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How does social media affect elections and campaigns? Select all that apply.

A. There is very little effect as people tend not to discuss politics on social media.
B. Given how people self-select into social media networks of friends, there is now more bias and partisanship present in political discussion.
C. Candidates are able to use social media to influence voters more than was the case before the rise of social media.
D. More people are seeing campaign topics and issues than did prior to the rise of social media.
E. Social media dialogue and memes have led to more superficial dialogue about politics and elections.



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Final answer:

Social media has transformed elections and campaigns by enabling direct candidate-to-voter communication and increasing the reach of campaign topics, albeit leading to superficial and biased political discourse.


Explanation:

Social media has significantly impacted elections and campaigns in several ways:

  1. Candidates utilize social media to influence voters through direct communication and content sharing.
  2. Social media allows for a broader dissemination of campaign topics and issues to a larger audience than before.
  3. However, it has also led to more superficial and biased political dialogue due to the self-selection of networks and the spread of misinformation.

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