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One-quarter of United States lawmakers mentioned the term on Facebook or Twitter during the 116th Congress.
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One-quarter of United States lawmakers mentioned the term on Facebook or Twitter during the 116th Congress.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
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With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
While U.S. Democrats turn to a variety of outlets for political news, no source comes close to matching the appeal of Fox News for Republicans.
More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
There are notable differences between white and black Democrats in news consumption habits and assessments of recent political events and figures in the news.
59% of Americans are following news about the 2020 candidates closely, but far fewer are following it very closely at this stage of the race.
In total, 20% of all Democrats get political news only from outlets with left-leaning audiences, while 18% of all Republicans do so only from outlets with right-leaning audiences.
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