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Former Hillary Clinton Chief Strategist Mocks Effectiveness of Russian Facebook Ads
Newsbusters ^ | October 17, 2017 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 10/17/2017 12:59:45 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

The mainstream media has recently gotten all excited over the discovery that the Russians purchased $100,000 worth of Facebook ads during the 2016 election season. Of course, almost any rational observer would realize that $100,000 is mere chump change in the grand scheme of things during a campaign in which many millions were spent on ads and commercials. 

One person who made a very detailed analysis as to the absurdity of the Russians influencing the U.S. election via those Facebook ads is quite surprising considering his background. It is former 2008 Hillary Clinton campaign chief stragegist Mark Penn who in the October 15 Wall Street Journal mocked the notion of Russian influence via Facebook ads in You Can’t Buy the Presidency for $100,000:

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: facebookads; markpenn; russians
Good to know that at least one former Hillary supporter has had a reality check.
1 posted on 10/17/2017 12:59:45 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

People are missing the point. These “ads” aren’t to change minds, they are to dupe the people who already have a certain belief.


2 posted on 10/17/2017 1:00:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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It took the Russkis ONLY 100 grand to beat Clintoon? ROTFL! 2020 is going to be a snap. Clintoon needs to go back to wandering through the woods pimping selfies from unsuspecting “supporters”. Twenty five bucks a pop.


3 posted on 10/17/2017 1:11:01 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Has Sheila JACKSON LEE changed her name yet?)
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To: PJ-Comix

If Putin swung the election to Trump with a $4700.00 Facebook ad buy, he really IS an EEEEEEEVIL SOOOOOOOPER GENIUS!!!


4 posted on 10/17/2017 1:11:17 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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I don’t even believe FB when they claim Russians bought political ads. They probably found some ad bought by some low-level volunteer somewhere with the name of “Ivan O’Brien” and said “Aha!!! This guy sounds Russian.... we have something here!!”


5 posted on 10/17/2017 1:20:19 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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I agree...the Tech giants are just following the party line that Russia stole the election. They know nothing happened


6 posted on 10/17/2017 1:47:06 PM PDT by SPRINK
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To: PJ-Comix

We keep hearing about these Russian ads but I’ve yet to see one anywhere.


7 posted on 10/17/2017 1:52:54 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: PJ-Comix

Mark Penn made me FAINT because he was so honest!!


8 posted on 10/17/2017 2:06:23 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

He may faint when he realizes his next taxi ride just pulled into Ft. Marcy Park. ;-)


9 posted on 10/17/2017 2:10:41 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: PJ-Comix

This is how stupid THEY think we are:

It only takes $100,000 to sway “us”?

Gee, I had no idea we were such a cheap date?


10 posted on 10/17/2017 2:11:31 PM PDT by browniexyz
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To: TigersEye

LOL!! Permanent faint!


11 posted on 10/17/2017 2:16:48 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Can you imagine how cold your blood would run when the car took that exit off the freeway?


12 posted on 10/17/2017 2:25:20 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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