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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)For Presidential politics at least, social media is in the process of slaughtering the old school [View all]
Social media is letting people see politicians and political operatives saying one thing to one audience at one time and a completely opposite thing to another audience at a different time.
Once people really come to grips with how common the practice of political doublespeak is then politics is going to have to change. When every major policy statement a politician or pundit has made is subject to instant video review of their own words in many different settings it seems to me that being both correct and consistent become major political advantages.
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For Presidential politics at least, social media is in the process of slaughtering the old school [View all]
Fumesucker
Oct 2015
OP
That's why Chuck Todd is so 'puzzled' by the Sanders surge. Here he is doing his job
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#13
A tsunami is all but imperceptible out at sea, you probably won't even notice it
Fumesucker
Oct 2015
#5
You mean like 'those extremists on the Left' who used it so well to elect our current President?
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#12
I consider that to be one of the biggest (and unheralded) stories of this election cycle.
DisgustipatedinCA
Oct 2015
#6
Exactly. And while I said it wasn't just just the younger demographic participating...
DisgustipatedinCA
Oct 2015
#25
MSM supports the " I'd like to say this about that " aspect of politics, that's why Chuck Toad is
orpupilofnature57
Oct 2015
#27