SAN FRANCISCO, 2:49 PM, SAT JUL 5 | 4 POSTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS | tips@valleywag.com | RSS
Posts Tagged “

Dirty Tricks

dirty tricks

How to use the Web to be a race-baiting opportunist, or Swiftboating 2.0

Why are the Republicans hiring, and then suspending, the likes of "consultants" Soren Dayton? Because they're desperate to catch up to the Democrats when it comes to building candidate support online, and will pay anyone armed with buzzwords, apparently. When lovable nutjob Ron Paul can pull a bigger audience of Web supporters than someone who might actually win the ticket, your party has problems. Don't worry, GOP! Valleywag is here to help with a handy guide on how to game social networks for political advantage without getting caught. More »