Analysis of Joe Biden's YouTube, which has just 32,000 subscribers, shows his weakness against Trump's online presence, especially as campaigning goes virtual
The coronavirus has forced the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee into an all-digital campaign, and he's struggling to break through. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @asemota , @ryangrim , @nytimesbusiness , @andrewgauthier , @alxthomp , @helloitsthao , @teamtrump , and @alexstamos Tweets: @nytimesbusiness : Once upon a time, Joe Biden was an internet star. Who can forget “Diamond Joe,” the beer-guzzling, Trans Am-driving satirical character created by The Onion, which launched a million memes and became an indelible, if fictional, part of Biden's legacy? https://www.nytimes.com/... Victor Asemota / @asemota : Hillary was better known than Trump on the Internet but he hacked it engagement. This can go either way. https://twitter.com/... Ryan Grim / @ryangrim : Does it matter if you're losing the internet when only digital campaigning is possible? Guess we'll find out https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimesbusiness : Online popularity doesn't always lead to electoral success. (If it did, New Yorkers would be listening to daily coronavirus briefings from Gov. Cynthia Nixon.) But underestimating the internet's influence is a mistake, too. https://www.nytimes.com/... Andrew Gauthier / @andrewgauthier : a huge challenge Biden faces is that Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube are all currently set up to promote things that favor D-rump... e.g. -fear -anxiety -hopelessness -misinformation -ruthless individualism https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Thompson / @alxthomp : Trump followers on FB & Twitter: 106 million. Biden on FB & Twitter: 6.7 million Trump on YouTube: 347,000 subscribers Biden on YT: 35,500 Biden's new podcast: not in Apple's top-100 good @kevinroose look at Biden's digital gap. https://www.nytimes.com/... Thao Nguyen / @helloitsthao : biden is far behind trump on internet engagement trump's combined 106m followers on facebook + twitter dwarf biden's 6.7m and trump's campaign youtube has ten times as many subscribers biden's attempt at a podcast is not in the top 100 on apple podcasts https://www.nytimes.com/... @teamtrump : President Trump is crushing Biden on the internet and it 100% matters. Why? Well, the year is 2020. #TrumpDigital https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @kevinroose This is smart. Right after I read your piece I got a YouTube Ad from the Epoch Times on “Spygate”. I don't think Biden's campaign understands how much YouTube people are watching right now and how successful Trump's allies are there. https://twitter.com/...
Once upon a time, Joe Biden was an internet star. Who can forget “Diamond Joe,” the beer-guzzling, Trans Am-driving satirical character created by The Onion, which launched a million memes and became an indelible, if fictional, part of Biden's legacy? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Online popularity doesn't always lead to electoral success. (If it did, New Yorkers would be listening to daily coronavirus briefings from Gov. Cynthia Nixon.) But underestimating the internet's influence is a mistake, too. https://www.nytimes.com/...
a huge challenge Biden faces is that Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube are all currently set up to promote things that favor D-rump... e.g. -fear -anxiety -hopelessness -misinformation -ruthless individualism https://www.nytimes.com/...
Trump followers on FB & Twitter: 106 million. Biden on FB & Twitter: 6.7 million Trump on YouTube: 347,000 subscribers Biden on YT: 35,500 Biden's new podcast: not in Apple's top-100 good @kevinroose look at Biden's digital gap. https://www.nytimes.com/...
biden is far behind trump on internet engagement trump's combined 106m followers on facebook + twitter dwarf biden's 6.7m and trump's campaign youtube has ten times as many subscribers biden's attempt at a podcast is not in the top 100 on apple podcasts https://www.nytimes.com/..…
@kevinroose This is smart. Right after I read your piece I got a YouTube Ad from the Epoch Times on “Spygate”. I don't think Biden's campaign understands how much YouTube people are watching right now and how successful Trump's allies are there. https://twitter.com/...