Who Paid Cambridge Analytica?

The Trump campaign, said it paid Cambridge Analytica, a total of $6M for its services.

When you do the math, it costs a lot more than that, to purchase the data used for the campaign, from Facebook.

This is just for the data.

I assume Cambridge Analytica, is not running a charity, so who paid the balance, AND, Cambridge Analytica's fees?

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jackjjackson · 61-69, M

I just heard that Bannon ran the company prior to resigning to join the campaign.

SapphicHeart · F

@jackjjackson
You heard wrong. He was involved. No surprises there. He was on the payroll of the Mercers back then, remember? 🤓

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@SapphicHeart He had an ownership stake in Cambridge Analytica and was on their Board of Directors. That is a surprise. And, facebook is a scam.

SapphicHeart · F

@MarkPaul
Like said, he was on the payroll of the Mercers back then. He was also a major part of Breitbart at a time. So, what's your point?

Northwest · M

@jackjjackson I wrote a post about it, about 8 months ago, on SW. It's all detailed in this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Bargain-Bannon-Storming-Presidency/dp/0735225028/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1521659891&sr=8-2&keywords=bannon+book&dpID=41GhuYn66hL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@SapphicHeart The point being, while Bannon was running the trump campaign, he was using illegally gained data from a company is was intimately associated with and that started their activities long before trump became enamored by the attention he could get in a presidential campaign.

SapphicHeart · F

@MarkPaul
How do you know it was long before? Do you have access to info the rest of us haven't?

It was around 2013 that Bannon got interested in the company and introduced them to the Mercers.

When did Donald Trump become political active around the Presidential elections?
Was it when he created his 'Birther' campaign, back in 2011?

Even if it was before the thought of Donald Trump running for the 2016 election was even thought of by Mercers, Bannon, and/or Trump himself it won't matter. He is the puppet in this show. They would have picked another one had it not been for him. They would look at the colorful wannabes available, just like they did with Farage et al in the Brexit campaign.