When used as intended, Tinder, the mobile dating application, can provide many things: actual dating, long-term relationships, casual sex, new friends, mindless entertainment or validation that at least the occasional stranger finds you minimally attractive. Presidential campaigning is typically low on the list of priorities when opening the smartphone app, which allows people to exchange messages
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