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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Social media helped Trump win the White House

    A good part of the country is still taking stock of how and why Donald Trump won the election. The influence of social media tops the list. Even Trump says Facebook, Twitter and Instragram played key roles in his victory.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 17, 2016 • 1 min read

    A good part of the country is still taking stock of how and why Donald Trump won the election. The influence of social media tops the list. Even Trump says Facebook, Twitter and Instragram played key roles in his victory.

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    3. 21:34What’s the GOP plan for replacing Obamacare?
    4. 29:27National Book Award winner talks race in America
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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Dreamers and Deportation in the age of Trump
    1. 0:30What happens to Dreamers if Trump rescinds DACA?
    2. 11:18America’s last mass deportation was a successful campaign of fear
    3. 21:34What’s the GOP plan for replacing Obamacare?
    4. 29:27National Book Award winner talks race in America
    5. 43:21Social media helped Trump win the White HouseYou’re reading this
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