RT @BarackObama: What happened in Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those wh<U+2026>
Ben Jickling
@bjickling · VT · H
Posts262
Engagement260.1K
Voting-record position—
CoverageFeb 11, 2020 to May 29, 2023
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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
- 5
- Under
- 16
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
- Government Operations Over-indexed +14.3 pp
- Health Under-indexed −5.3 pp
- Education Under-indexed −4.7 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −4.5 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −3.3 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −2.8 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.6 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.9 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±22.0 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering. 1 topic matches the party median exactly.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 65.6% | 43.6% | +22.0 pp | Over-indexed | 172 |
| Government Operations | 22.9% | 8.6% | +14.3 pp | Over-indexed | 60 |
| Health | 1.1% | 6.5% | −5.3 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Education | 0.0% | 4.7% | −4.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Civil Rights | 0.0% | 4.5% | −4.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Social Welfare | 0.0% | 3.3% | −3.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Housing | 0.0% | 2.8% | −2.8 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 0.0% | 1.6% | −1.6 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Transportation | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.0% | 1.3% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 1.2% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 1.5% | 0.5% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 4 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.0% | 0.8% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Labor | 0.8% | 1.4% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.6% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Defense | 1.5% | 1.1% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 4 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.1% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Law and Crime | 6.5% | 6.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 17 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | At median | 0 |
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RT @barry: Boy I'd hate to be carrying a load of iron ore 26 thousand tons more than my ship weighed empty
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RT @Kira_Yarmysh: Alexei Navalny @navalny was transported away from the penal colony No. 2. His lawyer, who came to see him, was kept at th<U+2026>
RT @StarBreaksNews: Our lettuce wins as Liz Truss resigns! https://t.co/dkmEDw06o9
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RT @VandyBoys: Your @SEC Tournament Champions <U+0001F3C6> #VandyBoys | #AnchorDown https://t.co/sEsSLwMLpr