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Judd Legum @JuddLegum
@guypbenson People showing up to vote despite the imposition of additional restrictions does not prove that the restrictions don’t exist or that they were necessary in the first place — PolitiTweet.org
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@TheRyanNYC @GOPGovs Hillary conceded on November 9, 2016 — PolitiTweet.org
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6. If you think it's important to follow the money, you'll want to check out our newsletter Popular Information. It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCIsWktO — PolitiTweet.org
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5. And there are plenty more. But even though these large donations conflict with the stated values of nearly all these companies, these donations are considered routine, not newsworthy, and are not covered by any mainstream media outlet. — PolitiTweet.org
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4. Donors to @GOPGovs (7/1 to 9/30 con't) 250K from @KochIndustries (1.25M total this cycle) 35K from @ATT (285K this cycle) 500K from @Centene (1.5M this cycle) 50K from @Siemens (120K this cycle) 75K from @BCBSAssociation (100K this cycle) 25K from @tmobile (75K this cycle) — PolitiTweet.org
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3. From July 1 to September 30, @GOPGovs received: 150K from @Microsoft 110K from @aflac 25K from @mastercard 100K from @publix (400K total this cycle) 150K from @comcast (300K this cycle) 50K from @fedex (100K this cycle) 100K from @intuit (125K this cycle) 25K from @nike — PolitiTweet.org
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@GOPGovs @KariLake 2. @GOPGovs uploaded a 609-page PDF to the IRS website earlier this week that provides some answers. And a lot of this money comes from major corporations that claim to support democracy and abortion rights — PolitiTweet.org
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1. Across the country, @GOPGovs is spending tens of millions of dollars to put candidates like @KariLake in office Candidates that promote the lie that Trump won the 2020 election and vow to impose a total abortion ban with no exceptions Where does @GOPGovs get all that money? — PolitiTweet.org
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The underlying mathematics of these probabilities may be valid but that doesn't mean that the information being conveyed is useful or meaningful. It's not. The reality remains the same: Either candidate can win, and we won't know who wins until after the election. — PolitiTweet.org
Judd Legum @JuddLegum
BTW, if you are on a website and it says Candidate X has a 60% chance of winning and Candidate Y has a 40% chance of winning, they are not conveying meaningful information. There will only be one winner, and we don't know who it is yet. That's OK! — PolitiTweet.org
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If you are worried about the outcome of a specific race, it's far better to participate than to try to search out a piece of data to make you feel better. If you don't want to volunteer, just take a walk outside. It will be more productive than reading about polls. — PolitiTweet.org
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This is what happened in 2016. People were worried about the prospect of Trump winning and were SOOTHED by polls suggesting he would not win. That didn't work out very well. — PolitiTweet.org
Judd Legum @JuddLegum
If you enjoy reading about polls as a form of entertainment, that's fine. People do all sorts of things for fun. But I don't think that's why people spend time with polls. I think people read about polls because they are ANXIOUS about the results and WANT TO FEEL BETTER — PolitiTweet.org
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Think about all the time that will be wasted dissecting polls in close races over the next three weeks. But then, sometime on November 8 or a bit later, the winner will be revealed. All the speculation and analysis will be pointless. — PolitiTweet.org
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Think about it, why do you, the person reading this tweet, need to spend any time over the next three weeks reading about polls? Unless you are involved in running a campaign or independent expenditures, you probably don't — PolitiTweet.org
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TIME-SAVING TIP: For the next 19 days, ignore the polls — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @hamishmckenzie: We’ve been living with the internet for 30 yrs now, but we’re only beginning to understand how it's conditioning our mi… — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @strombo: The concert prices are too damn high! Want to know how that is? Read this. https://t.co/pvah9EvB6y — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @NoahShachtman: Really important primer here by @JuddLegum https://t.co/aeH4HQe3gf — PolitiTweet.org
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14. One more point: Fees have gone WAY UP as the cost of providing tickets has gone DOWN. It's far cheaper to deliver tickets over the internet to someone's phone than to hire an army of people to print out paper tickets at physical locations. — PolitiTweet.org
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14. For more journalism that holds powerful corporations accountable, check out Popular Information. We are totally independent, and we tell the truth. It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCIsWktO https://t.co/Flcrd958MI — PolitiTweet.org
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13. Live Nation Entertainment has continued to consolidate its market power, purchasing "a competing ticketing startup founded by a former Live Nation executive called Rival" and acquiring "three leading international ticketing and event companies." https://t.co/12xkykDZDL — PolitiTweet.org
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12. Unsurprisingly, the DOJ's actions did nothing to change the status quo. Ticketmaster continues to dominate. Fees continue to go up. There really is no competition, and, if there were, venues are afraid of what will happen if they leave Ticketmaster https://t.co/12xkykW8RT — PolitiTweet.org
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11. So what did the DOJ do in response to this. BASICALLY NOTHING. It did not sue to unwind the merger. It did not impose a single dollar in fines. It simply extended Live Nation Entertainment's obligation not to retaliate, an obligation they've been ignoring for a decade — PolitiTweet.org
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10. According to the DOJ, "venues throughout the United States have come to expect that refusing to contract with Ticketmaster will result in the venue receiving fewer Live Nation concerts or none at all." https://t.co/12xkykDZDL — PolitiTweet.org
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9. The DOJ soon learned that, shortly after it approved the merger, Live Nation Entertainment began violating the terms of the agreement, and "retaliated against or threatened venues throughout the United States" https://t.co/12xkykW8RT — PolitiTweet.org
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8. @Ticketmaster also entered the secondary ticket market, giving it an incentive to allow scalpers to purchase the bulk of the tickets for live events so it can collect another round of fees when the tickets are resold. https://t.co/12xkykDZDL — PolitiTweet.org
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@LiveNation @Ticketmaster 7. On its website, @Ticketmaster emphasizes that its fees are split with "clients" like venues and promoters. But Ticketmaster's "clients" are often other entities owned by Live Nation Entertainment. https://t.co/12xkykDZDL https://t.co/KK7QaiVYGt — PolitiTweet.org
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6. @LiveNation/@Ticketmaster now issues tickets (Ticketmaster), manages venues (Live Nation), and represents performers (Live Nation). Fees started to skyrocket. https://t.co/12xkykW8RT — PolitiTweet.org
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5. The DOJ decided to approve the @LiveNation/@Ticketmaster merger anyway. The only meaningful condition was a PROMISE that the merged company (Live Nation Entertainment) would not "retaliate against any venue that considers or works with another primary ticketing service." — PolitiTweet.org
