I remember polls at the end of the 80s that stated: if BONO were to run for president of the USA, he would win, obviously BONO (Irish by birth) and he could not even be president of the USA.
With these polls what was intended was to create a mediatic impact to enhance the figure of BONO / U2 and its social initiatives.
Probably the beginnings of Mind control at the media level without using the current technological means.
So I fully agree with you @lukestokes the mind control added to the media success and the new technologies can make you reach the white house.
It's going to be interesting to see what happens, especially as technological advances exponentially grow.
true, sometimes I feel jealous of you developers who can read the true matrix of tech with much anticipation
It's never too late to learn something new. :)