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Who Watches Elections, and Who Buys the Numbers?

Who Watches Elections, and Who Buys the Numbers?

Episode 6209 Published 1 week, 3 days ago
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In any big democratic election, some people care intensely about the process rather than the winner. This episode separates watching an election from influencing one — embassies sending accredited observers to Kenya and Colombia, leaked CIA tasking orders aimed at France's 2012 campaign, hedge funds buying private polling before the Brexit vote, and the polling data Paul Manafort passed to Konstantin Kilimnik. What's documented, what's inference, and why turnout models make a poll worth stealing. Episode 6209 — myweirdprompts.com/n/6209 (permanent short link: myweirdprompts.com/363234)
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