RT @danajaybein: I've lost my mind. I wrote Coronavirus Rhapsody: Is this a sore throat? Is this just allergies? Caught in a lockdown No&
Nathan Ballentine
@NathanBallentin · SC · H
Posts7,594
Engagement499.4K
Voting-record position0.110
CoverageJan 2, 2020 to Nov 16, 2024
Voting-record position is available for 3,335 of 5,927 legislators. Missing values are shown, not hidden.
Voice fingerprint
Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.
Most distinctive Uncategorized 22.0 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 7
- Under
- 15
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −22.0 pp to +22.0 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 22.0 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +22.0 pp
- Education Over-indexed +9.5 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −6.0 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −3.6 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −3.1 pp
- Health Under-indexed −2.2 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.8 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.5 pp
- Public Lands Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Culture Over-indexed +0.8 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.6 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±22.0 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 61.7% | 39.6% | +22.0 pp | Over-indexed | 4,682 |
| Education | 13.6% | 4.2% | +9.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,035 |
| Government Operations | 6.6% | 12.6% | −6.0 pp | Under-indexed | 505 |
| Law and Crime | 0.4% | 4.0% | −3.6 pp | Under-indexed | 27 |
| Civil Rights | 1.0% | 4.1% | −3.1 pp | Under-indexed | 78 |
| Health | 2.0% | 4.2% | −2.2 pp | Under-indexed | 153 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.7% | 3.5% | −1.8 pp | Under-indexed | 130 |
| Social Welfare | 0.8% | 2.3% | −1.5 pp | Under-indexed | 58 |
| Public Lands | 2.2% | 0.9% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 169 |
| Defense | 0.4% | 1.7% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 33 |
| Housing | 2.6% | 1.4% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 197 |
| Culture | 2.2% | 1.4% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 169 |
| Transportation | 1.8% | 1.1% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 138 |
| Agriculture | 0.3% | 0.9% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 26 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.1% | 0.6% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Environment | 0.2% | 0.7% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 14 |
| International Affairs | 0.3% | 0.8% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 23 |
| Labor | 0.8% | 1.2% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 64 |
| Energy | 1.1% | 0.8% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 80 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.3% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @ChiefNGB: I hear unfounded rumors about #NationalGuard troops supporting a nationwide quarantine. Let me be clear: There has been no su&
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RT @GamecockFB: It is Saturday in South Carolina... https://t.co/2RH6ZCsoZi
RT @DaveRamsey: HOPE is more contagious than fear. Choose hope. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper&