Overview
The 2016 presidential debate in going on full swing and the hashtag that is one to take a look at is none other but #Trump2016. With a collection of both positive and negative tweets, Trump is a candidate that is being tweeted about all over the nation.
Live Tweets
Sarasota, Florida Trump Rally 12,000 people It's a Movement not a Campaign #Trump2016 #MakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/US0qAti5o9
— Amanda Suttle (@fairygirl03) November 30, 2015
It's not racist to want to protect your country! Trump will do what it takes to keep America safe! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/RZp93sO5FO
— Hispanics for Trump (@HispanicsTrump) November 28, 2015
We boarded the helicopter for Sarasota earlier & will be landing soon! See you there. #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/x4RbbKXHCu
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2015
You know @realDonaldTrump turned ugly rundown buildings in to beautiful NYC icons. I want a leader who can fix things. #Trump2016
— KEEMSTAR (@KEEMSTARx) November 27, 2015
My aunt supports Bernie Sanders, I took her slice of pie and cut about 80% of it off and ate it. Now she understands socialism! #Trump2016
— Adam D. Brown (@aduanebrown) November 27, 2015
BREAKING: Karl Rove has updated his whiteboard! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #Trump2016 🚂💥💨🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/sgag79HhGh
— John Galt (@JohnGGalt) November 26, 2015
70 days until Iowa votes for Trump!! The pundits must be going WILD! Their deception isn't working!! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/rC3wCpe6eB
— Youth 4 Trump (@SoCal4Trump) November 23, 2015
Busy few days for @realDonaldTrump! ✔️#Massachusetts ✔️#Iowa ✔️#Alabama ✔️#SouthCarolina ✔️#Tennessee #Trump2016🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/HTS7BzjtHx
— Daniel Scavino Jr. (@DanScavino) November 21, 2015
Scared to live in a world where Donald Trump leads the republican polls. #Trump2016
— Isabel Araya R. (@IsabelArayaR) November 21, 2015
@realDonaldTrump Trump is the best candidate to bring jobs back. A working America is a united America! #Trump2016
— Ryan Myers (@Myers986) November 30, 2015
Conclusion
From this collection of live tweets, it is evident that Donald Trump, regardless if you are for or against him is one to be talked about. His social media presence is higher than any other and on September 29th, he had the highest campaign digital campaign score of 75, according to The Week. The collection of #Trump2016 tweets are both positive and negative, some Twitter users are just putting their opinions out, and other tweets are from activist groups like @SoCal4Trump and @HispanicsTrump. #Trump2016 also includes tweets from the presidential candidate himself, @realDonaldTrump. There is also a collection of negative tweets within the hashtag, which creates engagement with people who dislike Trump and brings another view to the hashtag feed. Overall, #Trump2016 for the most part show that Donald Trump has doing well in the race with consistent poll updates, updates on where Trump is campaigning and supporters showing what Trump is saying during his debates that make him a good candidate.
Regardless of any political views on Donald Trump, it is important to realize that #Trump2016 is gaining constant attraction on Twitter and it seems that he will continuously gain attraction until the primary elections where Donald Trump’s fate will be decided.