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DeSantis passes Trump in latest round of polls...

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by tilly, Dec 7, 2022.

  1. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    It's a bot
     
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  2. gatordavisl

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    Yep - interesting that the bot posts have become lengthier, but I got that vibe right away and reported it.
     
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  3. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    The "to what end" has always intrigued me. Who puts the time or energy into a bot like this on a random message board?
     
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  4. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Swampbabe?
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  5. mrhansduck

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    I thought y'all were kidding at first. If there are bots on these sorts of boards, is it possible that PACs or even campaigns are paying for or using them? I guess I have expected those sorts of accounts on Twitter but maybe didn't think they extended to a board like this?
     
  6. demosthenes

    demosthenes Premium Member

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    Same. I have pointed out a couple on here and one bot even got indignant about it. Gave me a dislike for pointing it out and responded to Tilly with “Watch me!” I was curious so I found the bot and it hasn’t posted in the five months since I called it out. joesuarez
     
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  7. docspor

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    damn. it's so human looking.
     
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  8. demosthenes

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  9. enviroGator

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    I think you underestimate this site.

    It is the #1 sports site in a (used to be) important swing state and has a political section.

    We have had an obvious Russian troll posting on the War thread for quite some time.
     
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  10. Emmitto

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    Russians sinking so much effort into bots seemed like a dimwit idea five years ago.

    Turns out it is genius. It works, and takes advantage of the very dynamic they want to crush.
     
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  11. enviroGator

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    Their investment in the NRA/Republican party has been very effective too.
     
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  12. Emmitto

    Emmitto VIP Member

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    Also bots. The PS6 has a “T” button.
     
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  13. philnotfil

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    Very often when I want to read more about a topic I found here, the link to the thread here will be on the first page of results.
     
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  14. Gatorrick22

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    DeSantis is, IMHO a governor that has an easy time with the Florida legislature, but he would be Romney 2.0 in the WH... Not sure I will ever trust a poor man (relatively speaking, regarding his own cash, not political/campaign finances) to run our country. The way our system works makes them easy targets for grifters/spacial interest groups with cash to burn. But rich Liberals are even worse than RINOs..
     
  15. gator_lawyer

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    My "Not A Bot" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
     
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  16. PerSeGator

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    Could be biased because Google knows you visit this site. The better way to gauge site visibility in a user agnostic way is to do a search in an incognito browser tab. Even that might be biased by location, though. I'm not certain.
     
  17. ajoseph

    ajoseph Premium Member

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    I don’t understand the analogy to Romney. Isn’t Romney really wealthy?

    edit: just did a quick internet research, which unreliably shows he’s worth about $200 million +/-
    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjmlKmxw8CAAxWmlGoFHTZ5DAwQFnoECBEQAw&url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_career_of_Mitt_Romney#:~:text=The%20fortune%20he%20earned%20from,estimated%20at%20%24190%E2%80%93250%20million.&usg=AOvVaw0e3IjyNlIGt0LUy4xe-x2w&opi=89978449
     
  18. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Rick Scott is a previous HCA CEO. Of course the dude is wealthy.
     
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    $174.7 million (if the linked info is correct,) the 5th wealthiest member of Congress.

    Rick Scott is the richest member of Congress, $259.7 million.

    List of current members of the United States Congress by wealth - Wikipedia
     
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  20. GatorJMDZ

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    Why, are they bad tippers?