Someone explain to Joe Biden the difference between a website and a text message short code

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Detroit Over Two Nights Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

As Wednesday’s night’s Democratic debate came to a close, Joe Biden somehow confused and combined his campaign website and a text message short code in his closing statement.

“Go to JOE 30330 and help me in this fight,” Biden said in his debate night send-off, apparently asking voters to text the number to receive updates from his campaign. But according to a later tweet from Biden’s staff, you weren’t even supposed to text the word “JOE,” but rather “JOIN” to that now viral number.

“With so much happening on the campaign, we want to make sure you’re up-to-date on...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/31/20749722/joe-biden-short-code-30330-website-campaign-2020-democratic-debates

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