Nick Anstead

Assoc Prof working on political communication & political ideas @MediaLSE. Also 🧵 nickanstead.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

New article alert: Facebook election advertising: dangerous for democracy or politics as usual? The case of the 2017 UK general election, just published in the @JITP_APSA.

Full article is available open access, and I have written a short account here: https://t.co/nRq5OiPH3B

[Journal of Information Technology & Politics @JITP_APSA]

🆕Targeted ads & a snap🫰election. This article examines #Facebook ads employed during the 2017 #UK general election, the effect of ad targeting, & the impact on democratic campaign norms.
➡️@NickAnstead @wheretheroad @damiantambini @MediaLSE
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[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

The man who has a pseudo-scientific, entirely arbitrary election prediction method… What went wrong?

https://t.co/SEWbFyd0cZ

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

One thing that is striking about Trump appointments so far (aside from 🦇💩) is number from Senate, Congress & State gov. Even at moment of victory, this doesn’t seem a sign of strength. Rather seems to indicate that Maga-land is pretty thin if you have to raid other branches.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

This does not bode well for Transatlantic intelligence sharing.

Look forward to all those Conservative MPs who simultaneously supported Trump but are also big fans of 5 eyes network to square the circle.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

Given the circumstances, a bit of duck and cover under a desk would perhaps have been legitimate.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

He might not appreciate the metaphor, but @andrewcopson has the patience of a Saint in this podcast! As ever, his thoughts are really interesting.

https://t.co/KBCGxDsReb

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

If Joe wants to mess up Trump’s inauguration he should quit the day before and make Kamala president for 24 hours. All those made in China “45 & 47” hats will be useless.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat.

Some of those stories may even be true!

But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

This timing is… sub-optimal.

[Hans von der Burchard @vonderburchard]

Update: The German government coalition has now almost certainly collapsed.

No official announcement yet, leaders are still talking in the chancellery, but Finance Min Lindner has urged Scholz to pave the way for snap elections (likely in early March). First reported by Bild.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Fixing the UK’s broken relationship with the EU is even more urgent than before. We must strengthen trade and defence cooperation across Europe to help protect ourselves from the damage Trump will do.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

This I think will be the analysis people settle on… Biden should have stood back in 2022 and allowed contested primary.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

The big mistake was the Democrats not moving on Biden more quickly. It deprived the party of an opportunity not to have a primary. They could have chosen a candidate not associated with the administration, or give Harris time to calibrate a better message. That was denied to them. Biden's reputation is going to suffer mightily. There won't be any saccharine "thank you, Joes" again.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

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[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Je viens d’échanger avec le chancelier @OlafScholz. Nous allons œuvrer pour une Europe plus unie, plus forte, plus souveraine dans ce nouveau contexte. En coopérant avec les États-Unis d’Amérique et en défendant nos intérêts et nos valeurs.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

Cross posting from the hellsphere, but worth it because, as ever, Susie Dent delivers.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

In 2016, Dems funnelled energy into anti-Trump movement. This time I suspect something more like a circular firing squad will occur. There is plenty of blame to go round and if they lose the House, they don’t have an obvious venue for opposing GOP so focus will be on intra-party.

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

Somehow, some way, the media and the people who run the Democratic Party will figure out how to blame this all on Bernie Bros.

That train is always on time.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

NEW: GEORGIA UPDATE- 10 polling stations have extended their hours due to the disruption from non-credible bomb threats. North Carolina now likely to be first battleground states for polls to close.

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

The Daily Mail guilty of spectacularly mixed metaphors. But it does generate a terrifying AI image when used as a prompt…

[Nick Anstead @NickAnstead]

Certainly close to a sign tap moment…