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AI tinkerer building a better memory for humanity. Previously the first elections integrity PM at Facebook.
Oct 6, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Given the rapidly changing news cycle on the economy & COVID, it’s probably a good time to share a few results from recent news tests on FB, providing some insight into what’s moving the needle against the President and what’s not.

Here's a 🧵 w/ a few of our latest findings: Recent tests found that economic messaging along these lines – made in America, bringing jobs back, Scranton vs Park Ave, etc. – can effectively move folks away from DJT.
news.yahoo.com/economy-stupid…
Nov 23, 2019 9 tweets 4 min read
I was the Facebook employee that the Trump campaign called its “MVP” in 2016. Now I’m joining w/ @taraemcg, @davidplouffe, & the team at @anotheracronym to defeat him in 2020. I talked to @dseetharaman today in @wsj about my journey: on.wsj.com/2QKHAVT I woke up like many of you the morning after Trump’s election shocked, upset, and scared about our future. But I also had a meaningful personal role to reckon with in his campaign, which has taken years of self reflection & growth to come to terms with.