Posted on 11/11/2016 7:48:50 AM PST by samtheman
With the mainstream media almost uniformly hostile toward him, Donald Trump rallied supporters during the presidential campaign by delivering his message on Twitter and a loose network of alternative news sites.
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Thank you Jim Robinson
Thank you Donald Trump
As usual, they don’t fully get what happened, and even many Freepers missed the significance of the rallies.
The rallies were NOT just about getting a bunch of people together. They were a means to circumvent the drive by media and to take the message to the people-—NOT just the 10,000 at a rally, but to reach tens of thousands in local TV markets and radio markets when the LOCAL news had to cover these events. They got millions of dollars in free advertising, and better, the message-—due to the nature of local news being less dominated by “analysts”-—was undiluted. In other words, the rallies gave Trump TV time that was unfiltered.
I should have also added that I believe that, right now, Free Republic is the venue where the philosophy of conservatism is genuinely deliberated, as opposed to, say, the self-proclaimed “keepers of conservatism” like National Review, which is nothing but a fraudulent front for the moneyed elitist power-brokers.
The rallies were NOT just about getting a bunch of people together. They were a means to circumvent the drive by media and to take the message to the people-—NOT just the 10,000 at a rally, but to reach tens of thousands in local TV markets and radio markets when the LOCAL news had to cover these events. They got millions of dollars in free advertising, and better, the message-—due to the nature of local news being less dominated by “analysts”-—was undiluted. In other words, the rallies gave Trump TV time that was unfiltered.
I hope I have such energy at his age.
I agree - they are like metastasized cancer.
Image of a tamer eaten by the lion comes to mind.
“The rallies were NOT just about getting a bunch of people together.”
The rallies WERE the ground game. Jesus did the same thing: instead of knocking on everyone’s doors, Jesus held rallies, bringing masses of people TO him instead of going to the people one by one.
You should have watched the war on Reddit - Correct the Record furiously downvoting the truth.
Agree !
It’s Spiritual Warfare on Full Display.
All believers on our knees, daily !
If you haven’t done so already, please consider posting your great idea at https://www.greatagain.gov/
Good point on getting rid of the press conferences.
In the modern era there are plenty of ways to share information.
We do not want MSM attempting to “set the agenda” with questions that interest them rather than the public.
Being mostly facetious.
But damn I am loving life right now!
I have yahoo mail and it sucks also..
Trump is a fighter and republicans are suppose to hide and be afraid...like he said and no one believed him......you hit me and i’ll hit you back harder....
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