Observers are saying this could turn out to be the first Snapchat election but its CEO is not sure | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Snapchat has positioned itself as a necessary component in the presidential contenders’ digital strategies for the 2016 election. Indeed, nearly every candidate has an account on the disappearing-image app. But while the mainstream media and political strategists have termed this year’s cycle “the Snapchat election” — similar to the “YouTube election” of 2008 and the “Facebook…