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Section sizes Section size forDonald Trump 2016 presidential campaign (68 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 41,240 41,240 557 557 Background 14,998 14,998 325 325 Announcement 20,283 20,283 335 335 Early campaign 9,563 37,282 301 1,157 Border wall and illegal immigration 14,248 14,248 462 462 Temporary Muslim ban proposal 13,471 13,471 394 394 Primary front-runner 10,554 10,554 282 282 Caucuses and primaries 10,141 10,141 392 392 Rallies and crowds 7,485 18,155 129 454 Violence, protests and expulsions 10,670 10,670 325 325 Presumptive nominee and party reaction 9,560 9,560 321 321 General election campaign staff 10,865 10,865 403 403 Selection of running mate 5,207 5,207 224 224 Presidential debates 4,141 4,141 117 117 Endorsements 9,038 9,038 210 210 Results 7,822 7,822 250 250 Post-election 2,758 2,758 196 196 Russian interference in the 2016 election 8,762 8,762 430 430 Political positions 2,338 13,575 90 566 Opposition to trade agreements 11,237 11,237 476 476 Campaign branding 5,169 9,864 333 577 Ground game 1,274 1,274 95 95 Music 3,421 3,421 149 149 Media coverage 12,832 12,832 792 792 Relationships with people and groups 84 98,762 0 4,689 Black communities 3,073 3,073 218 218 Business community 4,282 4,282 220 220 Conservative movement 19,169 36,935 690 1,679 Stop Trump movement 5,904 5,904 300 300 Mitt Romney 4,277 4,277 227 227 Paul Ryan 7,585 7,585 462 462 Economists 1,914 1,914 173 173 Fox News and Megyn Kelly 5,142 5,142 261 261 Hispanic and Latino Americans 6,658 6,658 237 237 Military 1,511 1,511 84 84 Religious community 9,130 9,130 452 452 Tea Party movement 1,047 1,047 87 87 Trump family 2,802 2,802 152 152 Wikileaks 6,983 6,983 275 275 Women 5,896 5,896 190 190 White nationalists and white supremacists 9,661 9,661 513 513 r/The_Donald subreddit 3,644 3,644 148 148 Supporter demographics 4,408 4,408 320 320 Campaign finances 25 14,882 0 783 Primary campaign 7,497 7,497 438 438 General election campaign 7,360 7,360 345 345 Controversies 251 76,592 18 4,391 Comment about the Second Amendment and Hillary Clinton 5,660 5,660 354 354 Khizr and Ghazala Khan 5,927 5,927 511 511 Campaign misstatements 2,489 2,489 194 194 Praise for authoritarian foreign leaders 10,150 10,150 560 560 Support for fringe or conspiracy theories 3,136 3,136 108 108 Refusal to release tax returns 3,220 3,220 215 215 Use of Twitter 6,592 6,592 365 365 Opposition from Republicans 8,145 8,145 402 402 Trump University 8,919 8,919 481 481 2005Access Hollywood video tape 7,999 7,999 399 399 Sexual misconduct accusations 4,811 4,811 251 251 Uncertainty over accepting the election results 5,945 5,945 303 303 Allegations of promoting voter intimidation 3,348 3,348 230 230 Reactions 17 8,897 0 633 Domestic reactions 1,062 1,062 72 72 World leaders 4,369 4,369 352 352 Foreign politicians 2,097 2,097 152 152 Protests 1,352 1,352 57 57 Notes 26 26 0 0 References 35 35 0 0 External links 2,072 2,072 0 0 Total 452,751 452,751 18,404 18,404

Requester suggests the article author used bias. Critic, criticism or criticized words are used 92 times. Suggests a shift of focus from opinion to fact, with less speech quotes, which will be more appropriate for an encyclopedia.

I know not everything deserves its own article, however; I believe with how iconic his announcement was with coming down the escalator in Trump Tower, as well as his speech, and how that was the springboard for essentially a whole new era in America, it definitely deserves its own article.Vinnylospo (talk)00:42, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Isaw the noteThat Coptic Guy left on your talk page. You didn't listen. That's unfortunate. This is getting disruptive. – Muboshgu (talk)00:46, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with what you've said regarding his editing habits; however, on this one I think he has a good point. Trump's 2015 campaign announcement has received plenty of coverage independent of his campaign itself, and over a long period of time:[1][2][3][4][5][6] I believe it meetsWP:GNG and is worthy of discussion as a standalone article.Dingers5Days (talk)02:04, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I argued this above but wanted to make it a standalone post. Trump's campaign announcement is unique compared to other campaign announcements for the lasting coverage it received:[7][8][9][10][11][12] It meetsWP:SIGCOV, imo.Dingers5Days (talk)22:54, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think his campaign announcement is independently notable from the campaign itself. What more needs to be said outside of that three-paragraph section? – Muboshgu (talk)00:22, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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