The Trump rally is the modern-day fireside chat

[Right_in_Virginia]

The Trump rally is the modern-day fireside chat
American Thinker, Nov. 1, 2018, Herbert Norat

Have we ever lived under a presidential administration that has found a way to directly connect with the American people on such a personal level?  The answer is "no."

Unless you lived during the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency (and that would make you a dinosaur), you've probably never received direct messages from the president.  The technological advances of the last thirty years have allowed everyone from preachers to porn stars to directly communicate with us through social media.  So it's no surprise that President Trump found a way to utilize social media better than any of his predecessors. 

Trump has become the nation's tweeter-in-chief as he fires off daily messages to his followers.  Some contain motivating points on the improving economy and declining unemployment, while others are red meat that he uses to stir up the stagnant political swamp in Washington, D.C.

Now Trump has found an even more effective way to connect with his base in the form of his never-ending campaign-style rallies.  The man's unceasing energy allows him to crisscross the country and directly speak to the electorate.


More:  https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/the_trump_rally_is_the_modernday_fireside_chat.html

[RoosGirl]

I've never watched a fireside chat.  Did Roosevelt frequently hyperbolate about impending legislation, tax cuts, etc?

[Frank Cannon]

I've never watched a fireside chat.  Did Roosevelt frequently hyperbolate about impending legislation, tax cuts, etc?

No. He talked the country into a very deadly war and embrace Socialism.

[RoosGirl]

No. He talked the country into a very deadly war and embrace Socialism.

So the author is comparing a Trump rally to that?  Doesn't seem like a very good thing.  I thought American Thinker was generally in support of Trump.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Roosevelt went directly to the people .... President Trump does, too, in a way that meets the communications "challenges" of today.

It's very effective.  Most here rely on sound bites and media reports, but these miss the essence.  Trump really talks to the crowd. It's been said it's like he's sitting in your living room talking to you over a beer.  And it's true. 

The rallies have a pattern to them, recurrent themes, but they are first and foremost a conversation with the thousands in attendance.  He doesn't preach, he discusses.  And he relates. As I said, it's very effective.

I expect political science classes and political operatives from both sides of the aisle will study these rallies for years to come.