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PinkNews
April 3, 2018
A gay political candidate in West Hollywood has published his own nudes as he runs for office. Eric Jon Schmidt is one of several candidates running for West Hollywood City Council – but came up with a bizarre and unique campaign pledge. . The candidate said he planned to run an “absolutelyÃâà...
The Denver Channel
April 2, 2018
DENVER – British data firm Cambridge Analytica continues to make overtures to political campaigns in Colorado – even as their work in the 2014 Colorado Senate race and in other campaigns, including President Donald Trump's 2016 run, remains under heavy scrutiny. Last week, a Washington,Ãâà...
Patch.com
April 2, 2018
A banner promoting two Newark City Council candidates was defaced with a swastika a month before an upcoming election, authorities said. By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff | Apr 2, 2018 10:53 am ET. 0. Newark Political Campaign Banner Defaced With Swastika: Police. NEWARK, NJ — A banner promoting two Newark CityÃâà...
ABC 57 News
April 2, 2018
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For politicians in Michiana, Dyngus Day signifies the start of their campaigns for office. Some are looking to keep their seat while others are looking for their first chair. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly held a meet and greet with his supporters at the West Side Democratic and Civil ClubÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 26, 2018
Political campaigns will run more digital ads this year than ever. Here's how ... The trove of data on which the firm relied, providing such information as a user's relationship status and their education history, is increasingly being used by political campaigns and candidates to target voters. Advertisement.
Moneyish
March 16, 2018
That's the message to political candidates from a new poll by public opinion firm Morning Consult, looking at celebrities and politicians whose endorsements might be the the most damaging to a political candidate. The public opinion firm asked nearly 2,000 registered voters whose endorsement wouldÃâà...
WAMU 88.5
March 13, 2018
Other critics said public financing should only come if D.C. moves towards fully non-partisan elections, and the D.C. Republican Party criticized the bill because it would funnel public funds to political campaigns that not all taxpayers might agree with. “Democrats should not be forced to fund RepublicanÃâà...
WTHR
March 13, 2018
In a story March 11 about the growing use of digital ads and social messaging in political campaigns, The Associated Press misidentified two tools that ... The main events in a political campaign used to happen in the open: a debate, the release of a major TV ad or a public event where candidates tried toÃâà...
Observer
December 31, 1999
Data has been used in political campaigns since the age of Jackson—where the populist candidate targeted voters in line with his image of “the common man.” But as computers became readily affordable for Americans, the 1990s saw the rise of big data, consumer patterns and a shift away fromÃâà...