Today our class had a discussion regarding the recent presidential election and the results. We discussed the multiple factors which eventually lead to the outcome of Trump winning the election over Clinton.
The discussion was quite interesting. The point that stuck with me most was the fact that Trump had a huge social media presence, which may have contributed to his victory.
The point stuck with me because it is something I definitely saw myself. Trump's social media presence, on Twitter especially, from what I saw, was much greater than Clinton's presence. This social media presence may have allowed people to relate with Trump more, which put more people in his favor.
This connects to the overall idea that Trump won mostly due to the fact that people were able to relate with him. Because of his casual way of speaking and saying whatever he wanted, people saw themselves more in him.
This idea connects to Andrew Jackson, and how saying that he was a "bastard child of a prostitute" actually helped him during the election, because people were able to relate to him through this.
To add on, I believe his social media presence had a major impact with millennials. A bunch of colleges across the country has massive pro-Trump groups on campus. He was able to tap into the generation and what they wanted for a better future and offer it to them. We see now that this has paid off and it has worked in favor to gain him the elect-president.
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