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Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 25, 2016 at 1:47 pm
USCUT article.
Quote:"A Super PAC headed by a longtime Clinton operative is spending $1 million to hire online trolls to “correct” Bernie Sanders’ supporters on social media."
Why would Hillary need to do this? Does she not have enough ground troops? She knows people aren't enthusiastic about her so she has to pay them to pretend to be enthusiastic.
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Quote:"Correct The Record (CTR), which is operated by Clinton attack dog and new owner of Blue Nation Review David Brock, launched a new initiative this week called “Barrier Breakers 2016” for the purpose of debating supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders — or “Bernie Bros,” as they’re referred to in Correct the Record’s press official release — on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms."
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 25, 2016 at 3:44 pm
Well, Clinton had to do something about social media, because she was getting crushed by Sanders in that arena. She's struggling with young people, so it makes sense she would try to focus on the Internet.
As for the underhanded tactics, nothing would surprise me with her. She'd probably step over her dead mother to get elected.
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 25, 2016 at 7:35 pm
Damn, look at that cash we missed out on!
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 25, 2016 at 8:12 pm
My check bounced . . .
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 25, 2016 at 8:17 pm
Haven't checked the link yet, but maybe Hillary has nothing to do with this herself. Super PACs can support a candidate without ever having their permission.
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 25, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Hillary has no control over what a super PAC does.
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 26, 2016 at 2:15 am
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2016 at 2:23 am by ReptilianPeon.)
(April 25, 2016 at 8:36 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: Hillary has no control over what a super PAC does.
Are you sure about that? I will quote further down in the article. Here is the link the below except talks about: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...ce=twitter
Quote:Libby Watson of the Sunlight Foundation told the Daily Beast on Thursday that FEC loopholes allow the Hillary Clinton campaign and David Brock’s Super PAC to coordinate with one another, despite the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision prohibiting a Super PAC’s independent expenditures from going directly toward a particular candidate.
(April 25, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Irrational Wrote: Haven't checked the link yet, but maybe Hillary has nothing to do with this herself. Super PACs can support a candidate without ever having their permission. You think Hilary won't exploit election law loopholes?
I quite the Daily Beast article:
Quote:“SuperPACs aren’t supposed to coordinate with candidates. The whole reasoning behind (Supreme Court decision) Citizens United rests on (PACs) being independent, but Correct the Record claims it can coordinate,” Watson told The Daily Beast. “It’s not totally clear what their reasoning is, but it seems to be that material posted on the Internet for free—like, blogs—doesn’t count as an ‘independent expenditure.’”
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 26, 2016 at 7:17 pm
The Clintons started the birther rumor against Obama. They are professional liars.
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 26, 2016 at 7:21 pm
(April 26, 2016 at 2:15 am)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: (April 25, 2016 at 8:36 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: Hillary has no control over what a super PAC does.
Are you sure about that? I will quote further down in the article. Here is the link the below except talks about: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...ce=twitter
Quote:Libby Watson of the Sunlight Foundation told the Daily Beast on Thursday that FEC loopholes allow the Hillary Clinton campaign and David Brock’s Super PAC to coordinate with one another, despite the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision prohibiting a Super PAC’s independent expenditures from going directly toward a particular candidate.
(April 25, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Irrational Wrote: Haven't checked the link yet, but maybe Hillary has nothing to do with this herself. Super PACs can support a candidate without ever having their permission. You think Hilary won't exploit election law loopholes?
I quite the Daily Beast article:
Quote:“SuperPACs aren’t supposed to coordinate with candidates. The whole reasoning behind (Supreme Court decision) Citizens United rests on (PACs) being independent, but Correct the Record claims it can coordinate,” Watson told The Daily Beast. “It’s not totally clear what their reasoning is, but it seems to be that material posted on the Internet for free—like, blogs—doesn’t count as an ‘independent expenditure.’”
Not saying she wouldn't, only that it doesn't necessarily mean she will. I'm not a fan of Hillary at all, and I'm hoping for a miraculous win for Sanders, but just trying to be objective here.
By the way, I thought SuperPACs can coordinate with candidates. They just can't directly fund their campaigns. But I don't know all of the rules regarding SuperPACs.
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RE: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls
April 27, 2016 at 1:16 am
We are already seeing the effects of these trolls as Clinton uses the sorts of strategies we expect from authoritarian government: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWbmonhPvw
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