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A Trump social network readies for launch
The Politico ^ | September 8, 2019 | Anita Kumar

Posted on 09/08/2019 9:57:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

His campaign plans to launch its own app soon, professionalizing its operation to track ‘the army of Trump’ and keep supporters donating, volunteering and recruiting.

Sometimes Twitter isn’t enough.

After spending years alleging anti-conservative bias on social media, President Donald Trump will soon have another way to get his message out how he wants.

Trump’s reelection campaign plans to launch a smartphone app this fall to encourage supporters to donate, volunteer and reel in like-minded voters — all while providing the president more unfiltered access to his followers. Supporters who download the all-in-one app are expected to be able to sign up for a Make America Great Again rally, canvas a neighborhood or call voters, maybe even register to vote as the campaign looks to turn passive supporters into activists.

Perhaps the most important feature will be the app’s use of prizes — maybe VIP seats or a photo with Trump — to persuade the most fervent supporters to recruit their friends, rewarding them as campaigns have been doing for top donors for years, according to people familiar with the plans.

The upcoming launch is the latest sign of how Trump’s team, which ran a ragtag operation in 2016, is using its huge coffers to drive a more professional and data-driven operation. While campaigns have had apps for years, the Trump app is expected to let the president‘s team track followers in a more comprehensive way than ever before in its bid to secure the president another White House term.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; State and Local
KEYWORDS: election; internet; socialmedia; trump
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1 posted on 09/08/2019 9:57:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I see a void filled.


2 posted on 09/08/2019 10:00:06 PM PDT by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

hope it’s good! keep us posted!


3 posted on 09/08/2019 10:01:53 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good idea...but only as an adjunct means of communication.

Security had better be VERY strong because many bad actors will be out to disable it...including China and their DNC allies.


4 posted on 09/08/2019 10:15:11 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Will Apple and Android allow it?


5 posted on 09/08/2019 10:20:13 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Alleging” anti-conservative bias? Got it.


6 posted on 09/08/2019 10:48:01 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
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To: nutmeg

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7 posted on 09/08/2019 10:51:07 PM PDT by nutmeg (democRATs: The party of Infanticide, Open Borders, Crime, High Taxes and "Free" Sh*t)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

If it manages to get through the screening process without violating any arbitrary rules, it will be crippled at a critical moment due to a purely accidental “glitch” that doesn’t affect any other app. He should have a website as backup.


8 posted on 09/08/2019 11:02:17 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Socialism requires slavery.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What will the name of the app be?


9 posted on 09/08/2019 11:04:56 PM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: House Atreides

The app can always be side loaded, bypassing Google and Apple. Question is how many people would trust it enough to load it directly into their phones.


10 posted on 09/08/2019 11:56:47 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think it is a great idea. Because if Trump has to hear that we are upset about possible gun laws from the NRA, then his aids are obviously NOT on top of monitoring true public sentiment or relaying it to him correctly if at all. And he needs to have it available directly, not through the “stores”.


11 posted on 09/09/2019 12:31:15 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think the sides are squaring off, and POTUS is ahead as usual:

AFP joins BBC initiative to fight misinformation

https://news.yahoo.com/afp-joins-bbc-initiative-fight-misinformation-055302602.html

“as well as partners Facebook, Google and Microsoft.”

I expect media clampdown like we’ve never seen before.


12 posted on 09/09/2019 12:39:02 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Following


13 posted on 09/09/2019 3:22:27 AM PDT by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Politico sounds upset

Good


14 posted on 09/09/2019 3:28:50 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the cloudsi)
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To: House Atreides

Agreed.
Good idea but the whole reason Polutico is sending this out is to activate the Obamabots to start cracking the system and planting agents.


15 posted on 09/09/2019 6:31:06 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Zathras

All the President needs to do is continue to put America First.

Each time he says or does anything pro-American, the fake news will eagerly report it in the very next news cycle.

Why? Because each time he says or does something right, they think he has made another gaffe, another political blunder. Globalists and Progressive are so blinded by hate, that they see everything exactly backwards.

They actually think being pro-American, being patriotic, being faith driven, defending the constitution, defending the borders, making America great again - they actually think these are bad things.

They think he’s committing political suicide - so they report everything he says or does believing it will hurt him.

This is how he has gotten his MAGA message out for the last four years - he knows the clueless Left thinks MAGA is shameful - but in trying to shame him, they are only delivering his message for him.

Example: President Trump says the illegals crossing the border include rapists and murderers from shit-hole countries. The Globalists and Progressives think this “hateful rhetoric” proves that he is a disgusting racist and a xenophobic nationalist, so they report his words over and over again, believing they are hurting him.

But to reasonable people, the President is simply stating facts and putting America First. Thus he gets the fake news to get his America First message out to we the people.

I don’t think he needs his own network - he’s doing fine playing the fake news like a fiddle.


16 posted on 09/09/2019 8:06:15 AM PDT by enumerated
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To: enumerated

Funny, how Trump run such a “ragtag operation” in 2016 that they beat The Hillary Clinton Machine which everyone knows was sooooo efficient that they, not Trump were hacked!!!


17 posted on 09/09/2019 11:19:47 AM PDT by princess leah (Princess Leah)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I see both Apple and Google denying this app. For hate speech.


18 posted on 09/09/2019 11:22:07 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: princess leah

True. President Trump is always ten steps ahead of the Democrats and their fake news puppets.


19 posted on 09/09/2019 11:26:28 AM PDT by enumerated
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If it’s a Google app, we can’t trust it.


20 posted on 09/09/2019 12:09:59 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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