Oct. 15 trends: Climate denial, debates and endorsements

Posted on October 15, 2018 by john

LAST 24 HOURS IN A NUTSHELL: Top House hashtags: #climatechange #flipthe48th #ksleg Top Senate hashtags: #letsflymi #teamjohnjames #misendebate Interesting climbers #iowapolitics (8th place House): Dominated by retweets of the Des Moines Register’s endorsements, which (unlike in previous years) follow a clear Democratic slate for the House. In the races we’re following, the paper praised Democrat Read more about Oct. 15 trends: Climate denial, debates and endorsements[…]

Oct. 4 trends: Dirty ads and protest politics

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 by john

LAST 24 HOURS IN A NUTSHELL: Top House hashtags: #takeitback #waelex #countryoverparty Top Senate hashtags: #choosecruz #letsflymi #keeptexasred Interesting climbers: #mi03, #ny21: Two districts that we haven’t tracked up to this point. Cook’s Political Report has just shifted them from the “solid Republican” to the “likely Republican” category (which means we’ll put them on our Read more about Oct. 4 trends: Dirty ads and protest politics[…]

Sept 17 trends: Blue House, Red Senate

Posted on September 17, 2018 by john

LAST 24 HOURS IN A NUTSHELL: Top House hashtags: #takeitback #redtoblue #bluewave Top Senate hashtags: #keeptexasred #choosecruz #letsflymi Interesting climbers: #betomania (7th place Senate): An indication that Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke is beginning to crack into the top-Twitter lists. Largely used by strong supporters (not necessarily in-district), rather than by the campaign itself. Closely followed by Read more about Sept 17 trends: Blue House, Red Senate[…]