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Re:Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack by alva on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:36PM (#14277629)
> Political campaigns, outside of the States, are very much bootstrapped

Get real.

edit: Considering the response perhaps I should qualify. The major parties in most developed countries have permanent election teams with multi-million pound budgets. I cannot see why my response is in any way controversial.

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Re:Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack by ceejayoz on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:44PM (#14277672)
The US is mostly unique in having 18-24 months to fundraise, A/B test, staff up, etc.

edit: Regarding this...

> The major parties in all developed countries have permanent election teams with many multi-million pound budgets.

That's very likely. However, the bursty nature of elections means they're probably also onboarding thousands of volunteers and temporary staff in a very short period of time.

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Re:Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack by walrus01 on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:48PM (#14277683)
a Canadian political campaign (Federal) lasts at most 45 days, with probably an estimated 45-60 days of additional lead up time to prepare for it when it's obvious a vote is going to be called... The parties still seem to find plenty of money to spend on 4/5-star hotels, chartered airplanes, staff, etc.
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