LAST 24 HOURS IN A NUTSHELL: Top House hashtags: #nhpolitics #takeitback #vets4goj Top Senate hashtags: #choosecruz #istand #letsflymi Interesting climbers: #teamsharice (7th place): Supporters of Democrat Sharice Davids in Kansas 03. #goptaxscam (9th place): A catch-all for criticism of the GOP tax law. Today particularly active in Pennsylvania 01 and Virginia 10. #silentbrian (10th place): Read more about Sept. 13 trends: Veterans, veterans, veterans[…]

LAST 24 HOURS IN A NUTSHELL: Top House hashtags: #nhpolitics #takeitback #nhprimary Top Senate hashtags: #choosecruz #cruzcrew #letsflymi Interesting climbers: #30years: From Dem candidate Harley Rouda in CA48. This is how long it’s been since the district was represented by a Democrat. #MedicareForAll: Strong showing in the last several days, but predominately due to NH01 Read more about Sept. 12 trends: NH elections, churning Cruz[…]

For all its great benefits, Twitter is a nightmare. Particularly for political dialogue. It’s difficult to tell what’s real. The level of discourse is occasionally elevated, but more often resembles hundreds of people shouting in a crowded room together. And it’s very hard to get any sense for what’s happening on a larger scale. That’s Read more about Introducing Pollchatter: Transparency for election-related tweets[…]