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2020-05-28 Home Front: Politix

How to destroy your wealth: Tech billionaires prepared to blow many millions (again) to boost sadsack Dem candidate

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Posted by Lex 2020-05-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Well, they did take the House in 2018.

And while sadsack Ryan and the GOPe had a lot to do with that, it's always a good idea to keep a close watch on what the oligarchs are doing.

Particularly concerning is the following:

Acronym aims to raise $25 million to set up seven of its own media properties in swing states, creating local news sites that portray moderate Democratic candidates in a favorable light, but appear to be objective, homespun outlets. Democratic operatives see what one calls an “Upworthy model” as an effective way to mobilize their base voters who are reluctant to turn out.

You'd like to think the GOP will be ready to push back on things like this, but...

And then there's this:

“For far too long right-wing media has dominated our discourse and Facebook news feeds,” said Tara McGowan, the founder of Acronym, a political group backed by Powell Jobs and Hoffman.

Yes folks, they really believe this.

Or at least some of them do.

Such delusion coupled with vast financial resources and power is a scary thing.

And so much for non-lefty views getting a fair shake from social media if this is what they believe.

Biden is pathetic, but this infrastructure will still be around and developing, and evolving, and growing even if he's relegated to richly deserved obscurity.

These people need to be destroyed, but too many "Muh Free Market Prinapullz" "conservatives" simply want to run interference for these creatures.

Posted by charger 2020-05-28 00:51|| 2020-05-28 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes folks, they really believe this.

That’s because, after having ignored and pooh-poohed as hard as they can, over and over they’ve had to report on all the things that their stupid and ignorant conservative relatives have spoken of so knowingly on Facebook and at holiday dinners. Clearly this is the result of deliberate Republican planning.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-28 01:09|| 2020-05-28 01:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Speculative "investment" in rent-seeking can be extremely "profitable" (redistribute wealth created by middle class work into your pockets)..

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-05-28 05:20|| 2020-05-28 05:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Wish we were 1/10 as smart as the other side thinks we are.

Posted by Iblis 2020-05-28 15:30|| 2020-05-28 15:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I wish we were 1/10 as smart as the other side thinks THEY are.

Posted by Barbara 2020-05-28 15:58|| 2020-05-28 15:58|| Front Page Top

#6 They would support a doofus and criminal in order to get rid of Trump? These people are nuts.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-05-28 17:17|| 2020-05-28 17:17|| Front Page Top

#7 They would support a doofus and criminal in order to get rid of Trump?

You're talking about a party that put Obama in office.

Posted by Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-05-28 22:05|| 2020-05-28 22:05|| Front Page Top

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