The first time i ever worked on a political campaign was for howard dean. We started using targeted emals in order to fund raise, and we broke all political fund raising records ever. And when howard dean lost, and that translated to john carey again, we used a lot of those same tactics. Now, on the obama campaign, we went, obviouslyA lot further than emales, going to social media. Instead of bro giving speeches where he might have tens or hundreds of people, all of a sudden thousands and tens of thousands of people were showing up to these rallies. This was completely revolutionary me. Knew it was expedential political engagement, which meant more than
Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica insider, witnessed a two day presentation at the company that shocked her and her co-workers. It laid out a new method of campaigning, in which candidates greet voters with a thousand faces and speak in a thousand tongues, automatically generating messages that are increasingly aiming toward an audience of one. She explains how these methods of persuasion have shaped elections worldwide, enabling candidates to sway voters in strange and startling ways.