MM 3133 - Mackenzy Turner

 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 ...

      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...