Did you ever see such a high volume of celebrities speaking out against a political candidate before? I've seen them do it a little before, but never at
this frequency.

I think Trump was the first Republican to win the Presidency during the
social media era. Before that, the celebrity had to be important enough
for someone to want to put a microphone in their face. Now they, like
Trump, can blurt out whatever they are thinking/feeling at any one moment
in an attempt to influence their loyal herd of followers.


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Did you ever see such a high volume of celebrities speaking out against political candidate before? I've seen them do it a little before, but ne at
this frequency.

I think Trump was the first Republican to win the Presidency during the social media era. Before that, the celebrity had to be important enough for someone to want to put a microphone in their face. Now they, like Trump, can blurt out whatever they are thinking/feeling at any one moment in an attempt to influence their loyal herd of followers.

I think you're right to some extent, but this mass-messaging was beyond just tweets and social media. I feel like even without the addition of social
media, the attacks elsewhere were unprecedented.

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