Tweeting to the Top: Trump, Twitter, and the 2016 Election
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[Thesis]
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Haines, P. Ross
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Neely, Kari
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Middle Tennessee State University
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2019
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58 p.
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M.A.
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Middle Tennessee State University
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2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This project examines Donald J. Trump's use of the social media platform Twitter during the 2016 presidential election through the present day in Trump's presidency. Specific case studies include: "fake news", CNN, and Trump's campaigns against Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton, Russia, China, and Iran. The case study evaluates narrative control using branding, baiting, trolling, "stickiness" and nicknaming.