So here we are, deep in election territory despite the depressing fact that we still have over a year until the actual ballots are cast and a new president is chosen. I would blame Trump, but everybody seems to be doing that right now. Instead, let’s blame the massive political machines that are attempting to get a head start on the mud slinging in order to hold that important edge they’ll lose to some self-important blowhard the very next day.
https://twitter.com/jmsummers/status/630925331336175616
It would seem that the Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton campaigns are in a bit of social media back and forth, the kind that would make Meek Mill vs Drake look like Rocky vs Apollo Creed. I think we can actually blame Obama for real on this because he had so much success with the Internet during the last election. Even the most mundane and out of touch candidates will attempt to have a web presence.
It all started when the Clinton campaign tweeted out this graphic on student loan debt, which is certainly an issue worth discussing on any platform other than Twitter.
This causes the Bush campaign to hit back with their own infographic that knocks the current White House for a 100% increase in student loan debt, including a little jab at Hill-dog in the process.
So then the Clinton folks deface that image and shoot it back at them, giving the state of Florida an F for college affordability under Jeb. The funniest bit is that someone probably went to college to get their job making that image, and now owes a ton of student debt.
Finally we leave that discussion and go straight for the throat: Hillary’s precious new logo. It’s not JEB!, but it was pretty silly and the Bush folks decide to make it a little more honest and turn it into some sort of political statement. I would point them to this and remind folks that he lied, but I don’t think the collective memories of the country go back that far.
Twitter users responded with the proper amount of forehead slapping, but some got into the Photoshop fun themselves by pointing out one of the issues with both candidates:
https://twitter.com/duncantrussell/status/630931642815610880/photo/1
It’s a wonderful country and it’s going to be a wonderful election. Just keep away from the medicine cabinet and hope that someone isn’t eventually elected that will get us into another war.