. Boom!] The Kochs eclipse the RNC: Meet the guys behind the right’s best data shop. Koch brothers create an alternate campaign...
Read More »How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws. Illegal coordination via anonymous Twitter accounts? More: GOP Operatives Use Twitter To Hide In Plain Sight. How Facebook plans to become one of the most powerful tools in politics. C.f. Facebook Turning Its Sites, User Data To Political Ads and...
Read More »For Democrats, Turnout Efforts Look Successful (Though Not Elections). State-by-state comparison shows the results, but Dems still lost. C.f. DCCC Touts Historic Fundraising, Advertising. Only problem: that whole “winning” thing. How Big Data sucked the soul out of Democratic...
Read More »For Charlie Baker, data is key in bid for undecideds: GOP banking on voter details in Massachusetts. C.f. GOP Works to Improve Targeting of Voters and The Most Tech-Savvy Candidate Running for Statewide Office This Year is a Republican. But also note The GOP’s 2016 tech deficit. The nerd...
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