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ELECT TECH 2020

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Panelists

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Tech companies are
struggling with when,
where and how to
participate in politics

4.
Fake News is an Increasing
Problem

5.
There are growing fears over Russia’s past and
future election meddling

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In the past century, four
long-shot presidential
candidates defied the
odds and won …
And they all adopted the
disruptive technology of
their day

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FDR used radio and fireside
chats because he did not
trust the newspapers that, he
argued, published mostly
negative stories.

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JFK’s youthful juxtaposition to
Nixon’s beleaguered TV
debate appearance was a
game-changer. Radio
listeners had a completely
different experience.

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Through the use of web-
based grassroots organizing
and social media, Obama
overtook an unsuspecting
heir apparent, Hillary Clinton.

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Few took Trump seriously
until he overcame seemingly
insurmountable odds, with
the help of foreign social
media bots, to win the
Electoral College.

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Disruptive technologies
can help combat these
challenges

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Learning Outcomes
• Leading examples in history of
candidates successfully leveraging
tech to win unwinnable elections
• Today’s most disruptive
technologies for the 2020 election
cycle, especially blockchain
• Strategies 2020 candidates and tech
companies can take in this crowded
field of a high-stakes election to
beat the odds and win

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