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applegrove

(123,964 posts) Thu Nov 7, 2024, 11:12 PM Nov 7

So republicans I assume have access from big data [View all]

Last edited Thu Nov 7, 2024, 11:44 PM - Edit history (1)

on every person in the USA. So they knew who Democratic voters were, or potential democratic voters, who were often bros. And their phone numbers. So they messaged them with things to make them stay on the couch and not vote? More than 7 million fewer voted for a Democratic President than did in 2020. That is my hypothesis.

Is it right to assume the GOP has data on every person in the USA through not just social media but corporations? And their phone numbers?

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So republicans I assume have access from big data [View all] applegrove Nov 7 OP

More insidious. They gamed the algorithms JCMach1 Nov 7 #1

Yes. That too. But that is not novel. Texting is. I think. applegrove Nov 7 #2

Not new at all. I had access to that tech in my 2002 JCMach1 Nov 7 #4

Are you talking about texting? Or social media algorithms? applegrove Nov 7 #6

Referring to texts in 2002. JCMach1 Nov 8 #20

Yikes. I played hearts online then. I didn't have a cell so I got no texts. applegrove Nov 8 #21

You would be shocked by what they could do even then JCMach1 Nov 8 #22

I worked as a volunteer during an election back applegrove Nov 8 #23

I think this is the biggest issue and something that is going to be hard to fight against. Self Esteem Nov 7 #16

Votes are still being counted DaBronx Nov 7 #3

I think anyone can get data on Party affiliation and who voted in party primaries. Plus, one could target Silent Type Nov 7 #5

But were the democrats texting republican voters applegrove Nov 7 #8

No. I should have made that clear. Thanks. Silent Type Nov 7 #10

good point. They could have been posing as Democrats ecstatic Nov 7 #7

It would be twice as expensive but GOP had PAC applegrove Nov 7 #9

They don't even have to be promoting outragious applegrove Nov 7 #14

"More than 12 million fewer democrats voted than did in 2020" TwilightZone Nov 7 #11

Thanks for the corrections. applegrove Nov 7 #12

No worries. TwilightZone Nov 7 #13

Pew. I look forward to seeing that. applegrove Nov 7 #15

There are websites with that information Blue Full Moon Nov 8 #17

Anyone can get the info Blue Full Moon Nov 8 #18

But big data will tell you what books they buy or video games applegrove Nov 8 #19