Its pretty simple. The political parties are for whatever interest can help them win. O was masterful at social media so it was a great boom. Similarly he raise

Its pretty simple. The political parties are for whatever interest can help them win. O was masterful at social media so it was a great boom. Similarly he raised a lot more money than his opponent so his desire for election financing reform also disappeared. Now the tides have turned and the other political party is using social media more effectively. Something as simple as asking simple questions, pointing out hypocrisy and highlighting some extreme members of the other side would do it. So naturally the party in threat is against a free exchange of ideas.