How Tweeting Affects the Presidential Election
By Meghan Senik
One of the greatest ways to share your opinions or spread the word about any information to do with the presidential election nowadays is social media. Forget the sources of the past because now one of the fastest ways to get information about the debates (without actually watching the debates) isn’t the radio or your television set, it’s your phone. Social media and news is already an evolving timeline, but it has a great effect on some important topics, such as, who the next president of the United States is.
The first president to really use social media to his advantage and communicate with the younger votes was President Obama, who was successfully elected to run for two terms. It plays a big role in getting the attention of millennials.
This year several memes and trending tags have spread to support, or tear down candidate’s campaigns. One popular topic is Trumpertantrum which was a term coined by Ted Cruz to insult presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Other jokes have been made against Trump, some about his appearance and others about the ways he avoids questions, without actually answering the questions.
Memes have been used to compare Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton within the democratic category of the election, who are the only two people running for their political party. Most are against Clinton, and imply that she attempts to relate with the younger generation of voters in a way they don’t agree with. They use this to compare her to Sanders, and most of them are in favor of him, implying that he tries to do this in a way that is actually effective.
Positive or negative, the effects of the 2016 presidential election will be affected by social media more than ever. It will be a new way to try and connect with voters for a long time to come.
By Meghan Senik
One of the greatest ways to share your opinions or spread the word about any information to do with the presidential election nowadays is social media. Forget the sources of the past because now one of the fastest ways to get information about the debates (without actually watching the debates) isn’t the radio or your television set, it’s your phone. Social media and news is already an evolving timeline, but it has a great effect on some important topics, such as, who the next president of the United States is.
The first president to really use social media to his advantage and communicate with the younger votes was President Obama, who was successfully elected to run for two terms. It plays a big role in getting the attention of millennials.
This year several memes and trending tags have spread to support, or tear down candidate’s campaigns. One popular topic is Trumpertantrum which was a term coined by Ted Cruz to insult presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Other jokes have been made against Trump, some about his appearance and others about the ways he avoids questions, without actually answering the questions.
Memes have been used to compare Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton within the democratic category of the election, who are the only two people running for their political party. Most are against Clinton, and imply that she attempts to relate with the younger generation of voters in a way they don’t agree with. They use this to compare her to Sanders, and most of them are in favor of him, implying that he tries to do this in a way that is actually effective.
Positive or negative, the effects of the 2016 presidential election will be affected by social media more than ever. It will be a new way to try and connect with voters for a long time to come.