Social Media's Impact On The 2016 Presidential Elections

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As we all know, social media had a huge impact on the 2016 presidential election. Each candidate used forms of social media to enhance their campaign strategies but at times, it may have hurt their campaign. One of the main forms of social media that they used was Twitter. Each candidate used this platform to promote their campaign in various ways. One way they hurt their campaign was by slandering their opponent. Hillary tweeted in September of 2016, “When something gets under Donald’s thin skin, he lashes out and can’t let go. This is dangerous for a president.” In November of 2017, President Trump tweeted, “Crooked Hillary Clinton is the worst (and biggest) loser of all time. She just can’t stop, which is so good for the Republican Party.