As the 2022 campaign draws to a close, here’s how federal, state and local candidates have used Twitter
One-in-five federal, state and local candidate tweets in 2022 have mentioned race, abortion, education or the economy.
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One-in-five federal, state and local candidate tweets in 2022 have mentioned race, abortion, education or the economy.
Here are five facts about political content on Twitter, such as the content and nature of these posts.
With Musk at the helm, here are four facts about how adult Twitter users in the United States are using the site.
More than 44 million #BlackLivesMatter tweets from nearly 10 million distinct users currently exist on Twitter today. Over half of all existing tweets that include the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag were posted from May to September 2020.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
Voting members of the 116th Congress collectively produced more than 2.2 million tweets and Facebook posts in 2019 and 2020.
More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Although most national officials use the platform, their posts receive only a small number of likes and retweets.
In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.
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