Donald Trump's Role In Politics

The form in which political parties campaign has changed over time. And, there are many explanations historians provide describing the evolution of campaigns over time. In the present days, there is no doubt social media such as Facebook and Twitter has changed the game; these tools allow presidential nominees to reach far more people than ever before. It also allows the candidate to talk to people without filtration. In the last decade, the goal of the campaign focuses more on demoralizing the contestants than addressing real issues.

How presidential candidates present themselves in the media can be proven to impact election results dramatically. Political figure using social media did not start to become more common until after the 2008 election because Twitter and Facebook were just recently created, but by looking at data from the past two elections it shows that the news presidential candidates put on their social media can correlate with how people will decide to vote. After researching what topics political candidates post and how they present themselves in the media with election results it can be established that a candidate’s presence in social media can have an impact on how people might vote in an election. “By 2008 candidate websites were standard and campaigns

The 2016 presidential election seemed to be a particularly hectic election. On November 8,2016, I was checking my Facebook newsfeed. As I scrolled through my newsfeed, I see a lot of posts related to the election. People would post opinions on each of the presidential candidates as well as which their predictions of which candidate will win. The newspaper websites provided frequent updates throughout the day to inform people about the progress of the election. That night, I watched tentatively as the ballots were being counted, and I saw people’s comments of shock and disbelief when Trump managed to get ahead of Hillary in terms of electoral college votes.

Donald John Trump is currently one of the candidates for the Republican nomination for the President of the United States in the 2016 election. He is having no trouble winning numerous state caucuses and is currently the leading candidate with the most delegates among his republican peers. In the media, he is a candidate that seems to have the most air time compared to all of his contenders; his saturated exposure can be considered one of the major contributor to his rising popularity. Trump delivers simple but effective rhetoric about tax cuts for the rich as well as the poor, anti-free trade, tough immigration reform, Nationalism, and other topics that naturally draw in support from the average right-winged conservative individual. His crazy

In the most recent presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, many new election tactics were presented – especially the use of social media, reality entertainment personalities and trying to gain millennial support by relating to them in various ways. As the use of this new tactic went up, the extremities in other aspects of the campaign only increased as well. There became an almost lack of seriousness and rise in hate and bullying, especially in advertising pro their campaign and against their candidates.

Thesis: Donald Trump has been able to run such a successful presidential campaign as a result of the evolution of the GOP and his clever tactics throughout the race, however if he does get the nomination, then the results would be devastating for the republican party because they would be almost guaranteed to lose the general election and it could even result in the downfall of their party, but in the end, the most interesting thing about Donald Trump’s campaign is how it has shown us just how divided this country is.

The 2016 presidential election had been a contentious one even before the primaries began. A divide within parties and between the public grew increasingly evident over the past year, ultimately leading to a candidate with no prior political experience beating out a candidate with forty-plus years on her resume. Scandals plagued both campaigns, however, polls and positive media coverage stayed firmly in Hillary Clinton’s favor throughout the duration of the election process with Donald Trump even claiming that the polls were “rigged” and the media was biased. While the veracity of these claims cannot be verified, today we know that the polls were wrong and the media that all but handed the election to Clinton were wrong as well. So how did Trump, someone many said would need a miracle to make it to the White House, beat all the odds and his seemingly strong opponent to become President? Though pundits are still struggling to understand it, the rise of Donald Trump shouldn’t have surprised anyone. For the pioneering German sociologist Max Weber, it would have been entirely predictable, a classic example of the politics of charisma.

In modern campaign races, candidates must find new and unique ways to connect with United States citizens. In the United States, the campaign of 2016 started off and continues to show a shift in issues citizens currently find important. The campaign has been unique for who ran and continue to run for the title of nominee. There are some veterans such as Hillary Rodham Clinton and some new to the race such as Ben Carson. The Republican Nomination for 2016 more than the Democrat’s has brought a large spectrum of different candidates with distinctive rhetoric and stances on issues to the public eye. An individual that stood out greatly against the grain was Donald John Trump. Trump’s work with The Apprentice did help to get his face known in the public, but may not the reason he attained a large support on the campaign trail. Other factors such as personality traits and social media contribute additionally to how well Trump campaigned. Trump contain some traits such as an appeal to voters through his rhetoric, an association with the Republican party, and utilization of social media. Trump’s effective usage of these two methods allowed him to become the Republican Nominee.

