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2. If you want young people to start voting, banning candidates from social media is counterproductive

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 12:30 PM

Mar 2018

It played a huge role in helping Obama get elected.

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Trump is the second President of the Social Media age [View all] fescuerescue Mar 2018 OP

Social Media Case Study: How Barack Obama Became President NCTraveler Mar 2018 #1

yea but Obama didn't use it to campaign and collect contributions fescuerescue Mar 2018 #8

"..Obama didn't use it to campaign and collect contributions"....really? AncientGeezer Mar 2018 #11

Well you aren't russian fescuerescue Mar 2018 #13

Not really true. Obama was. blake2012 Mar 2018 #3

Yes, Obama was the first to use social media to organize in 2008. Cattledog Mar 2018 #7

Um, no. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #4

And the social media age just collapsed C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #5

Forgot? fescuerescue Mar 2018 #9

They may have paid it some lip service along the way. C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #10

Correction . . . fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 #6

tRump can't fucking communicate bdamomma Mar 2018 #14

No he isn't JI7 Mar 2018 #12

Wrong n/t malaise Mar 2018 #15

You don't think he weaponized social media? fescuerescue Mar 2018 #16

How it it nitpicking when that is your thread Title malaise Mar 2018 #17

Well I would hope people would read the post fescuerescue Mar 2018 #18

I edited the headline fescuerescue Mar 2018 #19

Nah if the headline is wrong most of us won't read on malaise Mar 2018 #21

Thank you. Tipperary Mar 2018 #20

you are very welcome fescuerescue Mar 2018 #22