Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders is winning the 2020 meme race, but can internet fandom get him elected?
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The video itself is unremarkable, especially compared to the thousands of similar pleas filmed by every presidential contender. But the Sanders clip, and specifically "I am once again asking for," has become a hugely viral meme.
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Memes are by definition a laughing matter, but the value in being a meme-able candidate shouldn't be underestimated. There's a reason Mike Bloomberg worked with Jerry Media to launch a meme page campaign, spending a significant amount of time (and money, although Bloomberg's campaign spending is limitless) to devise a meme strategy with top humor influencers on Instagram, as revealed by The New York Times.
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The Vermont senator has the largest Democratic base on Reddit, with his two biggest subreddits "r/SandersForPresident" and "r/Our President" totaling more than 564,000 subscribers. The former has more than 442,000 subscribers alone. In comparison, most other Democratic candidates lurk below 50,000, with fellow New Hampshire and Iowa frontrunner Pete Buttigieg's subreddit clocking in 33,000 subscribers.
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Link to tweet
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"I think that many of the most active people on the internet, both right and left, are searching for something they have never had, their champion," he said. "Both Trump and Bernie are hated by the establishment, though they are on different sides of the equation, they really are very similar anti-heroes. They are both very popular among meme makers because they are a symbol of what we think has been missing."
https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-democratic-frontrunner-memes-meme-economy-once-again-asking-2020-2
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
luxpara4
(41 posts)We were warned about happening with their election meddling
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)Your post reminds me of early 1950s paranoia.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
luxpara4
(41 posts)That we have the intelligence that they are out there. It doesnt even have to be that many, were obviously eager to help them.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)Russian bots?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
luxpara4
(41 posts)I think its obvious
Trump could easily beat him. Everyone knows it. The only people that seem to be in denial are his followers. I am disgusted by the solipsism of people that think that they have to have 100% of what they want in a candidate or its not worth it. Those people Will all be shaking their heads the day after the general election in surprise that Trump won. And like Susan Sarandon, theyll probably say that it was for the best anyway.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
luxpara4
(41 posts)And you know very well that theres a lot of information out there, some suspect of course, but some well respected.Im going by what I see with my own eyes, hear with my own ears, and just basic common sense.
I caucused for Bernie last time, but I regretted it after it became obvious that he and his surrogates were not wanting to help Hilary or the Democrats.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Moderateguy
(945 posts)And manage to show up to vote (not guaranteed) Bernie should win the nomination outright
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)but if you read the article you would also know that some of them are too young to vote.
The Internet is dominated by the younger generations, while the oldest generations still primarily get their information from the one way top down corporate media conglomerates ie: T.V.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Moderateguy
(945 posts)So he better figure out how to appeal to more people who are old enough to vote
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
luxpara4
(41 posts)I remember when they started the meme cutters for Bieber and convinced a lot of people to hurt themselves.They are famous for that shit and theyre amateurs. Just think what a highly motivated and well-funded group could do.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dustyscamp
(2,228 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided