On Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:14:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 1:19:36 AM UTC+2, John B. wrote:

As for Trump, he certainly isn't an idiot as his use of the media
during the campaign was masterful.

This only 'works' if the recipient end 'cooperates'.

Lou

But they did. Trump would say something outrageous and get several
minutes of TV coverage that evening. He did it over and over so I
assume that it must have been deliberate.

https://fortune.com/2016/12/09/hilla...aign-spending/
The final FEC report showed the extent of the Trump advertising
splurge. The campaign spent nearly $39 million on last-minute TV ads
and another $29 million on digital advertising and consulting work
done by Parscale's firm.

Clinton's campaign placed a far greater emphasis than Trump on
television advertising, a more traditional way of reaching swaths of
voters. She spent $72 million on TV ads and about $16 million on
Internet ads in the final weeks.

As the old saying has it. "20 million dollars ain't hay" :-)
--
cheers,

John B.