Anonymous creator maps 5,000+ midterm ads
A map of 5000+ midterm ads
A Hacker News user shared admap.org, a visualization mapping more than 5,000 midterm election ads, with ranges showing the number of videos per race rather than percentages. Commenters praised the design and asked how the data was gathered and why the creator stayed anonymous, while others reflected on how campaign ads target emotion over rational cost-benefit thinking about voting.
Committees have approved these ads. They understand that the system is not driven purely by rationality. And they have engineered these messages to influence people into making irrational choices voluntarily.