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Cult Watch Title: “Rent a Crowd” Company Admits Politicians Are Using Their Service (AstroTurf - grassroots) Did you listen to Jeb Bush make his announcement yesterday? Did you hear loud cheers from a crowd that seemed excited at the prospect that there could be another Bush as President? Was I the only one confused? I dont know one person who doesnt threaten to leave the Country if its Bush vs Clinton for President again. Cant imagine folks actually excited and cheering for Jeb. It got me wondering, would someone like Jeb, or another candidate thats been struggling like he has, hire a crowd? Pay people to attend their rallies to make them seem like their gaining in popularity? We have seen Hillary Clinton stage appearances, knowing ahead of time the people shed interact with. Would a staged rally be out of the question for a struggling GOP candidate? According to Crowds On Demand, not at all. Crowds on Demand is an American publicity firm. It claims to be the only rent a crowd service, providing its clients with the ability to hire actors to pose as fans. I decided to contact them, pretending to be an employee of a GOP candidate running for office. Their Founder/CEO, Adam Swart, responded. Here is our exchange
Me: I saw your case study on foreign candidates but has your system proven to work in U.S. politics? Adam Swart: We have worked with dozens of candidates in the US primarily but not exclusively Republican. Mostly they are candidates who suffer from lack of enthusiasm/turnout at rallies and in need of a game change (sorry, thats a loaded term now!). The candidates have been primarily congressional/senate candidates. Weve only worked with one (serious) presidential candidate thus far. I have found our approach has led to increased poll numbers and, in many case made the margin of victory for a few reasons: Poster Comment: Rent-a-Bushbot? Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 3.
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I see that Trump is being accused of renting his own Astroturf, by a long-time enemy. I don't see any proof but there were at least a few actors in that crowd, it seems. Of course, this is the kind of thing you can do if you're rich. Really, really rich, as The Donald would say.
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