AI is disrupting the art of campaigning

Supporters of Senate candidate and Texas state Rep. James Talarico holds signs and cheer during a ''Clear Eyes, Full Hearts'' tour campaign rally at Aggie Park on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in College Station, Texas. (AP)

IN ONE ADVERT James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, is depicted wearing a dress and singing about transgender children to a tune from “The Sound of Music”. In another Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, appears to be playing a board game and laughing at cards that read “Death to America” … Read more