# Post x_790565076159922200

- Post ID: `x_790565076159922200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-10-24T18:46:16.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_790565076159922200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_790565076159922200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_790565076159922200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Get out to VOTE on 11/8/2016- and we will #DrainTheSwamp!RASMUSSEN NATIONAL Trump 43%Clinton 41% https://t.co/jIOR7Bq816

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 12,183
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.993Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T05:34:08.323Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Campaign GOTV Post with Poll Citation (Oct 24, 2016)

Standard campaign-trail post combining a get-out-the-vote call with a favorable Rasmussen poll showing Trump +2 over Clinton. Posted while Trump was campaigning in Florida (earlier posts show Boynton Beach, then heading to St. Augustine and Tampa).

### Authorship
Posted at 2:46 PM ET — squarely business hours while on the campaign trail in Florida. The formatting is clean, hashtag usage is strategic (#DrainTheSwamp), and the structure is polished (CTA + hashtag + data point + link). This reads as aide/campaign staff work, likely Scavino, though Trump may have directed the content.

### Psychological State
Routine supply-seeking and maintenance mode. The post reflects standard campaign operations — no signs of distress, rage, or reactivity. Citing a favorable poll serves narcissistic supply (external validation) but is also standard campaign behavior.

### Rhetorical Techniques
"Drain the Swamp" is populist framing — anti-establishment, order-restorer archetype. Cherry-picking Rasmussen (historically favorable to Republicans) as the cited poll is selective evidence presentation but unremarkable for campaigns.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. This is a routine campaign post with no clinically notable features.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rasmussen National Poll: Trump 43%, Clinton 41%" | **Mostly True** | Rasmussen Reports did show Trump leading Clinton by small margins in late October 2016 polls, though exact numbers on this date would need verification. Rasmussen historically skews R+2-3. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:46 PM ET)
- Clean formatting and structure
- Strategic hashtag placement
- Professional CTA + data pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (favorable Rasmussen poll)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to followers
- inclusive 'we' framing

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> Rasmussen National Poll: Trump 43%, Clinton 41%

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Rasmussen Reports did show Trump leading Clinton by small margins in late October 2016 polls, though exact numbers on this date would need verification. Rasmussen historically skews R+2-3.

Sources: Rasmussen Reports polling data October 2016

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- campaign (100%)
- GOTV (80%)
- poll_citation (70%)
- drain_the_swamp (60%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Campaign Machine on Autopilot: A Disciplined Florida Barnstorm With Selective Poll Reality**

Trump spent the day barnstorming through Florida -- Naples, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, St. Augustine, and Tampa -- with a tightly scheduled rally tour two weeks before Election Day. The mood was upbeat and confident throughout, dominated by rally promotions, attacks on the Clinton Foundation, and repeated use of the new "Drain the Swamp" slogan. The one notable moment came in the morning when he dismissed unfavorable polls as Democratic fabrications, then minutes later touted a Rasmussen poll showing him ahead -- a contradiction that would become a defining pattern in years to come. Overall, a low-intensity, staff-managed campaign day with very little personal emotional investment visible in the posts.

Full digest for 2016-10-24: https://trump.fm/date/2016-10-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, October 24). Get out to VOTE on 11/8/2016- and we will... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_790565076159922200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Get out to VOTE on 11/8/2016- and we will..." X (Twitter), 24 Oct. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_790565076159922200. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Get out to VOTE on 11/8/2016- and we will...," X (Twitter), October 24, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_790565076159922200.

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