Joe Biden's campaign taps data analytics company backed by former Google chairman Eric Schmidt

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Biden campaign taps data analytics company backed by former Google chairman Eric Schmidt

Joe Biden's presidential campaign, in a bid to broaden its appeal with younger voters and small donors, has turned to a data science software and consulting company backed by former Google chairman Eric Schmidt.

The firm, Civis Analytics, has been advising Biden's team on how to better connect with young voters online and improve its appeal to donors who give $200 and less, according to those familiar with the matter. Civis, which was founded in 2013 by former President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign analytics chief, Dan Wagner, has also suggested potential digital hires for Biden's 2020 campaign, these people added.

Federal Election Commission records show former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke $9,000), Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Booker paid Civis during the first quarter of 2019 for a range of tasks, including research consulting and database services. He also had strong ties to Obama when he was president. Schmidt visited the White House 18 times from 2009 to 2015, according to data collected by the nonpartisanFour of those meetings were with Obama himself. In 2012, he donated $35,800 to Obama's joint fundraising committee, the Obama Victory Fund.

 

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Why? Shouldn't his platform be good enough? Why would he need a company telling him what to think?

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