But will they reinstate the Krassensteins? LUL
But will they reinstate the Krassensteins? LUL
The night after Musk takeover, a congressional Twitter shake-up: Republicans gain followers, Democrats lose them
As word spread of Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to take over Twitter, prominent Republican lawmakers gained thousands of followers overnight, while some key Democrats lost thousands.
Nearly three-quarters – 72% – of the Republican accounts gained Twitter followers in the 24-hour span from Monday midmorning to Tuesday morning, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the Twitter followings of the official congressional accounts for 529 members of the House and Senate.
The biggest winners among GOP lawmakers were Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Marsha Blackburn and Lauren Boebert.
Almost all Democratic lawmakers – 268 of 270 accounts – lost followers. The biggest losers were Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer and Maxine Waters, as well as independent Bernie Sanders.
Twitter told USA TODAY the fluctuations in follower counts were caused by new accounts being created and existing accounts being deactivated. The result shows a sharp shift in sentiment and an ideological divide over Musk buying Twitter.
"While we continue to take action on accounts that violate our spam policy which can affect follower counts, these fluctuations appear to largely have been a result of an increase in new account creation and deactivation," Twitter said in an emailed statement.
The scale of gains and losses stands out when compared with the same data a week ago.
From April 19 to April 20, Jordan posted the biggest overnight gain of any member of Congress with 3,506 new followers. Well-known Democrat Ilhan Omar wasn't far behind with 2,186. But the night after the Musk announcement was different: Jordan drew 63,735 new followers, while Omar gave up 5,863.
Changes in congressional follower counts mirrored a broader trend on the platform during that period anecdotally reported by Twitter users, showing follower gains for the political right and losses on the left.
Gun control activist David Hogg and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill each tweeted they had lost several thousand followers, while the accounts of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Fox News Host Laura Ingraham gained followers.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/night-musk-takeover-congressional-twitter-001314250.html
The night after Musk takeover, a congressional Twitter shake-up: Republicans gain followers, Democrats lose them
As word spread of Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to take over Twitter, prominent Republican lawmakers gained thousands of followers overnight, while some key Democrats lost thousands.
Nearly three-quarters – 72% – of the Republican accounts gained Twitter followers in the 24-hour span from Monday midmorning to Tuesday morning, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the Twitter followings of the official congressional accounts for 529 members of the House and Senate.
The biggest winners among GOP lawmakers were Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Marsha Blackburn and Lauren Boebert.
Almost all Democratic lawmakers – 268 of 270 accounts – lost followers. The biggest losers were Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer and Maxine Waters, as well as independent Bernie Sanders.
Twitter told USA TODAY the fluctuations in follower counts were caused by new accounts being created and existing accounts being deactivated. The result shows a sharp shift in sentiment and an ideological divide over Musk buying Twitter.
"While we continue to take action on accounts that violate our spam policy which can affect follower counts, these fluctuations appear to largely have been a result of an increase in new account creation and deactivation," Twitter said in an emailed statement.
The scale of gains and losses stands out when compared with the same data a week ago.
From April 19 to April 20, Jordan posted the biggest overnight gain of any member of Congress with 3,506 new followers. Well-known Democrat Ilhan Omar wasn't far behind with 2,186. But the night after the Musk announcement was different: Jordan drew 63,735 new followers, while Omar gave up 5,863.
Changes in congressional follower counts mirrored a broader trend on the platform during that period anecdotally reported by Twitter users, showing follower gains for the political right and losses on the left.
Gun control activist David Hogg and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill each tweeted they had lost several thousand followers, while the accounts of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Fox News Host Laura Ingraham gained followers.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/night-musk-takeover-congressional-twitter-001314250.html
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