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Would he have gotten so far in politics without Twitter? Trump’s style of direct communication is very powerful for maintaining the attention of a passionate b
by Nbox9 6y ago
Would he have gotten so far in politics without Twitter? Trump’s style of direct communication is very powerful for maintaining the attention of a passionate base which is the source of his political power.
- whymauri 6y agoI think this discounts the power of Fox News and Sinclair Broadcasting. I agree it's a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem, though.
- geofft 6y agoYes, that's the tradeoff he chose. Neither Twitter the company nor society at large is obligated to play into the game where a candidate figures pit how to make a non-traditional platform work for him and then expects help from others when it no longer works for him. You can't live by the sword and then passionately advocate pacifism when a sword is raised against you.