It's entirely possible that such collusion could have occurred and the work of Cambridge Analytica had nothing to do with it; however, that would be strange,
since targeting voters is precisely what the company was hired to do.
Not exact matches
Those systemic problems have dramatically worsened
since the presidential election, with Facebook coming under intense fire on multiple fronts: Russian operatives using Facebook to manipulate
voter sentiment during the presidential election, Facebook accounts spreading «fake» news, the potential for its advertising system to be used for racist
targeting and its slow response to violent or harmful content on the platform.
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targeting and similar technologies can help campaigns get the most value out of even last - minute ads,
since they're ideal for delivering GOTV messages to the
voters you need to reach.
For one thing, television ads remain the best way to reach uncommitted / marginally aware
voters,
since they're not paying attention to politics online and hence are hard to
target with political content.
Since then, advocates changed their political approach, ceasing to simply support the Democratic conference as a whole in hopes of pushing the issue across the finish line and
targeting key «no»
voters for ouster.
Another consideration: just about any campaign can also benefit from having a body of clear, topical and
targeted content on published on the web in a variety of outlets,
since voters, bloggers and journalists alike will be turning to Google and other search engines for basic information about races and candidates.
Regardless of their size, though, just about any campaign can also benefit from having a body of clear, topical and
targeted content on the web in a variety of outlets,
since voters, bloggers and journalists alike will be turning to Mr. Google for basic information about local races.
Since Brexiteers and the 2016 Cruz and Trump campaigns contracted with Cambridge for help
targeting voters in the UK and US, and special counsel Robert Mueller has subpeoned documents from the company in his investigation into possible Trump / Russia collusion, politicians quickly took notice.
And though it's been viewed many fewer times than Yes We Can, in this case it was particularly well
targeted,
since the
voter in question is my sister - in - law, a Linux expert at IBM in Austin.
And
since Cambridge Analytica was working for Donald Trump, had worked on Brexit, and was making practical use of this psychological research and not only
targeted potential Trump
voters but also tried to depress potential Clinton
voters from casting their vote, the public outrage was high.
Since the middle class comprise the majority of eligible
voters, the Democratic Party has been
targeting them in its message, while continuing to preserve and enhance the programs that
target the poor.
Everyone's been in Kentucky Boneless Chicken mode
since I soft - polled a bunch of
target voters on recognition issues and just over 70 % of them thought Ed Balls was EWAN MCGREGOR»S DAD.
It's a great tool for down - ballot campaigns,
since targeted search ads can catch
voters, journalists, bloggers and other influentials when they're actively looking for information about the race.
Labour's drive to register new
voters ahead of the election has not had an impact in other
targets - the number of
voters registered in Newcastle - under - Lyme, a key Tory
target, has actually fallen by more than 2,000
since 2015.
Labour
targets Corby, Croydon Central, Plymouth Moor View, Morley and Outwood, Derby North, Gower, Thurrock and Telford all have smaller Conservative majorities than the additional number of
voters since 2015 - although in these seats, with much smaller student populations and in some cases many elderly
voters, other factors are likely to play a far bigger role in determining the outcome.
Ever
since he started helping Tory candidates in
target seats - when Michael Howard was Tory leader - he has become focused on ensuring resources and messages are
targeted on the swing
voters in the swing seats.
The attack was the fifth involving electoral
targets since voter registration began on 13 April.