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Alex Hayes

February 11, 2016 8:17

The Drum: Smear campaign for Donald Trump poops up on Instagram

No, the headline is not a typo. And yes, this campaign hammering Republican front-runner, Donald Trump, involves ordure. ‘Pieces of Shit For Trump’ is the brainchild of San Francisco-based barrettSF and is “helping” spread the “love” of the presidential candidate.

Pieces of Shit For Trump is an Instagram-based marketing effort that plants campaign flags in piles of poop around cities and encourages voters to get their hands dirty, as well. The account went live yesterday, just in time for the New Hampshire primary.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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Paridell 11 Feb 16

barrettSF (where do they get these names?) should remember the saying of James Michael Curley, the Democrat mayor of Boston: “Every knock a boost”.

No one who likes Trump will be put off by the barrettSF campaign, but it might rile enough undecided voters to support him just out of resentment at the viciousness of the attack.

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