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Re:Meta Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts by el_benhameen on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @10:01PM (#34527241)
Trump-endorsed candidates underperformed in the midterms and in previous elections. Trump talking hurts the party. If anything, keeping him off the platforms until after the midterms helped Republicans.
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Re:Meta Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts by 0xy on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:59PM (#34527832)
Maybe they underperformed because the platforms he used to win in 2016 banned him? Make no mistake, Trump won in '16 because of Twitter & FB reach.
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Re:Meta Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts by el_benhameen on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:17AM (#34542773)
Trump endorsees also underperformed in 2018 and 2020. There’s a pretty clear trend. Trump won in 2016 because of his reach on Facebook and Twitter, yes—he was novel and his win was a black swan. But he and his candidates also did poorly in subsequent elections, after the novelty wore off, because of his social media reach.
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Re:Meta Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts by jeegsy on Thursday January 26, 2023 @06:57AM (#34530614)
They "underperformed" because his own party establishment thwarted the efforts of candidates he endorsed.
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