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Astroturfing Reddit is the future of political campaigning
Earlier this year, Hack PR had a problem. The unorthodox public relations firm had snapped up a new client, a deep-pocketed entrepreneur with political ambitions. Unfortunately, nobody really knew who he was, and the campaign it launched for him failed to convert into any real coverage save for a couple of pieces in the Huffington Post and The Washington Times. They needed another idea.
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Microsoft has done this to Linux for years and it always starts like this: "I love Linux,BUT you have to do everything by the command line." And it goes down from there. Linux users got sick of this and basically blow them out of the water whenever they start up. I can do everything without even looking at the command line. As you can see, from my links,this goes way back.
No it isn't.
Any subs that deal with politics have degenerated into echo chambers. Hive mind and groupthink abound.
If you think you can run a successful campaign by talking only to your supporters, see Trump v Clinton 2016.