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Trump has 10.5 million followers on tweeter (Original Post) Goblor Jul 2016 OP
'Likes' are tweets from others that his account would like Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #1
Probably people who want to catch the next hourly train wreck as it happens, to retweet. TheBlackAdder Jul 2016 #22
Twitter "followers" can be bought by the thousands, John Poet Jul 2016 #2
Absolutely correct! BooScout Jul 2016 #4
Here's a typical Trump follower right here: MrScorpio Jul 2016 #3
5 Million of Trump's Twitter followers were found to be in Bangladesh, near India. TheBlackAdder Jul 2016 #23
Actually, I follow Trump on twitter lillypaddle Jul 2016 #5
I like to post "liar" to any tweet of his that I see. nt sufrommich Jul 2016 #9
I was looking at that last night... helpisontheway Jul 2016 #6
Just 'cause you follow him doesn't mean you support him mainer Jul 2016 #7
I follow him. It is my guilty pleasure. renie408 Jul 2016 #12
I follow Trump. I wouldn't assume a follow is an indication sufrommich Jul 2016 #8
"Hope you get this, Donald, but--" John Poet Jul 2016 #10
More than half of those (myself included) do that just to watch the train wreck in action... JCMach1 Jul 2016 #11
Most of which are comprised of reporters, bloggers, and comedians. ZombieHorde Jul 2016 #13
Samantha Bee response NikkiTaMere Jul 2016 #14
You can buy followers Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 #15
Likes is tweets he has liked (nt) Recursion Jul 2016 #16
I have a Twitter account Mz Pip Jul 2016 #17
Followers is not the same things as admirers. I'm sure that a large percentage ... NurseJackie Jul 2016 #18
I enjoy batshit crazy - at least before it ran for Pres, so I follow nadine_mn Jul 2016 #19
He has 7K likes for his last tweet alone oberliner Jul 2016 #20
I follow him as well notawinger Jul 2016 #21
I've got just over 1,300 and I'm quite sure that most of mine are real people MrScorpio Aug 2016 #24
 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
1. 'Likes' are tweets from others that his account would like
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 02:53 AM
Jul 2016

IE....I could tweet ' Crooked Hillary Eats Puppies' and Trump's account would hit the heart to 'like' my tweet, and he would then have 92 likes.

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
22. Probably people who want to catch the next hourly train wreck as it happens, to retweet.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:40 PM
Jul 2016

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Retweeted to #ShitOrangutansSay


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John Poet

(2,510 posts)
2. Twitter "followers" can be bought by the thousands,
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:27 AM
Jul 2016

mostly fake accounts originating from third world countries. Some of Don's followers are Democrats watching his account...

BooScout

(10,406 posts)
4. Absolutely correct!
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 06:10 AM
Jul 2016

My followers are almost all Clinton followers and 48 of them follow Trump. Know thy enemy. ....I have considered following him to make it easier for me to make fun of his tweets, but I just couldn't bring myself to do that.

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
23. 5 Million of Trump's Twitter followers were found to be in Bangladesh, near India.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:47 PM
Jul 2016

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Hahaha! You thought that was going to be the sweatshop workers who make his clothing. That's in China!


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helpisontheway

(5,007 posts)
6. I was looking at that last night...
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 07:45 AM
Jul 2016

he has more followers than Hillary or the president. How is that possible? SMH

mainer

(12,022 posts)
7. Just 'cause you follow him doesn't mean you support him
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 08:10 AM
Jul 2016

some people just like watching a trainwreck.

 

John Poet

(2,510 posts)
10. "Hope you get this, Donald, but--"
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:08 PM
Jul 2016

One of my Facebook friends tweeted Trump. LMAO




And Donald, the word you wanted is "Loose".

If there's a "lose cannon" in the race, I'm guessing it's going to be YOU.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,881 posts)
15. You can buy followers
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 08:27 PM
Jul 2016
http://crosscut.com/2016/07/data-dive-fake-twitter-followers-in-seattle-washington-state-politics-media/

Like so much about Twitter, the prevalence of fake accounts on the service is a strange and mostly pointless thing to think about. But because I gravitate toward these kind of thoughts sometimes, I ran a quick search to see which local politicians, media organizations, journalists, and columnists had the most following them.

Selling fake Twitter followers, odd as it may seem, is a multimillion-dollar business. Buyers include politicians wanting to project an image of wide support — the fact Mitt Romney’s account once jumped by 116,000 followers in a day is an example. They’re social media managers at companies, seeking to impress their bosses. They’re media organizations aiming to demonstrate wide reach, perhaps in an effort to appeal to advertisers.

Mz Pip

(27,434 posts)
17. I have a Twitter account
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 09:08 PM
Jul 2016

I don't look at it much and never Tweet. However, I could see following Trump just for the appallingness of it.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
18. Followers is not the same things as admirers. I'm sure that a large percentage ...
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 09:10 PM
Jul 2016

... of those "followers" do so for the train-wreck aspect of it, or for the humor.

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
19. I enjoy batshit crazy - at least before it ran for Pres, so I follow
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 09:11 PM
Jul 2016

My husband and I have followed Trump for awhile, mainly for shits and giggles.

I mean, come on - free entertainment!

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)
24. I've got just over 1,300 and I'm quite sure that most of mine are real people
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 02:22 AM
Aug 2016

Mostly having to do with music, other DJs, artists, labels, publicists and music lovers.

Recently, since I've been tweeting and retweeting about the convention, I've picked up some more followers. I'm quite sure that they're other lefties who are interested in politics.

As a nobody guy like myself, over 1,300 followers is a hell of a lot. But then I follow a lot of people myself and these are people who have followed me back.

On Twitter, aside from celebs, the real winners are nude and semi-nude models. They attract a lot of creeps, I suppose. They probably block a lot of guys who do nothing except send them pics of their junk.

Twitter is nothing like the real world. I guess that's why Trump keeps posting his message their.

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