History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2450 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Politics on Twitter
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The idea
By two thousand sixteen Trump's Twitter account had nearly twelve million followers and Clinton's more than nine million, the anchor records.
In practice
Candidates speaking to voters directly, without newspapers or networks between them.
Where people slip
The Yawp says social media seemingly broke apart whatever remained of a basic shared reality among Americans.
Your place on the trail
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