Bernie Sanders is holding an online "fireside chat" tonight. The coronavirus is forcing campaigns to move online to protect the candidates and their supporters.
Biden tried a Zoom call last night. There were a lot of technical hiccups. Catch up here:
theverge.com/2020/3/14/2117…
Biden tried a Zoom call last night. There were a lot of technical hiccups. Catch up here:
theverge.com/2020/3/14/2117…
There's one main difference between Biden and Bernie's online solutions so far:
Last night, the Biden camp took questions live from folks over Zoom. I'm not sure if there was any screening. The first guy who got called on complained about how he couldn't understand Biden.
Last night, the Biden camp took questions live from folks over Zoom. I'm not sure if there was any screening. The first guy who got called on complained about how he couldn't understand Biden.
It looks like Bernie's team will be picking questions from the comments, which gives them an opportunity to vet them first. Probably a smart move, lol. 
omg there's an actual fireplace
So far no technical problems. @fshakir talks about how the campaign has invested a lot in streaming and digital, a subtle jab at Biden's camp.
"We're going to flex every muscle," Shakir said.
"We're going to flex every muscle," Shakir said.
Bernie's Twitch stream has the most viewers in the Just Chatting category.
There are two popular games tournaments going on right now and three streams covering them. Bernie is number 4 in top streams overall.
Also something I've been thinking about a lot when it comes to digital campaigning:
Younger people are used to making personal connections with others in Twitch chat and comment sections. Older people aren't.
Younger people are used to making personal connections with others in Twitch chat and comment sections. Older people aren't.
It makes sense that Biden would try to make a Zoom call work where he's actually speaking 1 on 1 with supporters in realtime. He's older supporters probably appreciate that.
Bernie's young base is used to making online connections. It's probably a huge advantage now.
Bernie's young base is used to making online connections. It's probably a huge advantage now.
Bernie is the second most popular Twitch stream right now. He might not beat out this big Rocket League Championship series tournament, but he's moving up!
Other popular lefty streamers like @trihex are casting the Bernie stream too:
The stream of this "fireside chat" is basically on every platform. You can find it on Facebook, Periscope, Twitch, etc. Biden's team tried to recast the Zoom call on Facebook, but it only lasted for around 4ish minutes.
And it's over! Looks like Bernie's team will be having another one of these Monday night "with music."
Of course, I have lots of thoughts about these two virtual campaign events If you also have thoughts and insights, let me know. As is normally the case, I will be blogging about this.
