Donald Trump had a rally at the Syracuse Oncenter this past Friday. In light of this, I decided to look at #donaldtrump on Twitter and was somewhat disappointed to still see some avid Trump supporters but the oppositions were interesting. Both sides, pro and against, used his own words to support their argument. Not surprisingly, his supporters are really radical and do not seem to care about facts. His supporters posted:
With a $21 trillion deficit, expect gov to take YOUR money out of banks to pay National Debt.
America needs #Trump, NOT ANOTHER POLITICIAN!
— Dr. Frank Corleone (@DaGodfather907) April 18, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump exposes the CORRUPT @GOP Delegate System
"That's basically BUYING these people" #NYPrimary #Trump pic.twitter.com/myHBqykkwv— The Majority Awakens (@DefendingtheUSA) April 18, 2016
@diebold e-voting machines hacked to keep #Trump under 50% by @reince in NYhttps://t.co/pY8UuF2UPv@WashTimes @washingtonpost @nypost
— NYC FOR TRUMP (@TRUMP_PREZ) April 17, 2016
Can't trust the Media or polls – just go out and vote for #Trump .. #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/4KsWIGw1Kv
— Kelly (@KLSouth) April 17, 2016
Those opposed tweeted:
Show your support for #Trump! Do the plastic bag challenge! pic.twitter.com/86PgrIOBGU
— M. H Arsalai (@ArsalaiH) April 18, 2016
#Trump fumbling his way through campaign process.
Imagine him fumbling his way through the presidency.#NeverTrump pic.twitter.com/KTR9XzSaXv— Dump Trump (@DumpTrump22) April 15, 2016
It seems like the whole hashtag is a joke. The supporters serial post without considering facts and opposers use the channel to make jokes at supporter expenses.
It is very interesting how big of a role social media play in elections nowadays. Though, sometimes I wonder if social media are spreading more lies than facts because anyone can say anything; there is no filter.
I found it interesting that most users who engaged with the hashtag were in fact supporters and not haters. Trump supporters are using the trending hashtag to bolster moral and make their voices more prevalent. While hashtags regarding other presidential nominees, like Hilary Clinton, have mixed content. These users promote both hate and support about Hilary, while Trump seems to have a fairly positive light cast on him on social networks.