No matter what platform you look at every form of social media has become part of the political battle ground. From releasing ads to every day tweets on popular issues and topics politicians are working to use social media as a year-round broadcast of their political message.
President Donald Trump has 58.1 million followers on Twitter and over 40 thousand as a total number of tweets. He used Twitter to rally his fan base and has used his 280 characters to share his opinions and policies throughout his presidency.
In just the past few weeks headlines have been made over social media. As both Senator Cory Booker out of New Jersey and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts used twitter to announce their intentions to run for President in 2020.
As the new age of politics continues to grow certain political figures are seeing their number of followers rise at astronomical rates. At the forefront of this is Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez she has seen her following number rise upwards of 300 thousand in the past two weeks as she has gone viral twice since taking office.Worldwide Politicians/World Leaders with the Largest Social Media Following:
1. Barack Obama
2. Donald J. Trump
3. Narenda Modi (Prime Minister of India)
4. Hillary Clinton
5. Dalai Lama
6. Pope Francis
The landscape of politics will continue to change. Politicians will continue to look for new ways to use this tool to spread their message. This new form of advertisement continues it will be up to the followers they gain to the knowledge they need to be able to support the politicians they view as the best for this country and the world.
I think that politicians and world leaders using social media is a good idea. It's a great way to communicate with their followers. However, there are downsides as well. One wrong tweet and you'll be going viral for all the wrong reasons. With so many people watching you, deleting it quickly won't always be enough either. A good rule of thumb is to always think before you tweet.
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