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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: Right_in_Virginia on September 09, 2019, 03:14:31 pm

Title: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on September 09, 2019, 03:14:31 pm
A Trump social network readies for launch
Politico, Sep 8, 2019

Trump’s reelection campaign plans to launch a smartphone app this fall to encourage supporters to donate, volunteer and reel in like-minded voters — all while providing the president more unfiltered access to his followers. Supporters who download the all-in-one app are expected to be able to sign up for a Make America Great Again rally, canvas a neighborhood or call voters, maybe even register to vote as the campaign looks to turn passive supporters into activists.

Perhaps the most important feature will be the app’s use of prizes — maybe VIP seats or a photo with Trump — to persuade the most fervent supporters to recruit their friends, rewarding them as campaigns have been doing for top donors for years, according to people familiar with the plans.

The upcoming launch is the latest sign of how Trump’s team, which ran a ragtag operation in 2016, is using its huge coffers to drive a more professional and data-driven operation. While campaigns have had apps for years, the Trump app is expected to let the president‘s team track followers in a more comprehensive way than ever before in its bid to secure the president another White House term.


More:  https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/08/anti-conservative-bias-trump-1481831 (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/08/anti-conservative-bias-trump-1481831)
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on September 09, 2019, 03:15:50 pm
This displeases Politico.
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: jmyrlefuller on September 09, 2019, 03:17:07 pm
21st-century politicking... the tactics are the same, but the medium changes.
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: EdJames on September 09, 2019, 03:46:26 pm
I downloaded that app this morning and it immediately turned my entire phone into gold.....   heavy as hell now....

(https://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/brikk_iphone_6_gold.jpg)

 :shrug:
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: conservativevoter on September 09, 2019, 03:51:16 pm
Let Bernie and Liz lighten that load of gold for ya!   wink777
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: EdJames on September 09, 2019, 03:53:11 pm
Let Bernie and Liz lighten that load of gold for ya!   wink777

 888high58888
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: Sanguine on September 09, 2019, 06:44:23 pm
I downloaded that app this morning and it immediately turned my entire phone into gold.....   heavy as hell now....

(https://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/brikk_iphone_6_gold.jpg)

 :shrug:

Nice!  I don't have an iphone, but I'm going to go download the app now.
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: jmyrlefuller on September 09, 2019, 10:57:25 pm
I downloaded that app this morning and it immediately turned my entire phone into gold.....   heavy as hell now....

(https://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/brikk_iphone_6_gold.jpg)

 :shrug:
And to think, before you downloaded it this morning, it was an Android! :laugh:
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: Wingnut on September 09, 2019, 11:53:00 pm
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/BowedDelectableAplomadofalcon-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: A Trump social network readies for launch
Post by: Chosen Daughter on September 11, 2019, 04:34:06 am
What happens to the people who don't download?