Political Campaigns May Never Be the Same

Depending on whom you ask in politics, the sudden advances in artificial intelligence will either transform American democracy for the better or bring about its ruin. At the moment, the doomsayers are louder. Voice-impersonation technology and deep-fake videos are scaring campaign strategists, who fear that their deployment in the days before the 2024 election could decide the winner. Even some AI developers are worried about what they’ve unleashed: Last week the CEO of the company behind ChatGPT practically begged Congress to regulate his industry. (Whether that was genuine civic-mindedness or…

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Nuts & Bolts—Inside the Democratic Campaign: The No. 1 rule in all campaigns

Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Over the course of more than a decade, I’ve taken time to speak with campaign managers, field directors, communications directors, finance directors, and, of course, been a part of as many campaigns as I could. As election season gets close, there are always questions we ask of candidates who are considering running for office.  You would think the first question that the local party or campaign help would ask might be, “Can you raise money?” Another guess is, “How is your name…

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Joe Biden campaigns for Democrats in high-stakes Georgia Senate race – Financial Times

Joe Biden campaigns for Democrats in high-stakes Georgia Senate race  Financial Times Biden campaigns for Georgia Senate Democrats following electoral college victory  The Guardian Biden stumps for Democrats in Georgia Senate runoff, urges voters to repeat November’s record turnout  CNBC Warnock And Ossoff Are Testing A New Strategy For Democrats In The South  FiveThirtyEight Biden hits campaign trail in Georgia after top Republicans acknowledge his win  Reuters View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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Trump campaigns in Georgia amid crucial Senate race – BBC News

Trump campaigns in Georgia amid crucial Senate race  BBC News Donald Trump: Democrats ‘cheated’ in US presidential election  DW (English) Trump keeps up false claims of widespread fraud at Georgia rally for U.S. senators  Reuters Georgia Senate battle: Here’s what Democrats think could help them win  USA TODAY Faith shaken in system, Trump’s Georgia supporters consider skipping U.S. Senate runoffs  Atlanta Journal Constitution View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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Senate Republicans say campaigns should call FBI over foreign dirt – Vox.com

Senate Republicans say campaigns should call FBI over foreign dirt  Vox.com Republican blocks bill requiring campaigns to alert FBI to foreign assistance  Axios US Security Officials Furious After Trump Invites Foreign Powers to Disrupt 2020 Election  Vanity Fair Trump admitted in interview he would take ‘oppo research’ from foreign power – as it happened  The Guardian Senate Republicans Dance Around Trump Criticism as 2020 Nears  Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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