The media is indispensable to a free society. Journalists nationwide are telling the stories of demonstrators who otherwise feel powerless and broken after #GeorgeFloyds murder. Blanketly denigrating the press as fake news is anthethical to values that make our country great.
Stephen Hershey
@SenatorHershey · MD · S
Posts3
Engagement33
Voting-record position0.091
CoverageJun 1, 2020 to Aug 20, 2020
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Most distinctive Civil Rights 3.2 pp below the party median
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Voice fingerprint. 1 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −3.2 pp to +3.2 pp. Most distinctive topic: Civil Rights, 3.2 pp below the party median.
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- Civil Rights Under-indexed −3.2 pp
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
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| Civil Rights | 0.9% | 4.1% | −3.2 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
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Honored to witness a solemn moment as the casket of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis passes the Supreme Court before arriving to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. https://t.co/WqEDuOmT11
@ErinatThePost Maryland is 1 of 6 states to not have any type of signature verification against some other form of identification, namely voter registration cards. Other than signing an unenforceable oath, how is public ensured votes are being cast by the individual named on the mail-in ballot?