Step back — this one’s going to be big. Republicans warn ‘green wave’ of Democratic cash could overwhelm House GOP candidates. Note the importance of digital infrastructure. GOP gloom: Republicans predict House majority will be swept...
Democrats dropping $21 million on Senate digital ads largely targeting health care. C.f. Democrats unveil all-digital ad play for November. Dems ramp up digital advertising effort for midterms. Trump’s doing the same for 2020. But, Despite An...
Step back; this one’s going to be big. Two senators say their identities were stolen in fake net neutrality comments to the FCC, and a Former Lawmaker Says His Emails Were Hacked In 2016. Meanwhile, Campaigns are on their own as cyber threats...
The latest digital politics news and perspective, including a highlight or two from late 2017. Send in good stories as you see them! Just email me or send a tweet. Russia pushes more ‘deep state’ hashtags. “Following the success of...
The latest digital politics news and perspective, including a few highlights from late 2017. Send in good stories as you see them! Just email me or send a tweet. Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share. C.f. Facebook...
Happy 4th! When Quick Hits returns from a long vacation, you KNOW it’s a day to celebrate. Jon Ossoff, The Congressional Candidate Social Media Built. C.f. How the Democrats’ Online Strategy Went Haywire. On Ossoff and emails, via Shaun...
The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it. So much for an informed electorate. Update: A post-referendum “Remain” petition apparently crashed the British Parliament’s petition site...
Update: Orlando shooter inspired by Islamic extremist information shared online, President Barack Obama says. Update: Orlando shooting exposes Donald Trump’s biggest weakness: A total lack of empathy. Tweets from the Id. Update: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan...
Clinton rules Twitter during Republican debate with these epic trolls of her rivals. ‘How to move to Canada’ trending after Trump win on Super Tuesday, via Laura Packard. Even as He Rises, Donald Trump Entertains Conspiracy Theories that...
Quick Hits is back! Let’s clear the queue and try to do these more regularly. Marco Rubio would like to sell you this broken watch. Note that that this went up during the Thursday debate, as he was launching his “selling watches”...