Heilemann: Twitter ‘Isn’t a Real Place,’ It’s a ‘Toxic Cesspool’ Full of Misinformation

MAHER All right Do ░░░░░░░░ Democrats need a social ░░░░░░░░ platform this is for ░░░░░░░░ John of their own ░░░░░░░░ combat the Republican influence ░░░░░░░░ Twitter Well I mean ░░░░░░░░ don t know but ░░░░░░░░ it s funny it ░░░░░░░░ be completely left then ░░░░░░░░ said I m going ░░░░░░░░ take it over so ░░░░░░░░ s gonna 50 50 ░░░░░░░░ down in middle He ░░░░░░░░ t do that He ░░░░░░░░ switched completely So I ░░░░░░░░ t know It s ░░░░░░░░ I think that we ░░░░░░░░ our own media silos ░░░░░░░░ need places where like ░░░░░░░░ show but there s ░░░░░░░░ enough of them where ░░░░░░░░ comes and everybody hears ░░░░░░░░ else from all points ░░░░░░░░ view Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ a line from Dave ░░░░░░░░ who said at some ░░░░░░░░ how he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ very much about what ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter because he ░░░░░░░░ t go on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ Twitter is not real ░░░░░░░░ That s sort of ░░░░░░░░ I feel about Twitter ░░░░░░░░ Twitter not only is ░░░░░░░░ a real place but ░░░░░░░░ s become a toxic ░░░░░░░░ filled with nothing it ░░░░░░░░ not about right it ░░░░░░░░ not about conservative just ░░░░░░░░ with misinformation disinformation and ░░░░░░░░ theories So I would ░░░░░░░░ not have the left ░░░░░░░░ that if there was ░░░░░░░░ that s what s ░░░░░░░░ I think the deeper ░░░░░░░░ that the question s ░░░░░░░░ at is that if ░░░░░░░░ look at the data ░░░░░░░░ this election the amount ░░░░░░░░ reach of all these ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ whole podcast space mostly ░░░░░░░░ also social media the ░░░░░░░░ that Trump did starting ░░░░░░░░ Rogan but Theo Von ░░░░░░░░ all these other things ░░░░░░░░ did incredible reach compared ░░░░░░░░ old mainstream media right ░░░░░░░░ I mean the number ░░░░░░░░ people that Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ by going to talk ░░░░░░░░ Bret Baier is a ░░░░░░░░ fraction of if you ░░░░░░░░ up the look at ░░░░░░░░ average not just the ░░░░░░░░ downloads but then the ░░░░░░░░ media plays on YouTube ░░░░░░░░ other places that Trump ░░░░░░░░ by hitting all of ░░░░░░░░ mostly bro friendly male ░░░░░░░░ skewing young male podcast ░░░░░░░░ I think the issue ░░░░░░░░ not so much that ░░░░░░░░ left needs a platform ░░░░░░░░ are a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ on she went on ░░░░░░░░ went on Call her ░░░░░░░░ right All the Smoke ░░░░░░░░ few of those things ░░░░░░░░ the left has to ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have to figure ░░░░░░░░ is the fact that ░░░░░░░░ way to talk to ░░░░░░░░ who are not our ░░░░░░░░ and the large swelling ░░░░░░░░ of the segment of ░░░░░░░░ voters and middle age ░░░░░░░░ is that they have ░░░░░░░░ start talking to them ░░░░░░░░ platforms that are not ░░░░░░░░ Minutes and Fox News ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC or any of ░░░░░░░░ I hate to say ░░░░░░░░ dying legacy media platforms ░░░░░░░░ the way to reach ░░░░░░░░ growing parts of the ░░░░░░░░ is through MAHER But ░░░░░░░░ t that another way ░░░░░░░░ saying Twitter is real ░░░░░░░░ internet is real?”