Campaigning is a key component in presidential elections. The most popular form of political persuasion is campaign ads. During the 60 seconds our attention is captured, presidential nominees do their best to convince voters that they can make “The American Dream” a reality in all aspects (providing more jobs, better health care, stronger families and a stronger economy). In Hillary Clinton’s (the democratic presidential nominee) “Family Strong” ad, she provides a chronological timeline of the beginning and growth of her dedication to families and children. On the other hand, Donald Trump (the Republican presidential nominee) takes a different approach. In his latest “Anti Hillary” campaign ad, Trump compiles a 60 second video depicting Clinton’s most shady moments from her email scandals to her seemingly cold view on the Benghazi issue. These presidential campaign ads display rhetorical appeal in every aspect: whether it is connecting with voters on a personal level or attempting to discredit the opposition.

Regardless of a person’s political affiliations, one thing everyone can agree on is the success of the Republican candidate for president, Donald J. Trump. To a casual observer of Trump’s campaign, it may have looked like the entire process was chaotic and lacked unity; however, it was far from that. Donald Trump realized early on that he was not a politician and instead of lamenting on that fact, he turned it into a selling point. Trump used prior fame, unreasonable policies and misdirection to gain the vote of the largest voting demographic, the white Midwest working class.

As we approach the final day of the US election, polls show vantage for Clinton, the representative of the democrat party over Trump, the representative of the republic party so far. FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver 's predictions and polling data for the 2016 presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, tells, 49.2% of the popular vote goes for Clinton and 44.5% of the popular vote goes for Trump. These popular votes conducted in November 2, 2016. Clinton and Trump are the only candidates who remained in the race in the final stages representing their parties after the other candidates lost chances in competition. They have completed all the three presidential election debates and they are about 1 week away from the final day of the US election. There are few states remained undecided about the future president. The undecided and changing states are the ones which will determine the wining candidate in the final day of the elections. My prediction for the US election result is that Clinton is going to win the race. The factors shape the election results are the campaign events, tactics and the media influence. In this paper, I am going to discuss how these two factors are contributing in Clinton campaign then I will propose a strategy for Trump to help him wining the race.

Media is known as the “king maker” for many reasons, such as shaping candidates in audience’s perspective. Television has been a big influence in shaping voters choice and labeling political parties, even though some believe media information can be scant in regards to candidates. Media can be anything from television to social media networks and how many people think that media is a great influence, some also think it can be a problem. “It only takes 140 characters to damage a political campaign” in which Smith is referring to social media as being a problem. (Smith, K. 2011. Pg. 9) At the state and local levels party affiliation remains the most important. “In television age, journalist became the chief influence in the selection of candidates

The presidential election is in full swing. We are deep in the action with fireworks constantly going off. It is less than two months for the electorate to choose their new leader. This is the climax of the elections; we are approaching the highlight of politics. This is a very distinct presidential election for the country due to the individuals representing the two major parties. Hilary Clinton vs Donald Trump. What used to be friends now turns into a rivalry for the highest office in America. The importance of this run may affect the future severally in a positive or negative way and the electorate is here to choose what they deem most appropriate for the country. The media is the medium for these candidate’s messages to get across to their

In sharp contrast to past elections when candidates campaigned in-person, the 2016 election has been significantly mediated through mass media. With such a large influence on voters, the media not only determines which issues and events are salient in voters’ minds, but also how voters evaluate candidates. Moreover, media coverage, depending on its content, can influence whether voters think about candidates in terms of campaign issues or candidate attributes.

In the writing by Briggs (Young People and Political Participation: Teen Players) she notes that “social media are a critical new space for political discourse and engagement, which political institutions cannot afford to neglect” as the younger audiences use social media, and the people they follow as a guide it seemed vital that modern day politics has to infiltrate social media formats. This can be utilised by politicians and their agenda to widen the scope of their message. In the Praeger Handbook of Political Campaigning in the United States, Benoit investigates how successful an organised strategy using new media to win an election can be for political candidates. He states that “the innovative use of new media contributed to President Barack Obama's presidential campaign win in 2008” (Benoit, 2016). Obama's presidential campaign was one of the first to set the standard for political strategy online. The literature talks about the expansion of the internet and how that has provided a suitable platform for political agendas to grow exponentially. With the focus of the research project highlighting the specific use of social media it is important to reflect on the initial stages of online political campaigning, and to understand how Trump has cultivated this style of political