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Dirk Deaton
@DirkEDeaton · MO · H
Posts1,481
Engagement1.9M
Voting-record position0.314
CoverageJan 6, 2020 to Nov 16, 2024
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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 Macroeconomics 9.4 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 9
- Under
- 13
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −9.4 pp to +9.4 pp. Most distinctive topic: Macroeconomics, 9.4 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +9.4 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +6.9 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +2.3 pp
- Health Under-indexed −1.9 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +1.7 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.5 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Education Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Under-indexed −0.6 pp
- Immigration Under-indexed −0.5 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±9.4 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macroeconomics | 12.9% | 3.5% | +9.4 pp | Over-indexed | 191 |
| Government Operations | 19.5% | 12.6% | +6.9 pp | Over-indexed | 289 |
| Law and Crime | 6.3% | 4.0% | +2.3 pp | Over-indexed | 93 |
| Health | 2.3% | 4.2% | −1.9 pp | Under-indexed | 34 |
| Transportation | 2.8% | 1.1% | +1.7 pp | Over-indexed | 42 |
| Defense | 0.2% | 1.7% | −1.5 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Housing | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Social Welfare | 1.1% | 2.3% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 16 |
| Education | 5.3% | 4.2% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 78 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Uncategorized | 40.3% | 39.6% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 597 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.6% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 1.7% | 1.4% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 25 |
| Energy | 0.9% | 0.8% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 14 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Civil Rights | 4.3% | 4.1% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 63 |
| International Affairs | 0.7% | 0.8% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 10 |
| Labor | 1.1% | 1.2% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 16 |
| Environment | 0.7% | 0.7% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 10 |
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RT @elonmusk: Found in closet at Twitter HQ fr <U+0001F923><U+0001F923> https://t.co/3xSI3KvvHk
RT @elonmusk: The BBC interview last week was exceptional in illustrating why you cannot rely on the media for truth
RT @kerpen: Gorsuch dissent is one paragraph long and it's a dandy https://t.co/eF3sWxOKyL
RT @elonmusk: @EricRWeinstein It has been really bad. Far left San Francisco/Berkeley views have been propagated to the world via Twitter.<U+2026>
RT @AlanDersh: Warren doesnt understand the law. My former colleague, Senator Warren, claims she could not follow my carefully laid out&
RT @PTRUMPFORTX2020: Kevin O<U+2019>Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank, calls out the insanity of the Democrats. This clip is ab<U+2026>
RT @RandPaul: In case youre watching Senator Harris lie about fracking right now, both she and VP Biden are on record, on video and will a&
RT @SteveKrak: As recently as last month, Websters Dictionary included a definition of preference as orientation or sexual preference&
RT @BonillaJL: "MAKE NO MISTAKE! If you try anything to raise the cost of frisizhnjubs I will veto it." https://t.co/DaJIvDiRy2