Are Likes the New Votes?

Multiple politicians use social media platforms whether it is to drum up their campaign or show support towards their campaign party members. Political representatives commonly use Facebook or Twitter accounts in order to post various topics. However each politician and their team have different tactics as to how they address their readers and followers.

For example Donald Trump, has 7.5 million Twitter followers and 7 million Facebook fans that have liked his page. Trump also uses Instagram.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump?lang=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realdonaldtrump/?hl=en

Donald Trump uses social media in an abrupt way, he is disarmingly honest and blunt, he happily expresses what he is thinking and may attack anyone or anything.

 In 2012 Donald Trump posted on Twitter “Obama is, without question, the WORST EVER president. I predict he will now do something really bad and totally stupid to show manhood!”. Whether this is true or not, not many people would post this straight out because they would be cautious of the repercussions however Trump is happy to express exactly what he thinks.

Although Donald Trump has 4.5 million Facebook fans that does not mean that all of them agree with him or like him. They could simply be following him in order to get an update on the latest news or his opinion. Although politicians may have a massive amount of followers does not mean that they will get that many votes.