Talk:Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election

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Merge into 2020 United States presidential election

@User:Bri: I think this article still have a ton of room to be constructed. Social media has played a huge role in the Democratic primaries, especially for Andrew Yang's campaign, in which NYT called him "The Internet's Favorite Candidate". I think the reason why this article has yet to have more editors here is because it lacks public attention unlike 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums. The draft I created, Draft:Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election, was created 5 months prior to User:E.M.Gregory's creation of this article. Wei4Green · 唯绿远大 04:56, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Room to grow is good and all, but at the moment, we have essentially a one-section article with six sources. Obviously it isn't expanding rapidly.

It just doesn't make sense as a stand alone article. ☆ Bri (talk) 14:11, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Too early to see if merging is appropriate, likely to grow. X1\ (talk) 01:18, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

add from "Draft:Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election"

Add info/data from Draft:Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election? X1\ (talk) 00:43, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

I think this article needs to elaborate more on which social medias platform that the presidential candidate utilize the most in the 2020 election. In addition to that, this should cite more news article of the latest update or any tactics that the candidate use to recruit voters. On the other hand, it should include why social medias are bad and could potentially hurt the candidate. Here are some articles' bibliography to reference :

Bibliography :

Bergengruen, Vera. “Social Media Firms Brace For An Election Unlike Any Other.” Time, Time, 23 Sept. 2020, time.com/5892347/social-media-platforms-bracing-for-election/. (https://time.com/5892347/social-media-platforms-bracing-for-election/)

“Why Social Media Influence On The 2020 Election Will Look A Lot Like 2016.” 10/09/2019, www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341819/why-social-media-influence-on-the-2020-election-wi.html. (https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341819/why-social-media-influence-on-the-2020-election-wi.html)

Removal of banner

I've updated the article to reflect the most recent information, can I remove the banner or should I keep it? Giraffer (munch) 07:31, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Underreprensentation

I think the article is amazing and going on the right track and there are a few issues that can be easily fixed and expanded. I would recommend to construct a more detailed discussion about how both canidates are using in order to promote theree platform especially due to our current circumstances, social media has a bigger impact than it did before. It would also be great to include how each candidate has reacted and helped with recent events that have occurred. Komalbadesha (talk) 22:53, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Possible Edits??

Hi! I'm thinking of expanding on information about the 2020 U.S. Presidential Debates and how the general public reacts to those debates using social media (i.e. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok) as well as how constant political content can affect users' mental/emotional health and perspective on certain political ideals.

Here are some sources I'm thinking of referencing:

• https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/19/55-of-u-s-social-media-users-say-they-are-worn-out-by-political-posts-and-discussions/
• https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/860369744/social-media-usage-is-at-an-all-time-high-that-could-mean-a-nightmare-for-democr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lindseyjli3 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 30 September 2020 (UTC)