For both Democrats and Republicans, social media posts mentioning political opponents and Supreme Court justices produce increased audience engagement | Pew Research Center

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July 13, 2020

2. Congressional social media engagement driven by key issues, events and language

For both Democrats and Republicans, social media posts mentioning political opponents and Supreme Court justices produce increased audience engagement

For both Democrats and Republicans, social media posts mentioning political opponents and Supreme Court justices produce increased audience engagement

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For both Democrats and Republicans, social media posts mentioning political opponents and Supreme Court justices produce increased audience engagement

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2. Congressional social media engagement driven by key issues, events and language
Certain events associated with increases in engagement on the typical lawmaker’s social media posts
A look at two high-engagement congressional social media events in real time
For both Democrats and Republicans, social media posts mentioning political opponents and Supreme Court justices produce increased audience engagement
Certain terms and phrases are used disproportionately by lawmakers from one party