Senator Amy Klobuchar is one of the top Democrats in the Senate. She could be fighting to protect democracy against fascists. She could be working on a new, better vision for Americans. But instead…
Right now it’s just a random video floating around the Internet, but what happens when videos like this end up in campaign ads, smearing a candidate with false statements or behaviors? Or get used to force a candidate out of office? With a little subtlety, and the ability to suppress the MAGA inclination to exaggerate, videos like this could keep candidates tied up explaining themselves and defending themselves, instead of effectively campaigning. And we all know which party is most likely to employ this strategy, even though they’ll blame the other.
On the other hand, a poorly behaved candidate can simply wave off a genuine video as a deep fake, and their followers will believe it. If Boobert’s gropey date video were released today, she’d probably claim it was fake. Why not float that excuse? There’s no downside in making the claim, and perhaps they actually get away with it with their own supporters.
Right now it’s just a random video floating around the Internet, but what happens when videos like this end up in campaign ads, smearing a candidate with false statements or behaviors? Or get used to force a candidate out of office? With a little subtlety, and the ability to suppress the MAGA inclination to exaggerate, videos like this could keep candidates tied up explaining themselves and defending themselves, instead of effectively campaigning. And we all know which party is most likely to employ this strategy, even though they’ll blame the other.
On the other hand, a poorly behaved candidate can simply wave off a genuine video as a deep fake, and their followers will believe it. If Boobert’s gropey date video were released today, she’d probably claim it was fake. Why not float that excuse? There’s no downside in making the claim, and perhaps they actually get away with it with their own supporters.