Re:If Mark Zuckerberg runs for president, will Facebook help...
by gist on Saturday September 09, 2017 @01:57PM
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> I remember reading in a reputable publication quoting sources that Trump is considering him as the most serious candidate.
Strategy wise there are plenty of reasons to make a candidate that you think you can beat appear to be a threat to you.
Let's take a business example.
Say you have 5 competitors. Do you want your customers comparing you to the strong competitor Or one with weaknesses that you think you can beat?
Saying he is a serious candidate makes it likely that that will get bandied about instead of someone is actually stands a better chance of winning.
(Doesn't matter if this is actually the case here I am using it to illustrate a point of how things that are said have to be taken with a grain of salt..)
Strategy wise there are plenty of reasons to make a candidate that you think you can beat appear to be a threat to you.
Let's take a business example.
Say you have 5 competitors. Do you want your customers comparing you to the strong competitor Or one with weaknesses that you think you can beat?
Saying he is a serious candidate makes it likely that that will get bandied about instead of someone is actually stands a better chance of winning.
(Doesn't matter if this is actually the case here I am using it to illustrate a point of how things that are said have to be taken with a grain of salt..)