Democracy Dies in DarknessOn TikTok, Instagram and X, freelance creators profit from the murky practice of persuading their large followings to back Trump or Harris. Online content creators are playing a new and prominent role in both the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns. Here, posts are displayed at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)October 26, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. EDTPolitical campaigns and their surrogates ar...