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The Debate Press Release Is Dead. Long Live the Hashtag.

Vincent Harris, Rand Paul’s chief digital strategist, has a message for political reporters tweeting and writing about the first debate of the 2016 Republican campaign this week: “We’re targeting you—directly.” With so many reporters expected to keep one eye on stage and another glued to TweetDeck, political campaigns are getting more creative about shaping the…

Vincent Harris Talks Twitter Ads and Rand Paul

The Hill July 14, 2015 By David McCabe Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) 2016 presidential campaign uses Twitter’s advertising tools to directly target messages at certain journalists, an aide said Tuesday. “If something’s breaking and we really need to get it out there, we’ve created a list that we’ve uploaded into Twitter’s ad platform of journalists,”…

Star-Telegram: Vincent Harris Quoted on Rand Paul Campaign

Star-Telegram November 29th, 2014 By Bud Kennedy The most interesting Republican considering a 2016 presidential campaign is from Texas, but not the guy you think. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul put up some good poll numbers, and also hired good campaign help. For now, that makes the former Brazoswood High School and Baylor student the talk…

POLITICO: Vincent Harris Quoted on Controversies in Social Media

POLITICO November 25th, 2014, 5:34 AM EST By Anna Palmer and Darren Samuelsohn Bill Cosby survived accusations of sexual assault for decades — until viral social media outrage took him down in a matter of days. Digital operatives recognize that Cosby’s fall is sure to be an unusual case, given the severity of what more…

University of Texas: Vincent Harris, The Man Who Invented the Educated Political Operative?

November 25th, 2014 Vincent Harris and the importance of higher education If you pay serious attention to American party politics, it is hard to imagine you have not yet heard of Vincent Harris. As featured in a recent BloombergPolitics piece, Harris is “The Man Who Invented the Republican Internet.” To summarize and oversimplify, Harris has…

Vincent Harris: The Year the GOP Stepped Up Its Digital Game

Campaigns and Elections November 24th, 2014 By Vincent Harris The 2014 midterm elections will go down in history as a cycle where Republicans ran almost flawless campaigns. The Democrats were defending several Senate seats in traditionally red states and President Obama’s approval rating was worrisome for many Democrats up for reelection. The GOP took advantage…

The Hill: Rand Paul steals Ted Cruz’s digital strategist Vince Harris ahead of 2016

The Hill November 18th, 2014, 11:54 AM By Cameron Joseph Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is beefing up his campaign team ahead of a likely presidential run by adding Vince Harris, a top GOP digital guru who has previously worked for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Harris will join Paul’s inner circle of advisors as the campaign’s…

POLITICO: Rand Paul hires digital guru Vincent Harris away from Ted Cruz

POLITICO November 18th, 2014, 2:37 PM By Darren Samuelsohn Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has snatched one of the GOP’s young digital stars from likely primary opponent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Vincent Harris and his Austin-based firm Harris Media late Monday joined up with RANDPAC, with Harris officially taking the job of chief digital strategist for…

Bloomberg: Rand Paul Poaches Ted Cruz’s Digital Strategist Vincent Harris

Bloomberg November 18th, 2014, 11:20 AM By Steve Friess Vincent Harris, an expert in reaching millenials, has switched horses. In the 2016 presidential cycle’s first high-profile staff poaching, Sen. Rand Paul late Monday hired Republican digital guru Vincent Harris and his firm away from one of his most likely GOP presidential nomination rivals, Sen. Ted…

CNN: Rand Paul hires Ted Cruz’s digital guru Vincent Harris

CNN November 18th, 2014, 11:23 AM By Ashley Killough Vincent Harris, Ted Cruz’s top digital operative, is leaving the Texas senator’s team to work for Sen. Rand Paul’s political operation, as the jostling for staff ramps up ahead of the 2016 GOP presidential primary contest. Harris will join Rand Paul’s political action committee and his…