Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer's Campaign Strategy Was Not Orchestrated by Far-Right Strategist Steve Bannon, According to Palmer's Spokesman.
In a shocking development, far-right political strategist Steve Bannon recently claimed that he was behind billionaire Clive Palmer's $60 million advertising strategy at the 2019 Australian federal election. However, this claim has been vehemently denied by Palmer's spokesman, Andrew Crook, who described it as "made-up" and "just bull**t".
According to a text conversation between Bannon and an individual linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that was released by the US Department of Justice, Bannon made the alleged claim about orchestrating Palmer's advertising strategy. However, the claims are untested and have been met with skepticism.
In the days following the 2019 Australian election, which saw the Coalition government return despite polls pointing to a Labor victory, Palmer pivoted his campaign strategy to "polarise the electorate" and damage Labor's chances of winning. The campaign was marked by an unprecedented ad blitz by Palmer's United Australia party, which ran a series of ads attacking Labor leader Bill Shorten.
Palmer's advertising spend was heavily criticized for its impact on public discourse, with some labeling it as a "bizarre" exercise in demonizing the opposition. In fact, Labor's election review cited the negative effect of Palmer's advertising on Shorten's popularity and the party's primary vote.
Bannon, who has been described as a promoter of misinformation, had previously discussed the campaign strategy during an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, where he stated that he was surprised at the lack of reference to China in the campaign. However, his comments were largely drowned out by Palmer's aggressive advertising tactics.
As the controversy surrounding Bannon's claims continues to unfold, it remains to be seen how much credibility will attach to these allegations. In the meantime, Palmer's spokesman has remained steadfast in denying any involvement by Bannon or Epstein in the 2019 Australian election campaign strategy.
In a shocking development, far-right political strategist Steve Bannon recently claimed that he was behind billionaire Clive Palmer's $60 million advertising strategy at the 2019 Australian federal election. However, this claim has been vehemently denied by Palmer's spokesman, Andrew Crook, who described it as "made-up" and "just bull**t".
According to a text conversation between Bannon and an individual linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that was released by the US Department of Justice, Bannon made the alleged claim about orchestrating Palmer's advertising strategy. However, the claims are untested and have been met with skepticism.
In the days following the 2019 Australian election, which saw the Coalition government return despite polls pointing to a Labor victory, Palmer pivoted his campaign strategy to "polarise the electorate" and damage Labor's chances of winning. The campaign was marked by an unprecedented ad blitz by Palmer's United Australia party, which ran a series of ads attacking Labor leader Bill Shorten.
Palmer's advertising spend was heavily criticized for its impact on public discourse, with some labeling it as a "bizarre" exercise in demonizing the opposition. In fact, Labor's election review cited the negative effect of Palmer's advertising on Shorten's popularity and the party's primary vote.
Bannon, who has been described as a promoter of misinformation, had previously discussed the campaign strategy during an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, where he stated that he was surprised at the lack of reference to China in the campaign. However, his comments were largely drowned out by Palmer's aggressive advertising tactics.
As the controversy surrounding Bannon's claims continues to unfold, it remains to be seen how much credibility will attach to these allegations. In the meantime, Palmer's spokesman has remained steadfast in denying any involvement by Bannon or Epstein in the 2019 Australian election campaign strategy.
after all those shady ads during the 2019 election his team just denies steve bannon was involved but come on we all know how these guys operate 
and what's really sad is that it seems like labors loss still has a negative impact on their campaign strategy lol poor labour party 
anyway u think palmer will be able to bounce back from this or is he just a one trick pony 
so it doesn't really surprise me that he'd claim to be behind clive palmer's ad blitz... but the thing is, clive palmer's people are being super clear that they didn't work with him on it which seems legit to me. I mean, if bannon was indeed involved, wouldn't his people have said something by now? it just feels like a weird coincidence that he's claiming credit for it after the fact 
I mean Clive Palmer just denies everything and Andrew Crook is all like "it's made-up" and I'm over here thinking what even is going on?! 
Steve Bannon seems like he's trying to stir up drama again, but at the same time it's kinda fishy how the texts came out. Can we get a straight answer from Palmer or anyone involved? 
palmer's team thinks they're above all criticism and now they're trying to turn the tables on Bannon 
at the end of the day, it's all just about winning elections and who gets to make the money 
. So now Clive Palmer is trying to distance himself from Steve Bannon, but I bet he was totally on board with the plan and just didn't want to take all the heat for it 
. I'm not buying the "made-up" and "bull**t" defense from Andrew Crook either 
meanwhile, I'm still salty about how much Palmer spent on ads that were super negative towards Labor 
And then there's the whole thing about Palmer trying to polarize the electorate and damage Labor's chances... I mean I get it, he wanted to win but did he really have to resort to such underhanded tactics?! 
. Anyway, it's interesting to see how this whole thing plays out. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on this one 
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