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I've been saying that had Clinton run her campaign the way Trump did, she would have been lauded as being a political genius who had learned to embrace being a
by r_smart 10y ago
I've been saying that had Clinton run her campaign the way Trump did, she would have been lauded as being a political genius who had learned to embrace being a political candidate in the age of the internet. I've run into some good analysis talking about how this election was a technology shift election in the same way Nixon v. Kennedy was. Just as Nixon didn't play well to television audiences, Clinton doesn't play well to internet audiences, particularly due to the persistence of information. There was a moment in the VP debate where Pence said something like: "This isn't the old days anymore, you can't just say whatever you want without repercussion." (that's a paraphrase).
I think people overlook how effectively Trump uses Twitter. To this day. He drove a ton of outreach and messaging even when he couldn't get it framed the way he wanted in the news, and twice in the last couple weeks he's done some pretty interesting stuff where he represents a position his opponents hold, then watches as the press attacks him for it. He relies on the fact that the internet will get the truth out.
- KirinDave 10y ago> I think people overlook how effectively Trump uses Twitter. It's difficult to be enthusiastic about the propagation of outrageous lies as a communication revolution. Say what you will about effectiveness, he's said things he can't back up and it's hard to laud that.