Politics
- The 2020 election season is well underway, and with it comes a slew of social-media failures.
- The field is crowded, with 23 Democrats and two Republicans - including President Donald Trump - vying for the presidency.
- Former Vice President Joe Biden leads the Democratic field, but he's no stranger to controversy, much of it caused by his team's social-media screwups.
- Meanwhile, other candidates like former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Rep. Eric Swalwell, and Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren could all use lessons on how not to own themselves on social media.
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The 2020 election season is officially underway - and with it comes an avalanche of social media failures.
Twenty-four Democrats and two Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have so far announced their candidacies.
And even though there's still over a year until the Election Day 2020, there's no dearth of social media blunders from this group of contenders.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is currently leading the Democratic field by a significant margin, but he's no stranger to controversy, and he's had his fair share of social media screw-ups so far.
Meanwhile, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, California Rep. Eric Swalwell, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren could all use lessons on how not to own themselves online.