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09-06-2016, 12:02 AM
Trump campaign gets in Twitter trouble again with Photoshopped poll image
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Donald Trump's campaign can't seem to get out of its own way on social media.*
On Monday morning, Trump began heralding poll results from Iowa and the key swing state of Ohio. He mentioned the results at a rally and tweeted out nifty graphics on his account to share the numbers.
The only problem: he kept crediting an outlet that doesn't commission such polls: FiveThirtyEight.
SEE ALSO: 11 times the internet improved Trump Jr.'s bizarre appeal to millennial voters (http://mashable.com/2016/09/03/trump-jr-millennial-tweet/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Trump credited Nate Silver's electoral wizardry for showing he had a lead over Clinton of 46 percent to 43 percent in Ohio and a 44 percent to 41 percent lead in Iowa.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/05/trump-wrong-polls/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Donald Trump's campaign can't seem to get out of its own way on social media.*
On Monday morning, Trump began heralding poll results from Iowa and the key swing state of Ohio. He mentioned the results at a rally and tweeted out nifty graphics on his account to share the numbers.
The only problem: he kept crediting an outlet that doesn't commission such polls: FiveThirtyEight.
SEE ALSO: 11 times the internet improved Trump Jr.'s bizarre appeal to millennial voters (http://mashable.com/2016/09/03/trump-jr-millennial-tweet/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Trump credited Nate Silver's electoral wizardry for showing he had a lead over Clinton of 46 percent to 43 percent in Ohio and a 44 percent to 41 percent lead in Iowa.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/05/trump-wrong-polls/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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