Opinion Why Isn't Trump Campaigning On YouTube?

[deadshot138]

All I see are Biden ads. They've managed to turn my 7 and 5 year olds into Biden supporters. Luckily they can't vote but this got me to thinking, this will at least subliminally influence people who are on the fence and outright make democrats out of the politically illiterate. If Trump thinks the election is "so in the bag" that he doesn't need to campaign online, it's gonna be 2020 all over again. That said, maybe it's because YouTube is a liberal cesspool that will only allow Biden ads. Thats another issue in itself. Thoughts?

 

[emefer]

He’s keeping all his donations for himself

 

[Kingz]

Because YouTube is known to censor or tag ads with DNC talking points. Under the guise of “fighting misinformation”.

Why would you pay to not get the same service the democrats did and have your ads co-opted with your opponents campaign messages/rebuttals? Not only that, YouTube will only place a Trump ad in specific conservative content while Biden ads will be placed on everything. As if Biden isn’t polarizing being more unpopular than Trump ever was.

Sounds like a waste of bread

 

[evansusmc2]

Wasn't he censored on all platforms in 2021? Not sure how that would work out.

 

[badascan]

They'll be voting whether they know it or not...

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Because big tech companies are full of people like this:

 

[HereticBD]

Pretty sure he's got ads on there, but one thing to note is that Biden's team is currently on a spending spree and pumping up his ads everywhere, so you'll be seeing them more frequently for a while. Trump will do the same sometime down the road. They're just picking their spots. Dems are panicking over Biden's image right now, so they're working overtime to change the narrative.

As for not campaigning online, you serious? All that guy does is campaign online when he's not doing it in public.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

somebody isn't using uBlock.

 

[NickNick]

My ad block slipped and I got a Trump ad on a gun youtuber channel. I thought it was odd his ads were being pushed there, where a large chunk of that crowd are voting republican anyway.

 

[Michaelangelo]

Technically he is by appearing on podcasts

 

[Gref]

Aren't the ads displayed using an algorithm based on user activity?

Anyways, if it ain't golf or using Twitter, I don't think Trump is interested.

 

[HockeyBjj]

Pretty sure he's got ads on there, but one thing to note is that Biden's team is currently on a spending spree and pumping up his ads everywhere, so you'll be seeing them more frequently for a while. Trump will do the same sometime down the road. They're just picking their spots. Dems are panicking over Biden's image right now, so they're working overtime to change the narrative.

As for not campaigning online, you serious? All that guy does is campaign online when he's not doing it in public.

This. It’s a marathon until November. Gotta pick your times to push and make moves, and when to conserve energy

Trump got a ton of free advertising from the debate. Even the necessary Biden ad spend now can help Trump as he gets to cheaply say “look how they’re panicking”

When some negative news story takes ahold of Trump, watch for the reverse as Trump campaign has to then start opening the coffers and pumping ads

But they can keep a saving and fund raising for now

Whenever RFK support looks to start dropping, watch both main candidates go all out. I think that’s the tipping point campaigns are waiting to for their big moves. Biden just had to make a push here to not fall too far behind early.

Historically, 3rd party candidates tend to poll twice or more as well as they actually end up doing in the election. Rfk polling at 10% and getting 4-5% percent of votes means there’s 5% up for grabs at some point. That’s well within the trump/biden gap

 

[Dr Curtis Love]

Because he doesn't know how to spell YouTube.

 

[nostradumbass]

I get ads on my phone, and some of them are Trump ads, though it is way more Biden ads. I mostly play youtube in the car, so when there's an ad at all, it's just annoying to have to wait for the "skip ad" while driving and makes me specifically not buy whatever they're selling.