The Power of Data in Politics w/ Benny Smith

About this episode

Benny Smith discusses how data analytics is transforming political campaigns and voter turnout predictions.

In this episode of Notable & Black in Tech , hosts B-Donald Harris & Major Phillips sit down with Benny Smith , founder of Turnout Gurus , to discuss the intersection of technology, data analytics, and politics . Benny shares how he uses forecasting models to predict voter turnout, revolutionizing political campaigns and making elections more strategic and cost-effective. 👉 Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome & Introductions 3:40 - What is Turnout Gurus? 10:15 - Predicting Voter Turnout w/ Data Science 18:50 - Lowering the Cost of Elections 27:30 - Why Traditional Polls Are Flawed 35:20 - AI, Data Mining & Political Strategy 🤖 ✨ Key Takeaways: ✔️ How Big Data is changing political campaigns ✔️ The real impact of money in elections ✔️ How automation & AI streamline voter engagement ✔️ The future of election technology

People in this episode

Hosts: B-Donald Harris, Major Phillips

Guest: Benny Smith

Topics covered

• data analytics
• politics
• voter turnout
• political campaigns
• technology
• AI

Keywords

• data science
• voter engagement
• election technology
• forecasting models
• political strategy
• Big Data
• automation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Turnout Gurus

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