How Devin Nunes turned Twitter parody accounts into a political 'weapon' -- against himself
WASHINGTON — Rep. Devin Nunes in a recent court filing referred to the parody social media accounts that taunt him on Twitter as a “weapon.”
His lawsuit against them gave them even more ammunition to turn on him and other Republicans.
They’re using it.
In recent weeks the anonymous authors of parody Twitter accounts known as Devin Nunes’ Cow and Devin Nunes’ Mom have employed their now-massive followings to promote Democratic candidates around the country and to solicit campaign donations through the Democratic fundraising machine known as ActBlue.
They could become formidable assets for Nunes’ challenger, Phil Arballo, too. In fact, the cow has already endorsed the Fresno Democrat.
Andrew Janz, local prosecutor and a Fresno mayoral candidate who ran against Nunes in 2018, said he believes the parody accounts will have a “huge” fundraising impact for Arballo’s campaign, capturing both local and national appetites to boot Nunes from office.
“I think if these had been around during my election it absolutely would’ve boosted my fundraising further,” said Janz, who raised more than $9 million in his 2018 campaign. “This is just a political stunt by Nunes, and I think we’ve capitalized on it.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-devin-nunes-turned-twitter-parody-accounts-into-a-political-weapon--against-himself/ar-AAFO4Qk?li=BBnb7Kz
If you're on Twitter I suggest you follow Devin Nune's Cow. It's pretty funny.
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