Elizabeth Warren spending heavily on national Facebook ads in prep for a possible presidential bid

[DonViejo]

Elizabeth Warren is spending heavily on national Facebook ads in preparation for a possible presidential bid

By Annie Linskey and Nihal Krishan GLOBE STAFF | CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS OCTOBER 08, 2018

WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren bent the rules of presidential flirtation last month when she said she’d take a “hard look” at a 2020 White House campaign after she completes her reelection bid next month. But Warren’s actions, in particular her spending on digital advertising, show she’s already looking at 2020. Hard.

Warren has emerged this year as the third-highest spender on digital ads — behind only President Trump and Beto O’Rourke, a Texas Democrat who is running in the country’s highest-profile Senate race. Unlike O’Rourke, Warren’s Senate race is not competitive. And unlike Trump, she’s not president.

But her national aspirations are spurring her to get an early start on laying crucial groundwork for a potential White House bid. Part of that job entails expanding her footprint across the country. And that footprint is not just digital. She is peddling Warren merchandise on the Internet customized for voters in all 50 states. She’s dropping into states to help raise money and stump for allies in critical contests.

The Globe, along with the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan Washington clearing house for the study of campaign spending, used newly available data from Facebook to take the first look at Warren’s digital advertising strategy. The review revealed how Warren has mounted a robust effort that’s caught the attention of her potential rivals for the Democratic nomination and drawn the ire of the Republican challenger in her Senate race.

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[democratisphere]

1. EW does a great job in the Senate. Hope she decides to remain there!

[Drahthaardogs]

2. I agree. I think we need totally new blood.

Anyone from the establishment is too easy for them to vilify.

[Ninga]

4. I agree. Nt

[smirkymonkey]

7. Agreed.

I don't think she has a chance as president.

[Upthevibe]

3. I also believe she needs to stay in the Senate. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

5. She needs to run

We have no better messenger on the economy. It’s not even close actually.

[Garrett78]

6. Stay in the Senate, please.

[IluvPitties]

8. Senate is where we need her to be.

[NightWatcher]

9. facebook ads, really? I'm rarely there and when I am I assume that all the ads are russian prop

I don't care what she does with her money, but I think that we can't run the next race like we ran the last race