‘Love’ reaction steadily overcomes ‘anger’ as response to lawmakers’ posts on Facebook
U.S. lawmakers have received roughly 2 million more love than anger reactions to posts in the first seven months of 2020.
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U.S. lawmakers have received roughly 2 million more love than anger reactions to posts in the first seven months of 2020.
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These users make up just 6% of all U.S. adults with public accounts, but they account for 73% of tweets from adults that mention politics.
United Kingdom legislators in the House of Lords and House of Commons tweeted more critical content of Trump’s recent visit to the nation.
Partisan differences are modest among Americans who mention family, career, money or friends as aspects that make their lives meaningful.
For the average moderate legislator, about 54% of a member’s Facebook posts discussed local issues between 2015 and 2017. But for the average very liberal or very conservative legislator, just 38% of posts dealt with local issues.
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