jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoHow the Democrats Blew It: Insiders open up about how the Harris campaign lost touch with voters — and how Trump came out on topwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoA lot of this information is public because they had to file their campaign spend with the FEC. They spent a fuck ton buying ad spots on social media, TV, billboards, print, etc.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down5·3 months agoThey gave a lot of money to their consultants and advertisers, all perfectly legal. Cui bono?
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoTo be fair, to buy a lot of ads, you typically have to give a lot of money to advertisers.
A lot of this information is public because they had to file their campaign spend with the FEC. They spent a fuck ton buying ad spots on social media, TV, billboards, print, etc.
They gave a lot of money to their consultants and advertisers, all perfectly legal.
Cui bono?
To be fair, to buy a lot of ads, you typically have to give a lot of money to advertisers.