Russian Targeted Ads

[_subgenius]

Of course, subs is correct. This is why spending on political advertising and messaging is completely nonexistent these days.

Give an example where political advertising:
1. Influenced your vote.

[_canpakes]

Of course, subs is correct. This is why spending on political advertising and messaging is completely nonexistent these days.

Give an example where political advertising:
1. Influenced your vote.

Give an example as to why money is spent on political advertising.

Then you can examine the results on an individual basis.

[_moksha]

To assert that it would only take a clever Facebook ad campaign to get a modern day nazi to vote for Hillary is kinda funny....in an SNL skit kinda way.

The Russians targeted their ads to correspond to people's preexisting prejudice. If they were encouraging the Nazis you mentioned, the Russians would buy racial ads that would focus on stories which seemed to place minority races ahead of white Americans in order to heighten their racial animosity. It was hoped that this heightened animosity would spur them into voting for a candidate who supported their feelings of white nationalism and anger.

Perhaps you've seen similar stories posted to this forum?