Twitter went back in time and started attacking Hillary Clinton when she was first lady of Arkansas. Then it forced Comey to reopen a ridiculous case 10 days before an election. And Twitter created The Apprentice out of a hasbeen lose

Lots of things accumulated in that election, yes. Trump's Twitter presence, and endless catty drama and bullying, garnered loads of attention and were a big part of how he got where he did. Probably some other, somewhat less fascist establishment Republican would have beaten Clinton otherwise.