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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 18
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    Michael Tracey Retweeted The New York Times

    This is why you should not assume “candidate receives a lot of derisive snark on Twitter” automatically means “candidate is unpopular with the wider populace”https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1107605096597078016 …

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    The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes
    Beto O'Rourke raised $6.1 million online within 24 hours of announcing he was running for U.S. president, outpacing his Democratic rivals https://nyti.ms/2Fa89g4 
    7:05 AM - 18 Mar 2019
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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 18
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        I'm not saying the claimed totals are automatically legitimate or don't warrant closer scrutiny (although if the NYT had such concerns, it shouldn't have phrased its top-line tweet this way). Just saying the figures could be reflective of support that is not evident on Twitter

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 18
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        Also don't think it's necessarily suspect to wait till Monday to announce the numbers. (He announced the campaign on a Thursday.) That's a pretty common tactic to "drive the news cycle." Also, Beto apparently hadn't even hired a campaign manager yet when he announced

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      2. Corner *Store* Specialist‏ @tonypaylow Mar 18
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        So, I’m going to make a reasonable assumption here and say that his donor base is primarily wealthy corporate Dems.

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      3. Uncanny Valley Native / Professional Schizoid‏ @Otakundead Mar 18
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        It would only take 2179 people maxing out at 2800 to reach this, if my calculator works. Without the amount of donors, nothing interesting is known.

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      2. LauraLive 🔥Has #NoMiddleGround‏ @Uphill_Laura Mar 18
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        Indeed; it will be interesting to see the number of donors that got him there!

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      1. CalWestCoast - UnusualAmerican‏ @calwestcoast Mar 18
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        An oil friendly democrat will never have a hard time raising money, wing a primary is another story.

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      1. Matthew Battle‏ @librab103 Mar 18
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        This also doesn't mean he raised $6.1M from 220,000 people like Sanders said he did! Beto is polling in single digits. A poll that came out after he announced had him at 6% for Wisconsin. He is the Jeb bush of the Dem party!

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      1. Roderick Burrell‏ @roderickburrell Mar 18
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        Yeah. I don't buy it. It's not just Twitter. It's every goddamn poll I've seen, and he represents nothing.

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      2.  ⏳Lally Weymouth's Southampton Home ⏳ #Unity4J‏ @OrganicCucumber Mar 18
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        Greenwich, CT of course. The Peoria of Mutimillionaire Dem Donors.

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      2. michael‏ @humanmichael Mar 18
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        "Mr. O’Rourke’s aides would not say what their average contribution was or how many total donors contributed." "Sanders team announced ... about 24 hours into his official campaign -- that over 225,000 people had donated a combined $6m... the avg donation was $27." hmm

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      3. Matthew Battle‏ @librab103 Mar 18
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        They were announcing every few hours during the first 24 hours how much the campaign has raised. You have somebody who did not want to mention how much he raised on Sunday but decided to come out with the number on Monday?

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      1. Joshua Abell‏ @intorpere Mar 18
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        There's no way this isn't astroturfing.

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      1. Tim Flobug‏ @TimFlobug Mar 18
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        This is probably the most center-right positions I've ever heard you state. 1 person raises $6m in 24 @ $27/person from every single state and is wildly supported (and derided) "on Twitter". The other throws down a smoke bomb and tah-dah... $6.1m, and still has no popular support

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      1. Jason Storck‏ @jmstorck Mar 18
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        Beto is a joke and I would 100% donate to keep him in the race for the lulz.

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      1. U.K.R.I.P. #freeAssange‏ @highqoo Mar 18
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        I got it.🙋 Oil $ This Be-to shit show was staged. He HAD TO one-up Bernie. What better place than NYT ? Get verification. Small donors? Or Exxon?

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      2. Todd Brock‏ @forgetting2 Mar 18
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        I didn’t see ‘from small donors’ as a claim. And is 6.1 million conveniently superior to Bernie’s 5.9 million?

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      3. Todd Brock‏ @forgetting2 Mar 18
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        That they’re so careful to say ‘online’ (um, who writes checks? - so not roles of dimes in the mail?) and emphasize ‘50 states’ makes me think they would have said ‘small donors’ if it wasn’t going to bite them later.

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      1. Nole Grad Bitches‏ @NoleGradBitches Mar 18
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        I.e. People will always be dumber than you think. 😑

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