RT @RepLizCheney: This was January 6th. This is not <U+201C>legitimate political discourse.<U+201D> https://t.co/lKgbVyVcJr
Melissa Wiklund
@mhwiklund · MN · S
Posts3,382
Engagement2.5M
Voting-record position-0.100
CoverageJan 22, 2020 to Nov 5, 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 Health 10.6 pp above the party median
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- Under
- 14
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −10.6 pp to +10.6 pp. Most distinctive topic: Health, 10.6 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Health Over-indexed +10.6 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +5.3 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +4.5 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −3.5 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −2.0 pp
- Public Lands Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Education Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −0.5 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.4 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.4 pp
- Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Under-indexed −0.4 pp
- International Affairs Under-indexed −0.3 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −0.2 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±10.6 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 17.3% | 6.7% | +10.6 pp | Over-indexed | 584 |
| Social Welfare | 9.4% | 4.1% | +5.3 pp | Over-indexed | 317 |
| Civil Rights | 11.9% | 7.5% | +4.5 pp | Over-indexed | 404 |
| Uncategorized | 30.1% | 33.6% | −3.5 pp | Under-indexed | 1,017 |
| Government Operations | 9.7% | 11.6% | −2.0 pp | Under-indexed | 327 |
| Public Lands | 2.2% | 0.9% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 75 |
| Education | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 190 |
| Transportation | 0.3% | 1.3% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 11 |
| Labor | 1.4% | 1.9% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 48 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 0.1% | 0.5% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Law and Crime | 3.8% | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 130 |
| Environment | 1.6% | 1.4% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 54 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.7% | 1.8% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 56 |
| Defense | 0.5% | 0.7% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 18 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.2% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Culture | 1.5% | 1.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 51 |
| Immigration | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 16 |
| Housing | 2.2% | 2.3% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 76 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @RepLizCheney: This was January 6th. This is not “legitimate political discourse.” https://t.co/lKgbVyVcJr
RT @JoeBiden: Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for all of us. She was an American hero, a giant of legal doctrine, and a relentless voice in the p&
RT @AOC: Let’s do insulin next https://t.co/VWhwyxbzd9
RT @springsteen: We are lost. We've lost so much in so short a time. On November 3rd, vote them out. Hear more: https://t.co/ZacuLReNRu ht&
RT @TeamPelosi: Social Security is the most effective anti-poverty tool for seniors and people with disabilities to live with dignity. Pass&
RT @HillaryClinton: He would be proud today.
RT @WesleyLowery: It’s been a year since then 17-year-old Darnella Frazier recorded the murder of George Floyd. She has not done media inte…
RT @FLOTUS: For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from u<U+2026>
RT @TonycusGannicus: What the Ukraine flag signifies. A golden field of grain (Ukraine is the world's 4th largest exporter of barley and co<U+2026>