After declining from its peak in late 2017, ‘anger’ has made up a growing share of reactions to lawmaker Facebook posts in 2020

September 10, 2020

‘Love’ reaction steadily overcomes ‘anger’ as response to lawmakers’ posts on Facebook

After declining from its peak in late 2017, ‘anger’ has made up a growing share of reactions to lawmaker Facebook posts in 2020

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After declining from its peak in late 2017, ‘anger’ has made up a growing share of reactions to lawmaker Facebook posts in 2020

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‘Love’ reaction steadily overcomes ‘anger’ as response to lawmakers’ posts on Facebook
Certain terms are common in posts from lawmakers that receive a large share of ‘anger’ responses
In 2019 and 2020, lawmakers have received more ‘love’ than ‘angry’ reactions on Facebook

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