#GASen: More vanishing GOPers, strong Dem networks (+ bonus bot!)

District summary: #GASen is actually two districts, thanks to the magic of special elections (and non-specific Twitter hashtags). The first is the regular election for current GOP officeholder David Perdue’s seat, where Democrat Jon Ossof is the primary challenger. The second is the special election for well-heeled GOP incumbent Kelly Loeffler‘s seat, which is still Read more about #GASen: More vanishing GOPers, strong Dem networks (+ bonus bot!)[…]

Ted Cruz’s trollbot army, looking conclusive edition

With deeper data analysis, we’re seeing still more worrisome signs that Ted Cruz’s recent Twitter surge has been driven by bots or other manipulative accounts. The upshot here? In a comparison between the 200 most active posters in the #TXSen race and the 200 most active posters in all other competitive races, the #TXSen postersĀ (almost Read more about Ted Cruz’s trollbot army, looking conclusive edition[…]