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Another similarity: Obama was heralded in 2008 for being the first "social media" candidate, but Trump made that look like child's play with his campaign. For a
by lazulicurio 10y ago
Another similarity: Obama was heralded in 2008 for being the first "social media" candidate, but Trump made that look like child's play with his campaign. For all the complaints about the "media" being biased against Trump, he sure played most of the traditional news organisations like a fiddle, both in the primaries and in the general election.
- tmuir 10y agoI think that can be explained by who Donald Trump is. He is financially independent, held no previous office, and already had a reputation of making baseless claims. Whereas most politicians are self preserving, Trump has nothing requiring preservation. The media continually and incorrectly predicting his campaigns demise, actually gave him credibility with his supporters, showing his resilience. It also hurt the media's credibility with his supporters because he was able to conflate the media's predictions as attacks, instead of being based on events that have precipitated previous campaigns ending.
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