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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy not Twitter? Why the Oval Office?
Is he trying to talk to someone other than his "base"?
This would be his first speech from the Oval Office?
He must be desperate?
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Why not Twitter? Why the Oval Office? (Original Post)
kentuck
Jan 2019
OP
Craves attention. Reaches a wider audience and shows how powerful he is that his demands were met
Freethinker65
Jan 2019
#1
There is zero evidence that the public will find a message more compelling if it is delivered from
riversedge
Jan 2019
#2
Desperate and alone. The empororwannabe will display is nakedness from the Oval Office.
marble falls
Jan 2019
#3
Freethinker65
(10,107 posts)1. Craves attention. Reaches a wider audience and shows how powerful he is that his demands were met
Gives him something to brag about.
riversedge
(70,448 posts)2. There is zero evidence that the public will find a message more compelling if it is delivered from
Apparently, trump Adm is trying to convince the deluded that Oval office will mean Trump is serious, not lying. etc etc
But, some in the Adm are catching on--the Oval office as background does increase Trumps gravitas if nothing else.
Dan Pfeiffer
?Verified account @danpfeiffer
23m23 minutes ago
There is zero evidence that the public will find a message more compelling if it is delivered from the Oval Office as opposed to somewhere else.
These stories that claim an Oval Office Address is a POTUSs most potent weapon are based on nothing
Link to tweet
Evan L
? @Evan_GoCats
19m19 minutes ago
Replying to @danpfeiffer
The Mark Halperin-ization of political punditry
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NotABot
? @NotABot7238
20m20 minutes ago
Replying to @danpfeiffer
Seriously. Its like saying if someone gives a presentation while sitting in their regular office, its way more important. In this case, his office is his home. He may as well be in his pajamas.
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Rory Cooper
?Verified account @rorycooper
10m10 minutes ago
Replying to @danpfeiffer
Respectfully disagree. Presidents have access to backdrops that enhance a message, as you know. Rose Garden, West Front, East Room and the Oval. The history adds gravitas as does prime time.
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steel slats
? @rudytrilliani
11m11 minutes ago
Replying to @danpfeiffer
Its just to give themselves an excuse for covering it.
marble falls
(57,502 posts)3. Desperate and alone. The empororwannabe will display is nakedness from the Oval Office.