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 Mackenzy Turner MM 3133 - Spring 2020 Professor Reppert  19 November 2020 Social Media's Effect on the Election Social media has morphed into a normalcy as an outlet of communication and entertainment for Americans. Common school kids and celebrities alike posting, liking, and tweeting for hours and days on end. With this newfound trend in society the world is catching on and everyone is taking advantage of these platforms, even politicians. Throughout the election our feeds have been flooded with voter registration info, who to vote for, and social movements that have sparked across the nation. While we may just scroll past these and pay them no mind, or give them a simple like, how do they affect our stance on the election. Can what we see that our social media feeds affect who we vote for and why?             With an estimated 244 million people in the United States using social media , the use of these platforms ...
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Social Media

 Double Tap for a Like     An election year carries a different feeling than most years. As the polls open and voting starts, even the internet marches to a different beat. Our social media feeds are flooded with the latest presidential debate drama, campaign videos, and a million reminders to do your civic duty and go vote. While it may seem that everyone is popping their opinions on the timeline, and all of the information is irrelevant, among the bustle, the presidential candidates are posting too. In a society where scrolling through our apps is an everyday occurrence, the weight of a post affects our opinions more than you think. Following this trend, both presidential candidates have used multiple forms of social media as a form of free media coverage throughout their campaigns, but most prominent, Twitter.      Throughout the past four years, President Trump has utilized his social media presence as a form of communication to the American people and ...
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Interest Group or Issue

      As the election rolls around every four years, Americans take to the polls to vote for who they  believe is most fit to run their country, who has been listening to the people, and which party is going to make the biggest difference. However, these are not the only groups who can make real change in America. Various interest groups are fighting for this change every day. An interest group is defined as " a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern. " These groups work year -round to rally their communities for one common goal and leave the world better than they found it. Groups such as EMILY's List and Color of Change are working diligently to make a real change in the world today.       Color of Change is the nation's largest online racial justice organization.  Their mission is to fight against the racial injustice that we face in our world today, and lead camp...
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Political Pundits

   As  election time rolls around, the political world starts moving as fast as New York during rush hour, which occurs every four years. People of all ages take to the media to share who they're voting for, why, and why you should vote for them too, many of these individuals are known as political pundits. A political pundit is a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner, usually through the mass media .  Whether we like it or not, these individuals weigh heavily on our views of the candidates running. However, this is becoming more and more frightening as these pundits are seemingly pulling their opinions out of thin air.     Political pundits have been around since World War II as Edward R. Murrow "rose to prominence as the lead of CBS News London-based coverage [...]"  and spoke out on his " See It Now " television program. Jack Paar, the  original  host of NBC's The Tonight Show, also rose to fame speaking out and hostin...
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