Analysis: Great Gravis Poll on the great state of NH. Also, watch @Fac...

10y ago Oct 10, 2015 at 2:43 AM

Great Gravis Poll on the great state of NH. Also, watch @FaceTheNation on CBS &amp, @HowardKurtz #mediabuzz -- both on Sunday.

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-07. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

15%

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

10:43 PM local time (EDT) — within late-night authentic posting window
Characteristic 'great...great' superlative repetition consistent with authentic Trump voice
HTML encoding artifact '&amp,' suggests copy-paste from web interface — ambiguous
Content (named poll firm + dual Sunday show promotion) has aide-assisted promotional character
Surrounding posts are all retweets — this insert breaks pattern suggesting intentional campaign messaging

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking (Gravis Poll New Hampshire results)

Sentiment

+0.55

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

15%

Antisocial

Paranoid

Sadism

Defense Mechanisms:

rationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

25%

Cognitive Markers:

perseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

Directing followers to watch subject on Sunday programs — creates appointment viewing dynamicImplicit message: 'I am everywhere and worth watching'

Fact Checks (2)

"Great Gravis Poll on the great state of NH"

Mostly True

Gravis Marketing was an active pollster during the 2015-16 Republican primary cycle. Trump consistently led NH Republican primary polls throughout fall 2015. The characterization of the poll as 'great' is subjective superlative, but the underlying claim of favorable NH polling is consistent with the documented period record.

"Watch @FaceTheNation on CBS and @HowardKurtz #mediabuzz — both on Sunday"

Unverifiable

Cannot confirm Trump appeared on Face the Nation and MediaBuzz on the specific Sunday following this post (October 11, 2015) from available evidence. Appearance is plausible given his consistent media presence during this campaign period and these programs' practice of booking leading candidates.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Post Analysis: x_652615418515955700 (2015-10-10)

Overview

This is a low-salience, routine campaign maintenance post promoting a favorable Gravis poll result in New Hampshire and directing followers to two Sunday political programs. The post exhibits mild but characteristic narcissistic supply-seeking behavior and no clinically significant escalation. It represents baseline-level self-promotional activity consistent with Trump's established 2015 Twitter pattern.

Authorship Attribution

The post was sent at 10:43 PM EDT (Trump Tower, New York most likely location). This falls within Trump's documented late-night posting window, a weak authenticity indicator. However, the content — citing a specific polling firm by name and promoting scheduled Sunday TV appearances on two separate programs — has the character of aide-assisted promotional messaging. The &, HTML encoding artifact (malformed entity — comma substituted for semicolon or truncated) is ambiguous: consistent with Trump pasting from a browser page, but also with staff using a social media management tool. The characteristic "great...great" superlative repetition favors authentic Trump voice. Classification: mixed signals, slight lean toward aide-assisted with Trump-style overlay.

Psychological State

The subject is in a stable grandiose state. The trigger is routine supply maintenance: broadcasting favorable polling data functions as a narcissistic mirror, reflecting the self-concept of frontrunner back to the audience. No narcissistic injury, rage, or vulnerability markers are present. The surrounding retweet chain (supporter praise from Atlanta, Canada, Iowa) establishes a supply-seeking context into which this promotional post is inserted.

Cognitive Status

Language is simple, coherent, and purposeful. The "great...great" repetition is characteristic verbal pattern rather than pathological perseveration. The encoding artifact (&,) is a production/technical issue, not a language production error. No deviation from established baseline detected.

Rhetorical Profile

Primary techniques: superlative repetition ("great...great"), appeal to authority (Gravis Poll, CBS, Fox News), social proof (poll as evidence of popular backing), and cross-platform amplification (driving Twitter audience to broadcast media). No propaganda mechanics, dehumanizing language, or fear appeals present.

Notable Absence

Despite a turbulent political environment (McCarthy Speaker race collapse, TPP finalization, Russia-Syria intervention, Kunduz hospital airstrike apology), this post makes zero reference to any external event. The subject's attention is entirely on his own poll numbers and media presence — consistent with the self-referential cognitive style documented in the literature on narcissistic personality organization.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Great Gravis Poll on the great state of NH"	Mostly True	Gravis Marketing was an active pollster during the 2015-16 Republican primary cycle. Trump consistently led NH Republican primary polls throughout fall 2015. The characterization of the poll as 'great' is subjective superlative, but the underlying claim of favorable NH polling is consistent with the documented period record.
"Watch @FaceTheNation on CBS and @HowardKurtz #mediabuzz — both on Sunday"	Unverifiable	Cannot confirm Trump appeared on Face the Nation and MediaBuzz on the specific Sunday following this post (October 11, 2015) from available evidence. Appearance is plausible given his consistent media presence during this campaign period and these programs' practice of booking leading candidates.

Overall Veracity: 65%