Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
by octonion on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @01:57PM
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Populists win elections by scapegoating groups like Jews, socialists, intellectuals, Muslims, blacks or immigrants (depending on which year it is).
Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
by eej71 on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:18PM
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This is a popular narrative, but I suspect the reality is - many of these named groups also voted for Trump. Consider this front line report in Ohio.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/21/outside-coas...
"“OK. You want to talk about Trump? I voted for Trump!” I asked him if he was pulling my leg. He laughed. “No way. I may be a Muslim, but I am a businessman first and I am not stupid. Many Muslims here did. Under the table.” He added with a big smile: “We are Americans. We have diverse views also.”"
Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
by jascii on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:30PM
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Anecdotal evidence is no evidence. The vote-count statistics in high-minority districts do not back up your suspicion.
He appeared to run a cost effective campaign. The endless free coverage provided by pundits and commentators who continuously mocked was transformed (by him) into a strength. He also made full use of social media to reach as many people as he could. I'd be hard pressed to name another candidate who so effectively used twitter.
The slogan and the hats too. Make fun of him all you want - but it was an effective and cheap marketing campaign. More importantly - its a message that resonated with a lot of people.
That's how you win elections.