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When Trump's tweets are angry, the mood of his followers darkens

  • Written by Michael Berkman, Professor Political Science and Director of McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Pennsylvania State University

President Donald Trump has shown a unique ability to use Twitter as a way to connect directly with his followers.

His tweets show his supporters what he is thinking, directly and unvarnished. Less well appreciated, but apparent in our research based on new polling, is how Trump’s anger and its targets are quickly adopted and internalized by...

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