Matt Markovich: The Harris campaign and the biggest case of political ‘astroturfing’ yet

Update: 2024-11-14

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The postmortem on the Harris campaign is underway, and here’s a number that stands out.

According to The Washington Examiner, nearly $4 million went to a firm called Village Marketing. Their mission? Pay thousands of social media influencers to hype up Harris and tear down Trump. Now, at that point, can we still call them influencers or paid propagandists?

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Matt Markovich: The Harris campaign and the biggest case of political ‘astroturfing’ yet

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Matt Markovich: The Harris campaign and the biggest case of political ‘astroturfing’ yet

Matt Markovich: The Harris campaign and the biggest case of political ‘astroturfing’ yet