That's precisely his base. If the establishment hates him, he must be doing something right.
Indeed, but isn't the widespread antiestablishmentarianism also nurtured primarily in social media?
It's been the recurring thread in American politics since the "Turn on, tune in, drop out" and "state's rights" of the 60s.
Social media might be nurturing more extreme views by fostering more isolation from challenging beliefs, but one could also argue that it's exposing people to more of other people's views than ever before.
Long before the 60s, actually.
Social media isn't required for revolution, obviously, but it feeds antiestablishment movements more effectively than underground printing presses and independent radio did.
At least for the moment. Perhaps a new establishment will arise that's learned to control the Internet as well as previous establishments controlled other media.
Re:The Voters Decide
by TheCoelacanth on Thursday March 03, 2016 @12:55PM
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The aphorism "There's no such thing as bad press" comes to mind.
The traditional media coverage of Trump is generally negative, and his signature "Say something outrageous and spark a conversation" style relies on social media, where the conversation happens.
Without that, would he just be "that rich guy the media always makes fun of"?