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Hillary Clinton Research Paper

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Hillary Clinton is an American politician who is currently the leading presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. She made her mark in the political world as First Lady of the United States as the wife of Bill Clinton. Since her time in the White House, she was elected as the first woman Senator of New York and recently served as Secretary of State for the Obama administration in 2009. She ran for the democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election however; she lost the nomination to current President Barack Obama. This loss just pushed her to become the strong activist she is known for presently. Throughout her campaign, Clinton has been seen in various news and social media outlets; including Twitter, Facebook, and CNN, where …show more content…

By following the Twitter handle @hillaryclinton, one can view live tweets from Clinton, and her team. Since the demographic for Twitter users is more heavily weighted towards young adults, (Journalism.com 11/21/15). After famous baseball player, Yogi Berra, passed away, Clinton took a break from tweeting about politics and recognized his greatness in the game. (Hillary Clinton. Twitter 9/23/15) This tweet shows that in addition to a political agenda, Clinton is also trying to appear more relatable. Because tweets are only 140-characters, Clinton must convey her message in a digestible medium. On September 18th, Clinton tweeted, “the House voting to defund Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s health – nothing more, nothing less. Republicans should be ashamed” (Twitter 9/18/15). This clear and bold statement reveals Clinton’s views of defunding Planned Parenthood in a way easy for Twitter users to read, react, and then immediately share. There are thousands of responses to her statements demonstrating Twitter as a forum for people to voice their opinions. Through the medium specificity Twitter brings, Clinton is able to reach a broader range of voters in real-time with her distinct …show more content…

The Facebook fan page is supportive of Clinton because she meets the goals outlined by the Balance of Power PAC. However, content on the Facebook page is geared more closely to the goals of the PAC and not with the agenda of the Clinton campaign. In contrast, Clinton’s twitter account allows her “to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers” (Twitter) with her campaign being able to generate the source of discussion. On Twitter, Clinton generates the discussion herself and therefore she has more control over the tone and debates being had whereas the Facebook page generated discussion more closely related to the goals of the PAC. On Twitter, Clinton can ultimately limit the scope of her message to her 4.4 million followers on Twitter and have some control over the discussion of the debate. However, her Facebook fan page is a collection of the views and debates of the general public and Clinton has little control over the posts visible on that

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