A sender manipulates election outcomes via targeted uninformative messages that mimic exogenous voter signals, with influence rising in signal precision and falling in polarization; costly messaging leads to selective targeting.
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A sender manipulates election outcomes via targeted uninformative messages that mimic exogenous voter signals, with influence rising in signal precision and falling in polarization; costly messaging leads to selective targeting.