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Sat Nov 23 23:46:59 +0000 2019

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

The Trump campaign ultimately did not spend very much on Facebook ads. Why? Because those ROIs did not scale. They would have been insane to spend so little if they were getting 2 or 3x their money back on a sustained basis. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 23, 2019 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

You're omitting the key context here. Those are the rates the Trump campaign realized *within the first few days*, the story says. Not on a sustained basis. Any type of advertising will be more effective with a small, initial buy when you're targeting low-hanging fruit. — PolitiTweet.org

Tommy Vietor @TVietor08

@NateSilver538 Per the WSJ today, FB's advanced targeting tools meant "every dollar that the Trump campaign spent o… https://t.co/kLwbsO1DU1

Posted Nov. 23, 2019 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@kevinroose LOL dude I'm aware of the data. What you don't seem to understand is that's a tiny amount of money in the context of a presidential campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 24, 2019 Hibernated

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