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Analysis: Election Day GOTV Post (November 8, 2016)

This is a standard Get Out The Vote post on Election Day 2016. Trump was at Trump Tower in Manhattan (EST, UTC-5), making this posted at 4:39 PM ET — business hours, consistent with aide/campaign authorship.

Authorship

The post is polished, grammatically correct, includes a voter resource link, and uses the campaign slogan. This is textbook campaign staff content — likely Dan Scavino or campaign digital team. The formatting, link inclusion, and professional tone all point away from authentic Trump voice.

Psychological State

Minimal psychological signal. This is institutional campaign communication rather than personal expression. The exclamation marks and "Make America Great Again" are campaign boilerplate rather than indicators of emotional state.

Rhetorical Techniques

• Call to action ("VOTE TODAY!")
• Campaign slogan deployment
• Resource provision (polling location link)
• First-person plural ("We are going to") — inclusive framing typical of campaign messaging

Context

This falls within a series of Election Day posts all following the same GOTV pattern. The post immediately before this one shows more authentic Trump voice ("Don't let up, keep getting out to vote — this election is FAR FROM OVER!"). This post reverts to scripted campaign content.