On Twitter, criticism exceeds praise for Obama’s speech
The word “women” appeared more often than 30 other search terms in the Twitter discussion, followed by such domestic topics as education, jobs, healthcare reform and the economy.
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Twitter & the State of the Union 2014
Methodology https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/01/30/on-twitter-criticism-exceeds-praise-for-obamas-speech/ This analysis of the Twitter reaction to the 2014 State of the Union address employed media research methods that combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon (CH). This report is based on examinations of more than 1.6 million tweets, and is a follow-up to a similar […]
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Public sees GOP as less willing than Democrats to reach across the aisle
The public sees Democrats as more willing than Republicans to work with leaders from the other party by a 25-point margin.
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Inequality, poverty divide Republicans more than Democrats
There are wide gaps between conservative and centrist Republicans on whether the government should do something to reduce poverty and inequality.
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Conservative and Centrist Republicans Differ Widely on How to Approach Poverty and Inequality
Read the full report: Most See Inequality Growing, but Partisans Differ over Solutions, Jan. 23, 2014
