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Tony Vargas
@TonyVargas · NE · S
Posts10.5K
Engagement1.4M
Voting-record position-0.071
CoverageJan 7, 2020 to Nov 8, 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 Uncategorized 11.4 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 9
- Under
- 13
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −11.4 pp to +11.4 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 11.4 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +11.4 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +6.7 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −3.0 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −2.9 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +2.2 pp
- Health Over-indexed +1.9 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Education Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +0.6 pp
- Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Over-indexed +0.3 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.3 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±11.4 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 44.9% | 33.6% | +11.4 pp | Over-indexed | 4,695 |
| Government Operations | 18.3% | 11.6% | +6.7 pp | Over-indexed | 1,913 |
| Law and Crime | 1.1% | 4.1% | −3.0 pp | Under-indexed | 115 |
| Civil Rights | 4.6% | 7.5% | −2.9 pp | Under-indexed | 477 |
| Social Welfare | 6.3% | 4.1% | +2.2 pp | Over-indexed | 660 |
| Health | 8.6% | 6.7% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 901 |
| Labor | 3.3% | 1.9% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 343 |
| Environment | 0.2% | 1.4% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 22 |
| Transportation | 0.2% | 1.3% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 21 |
| Public Lands | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 13 |
| Education | 3.8% | 4.6% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 402 |
| Housing | 2.9% | 2.3% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 306 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.7% | 0.4% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 76 |
| Defense | 0.4% | 0.7% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 42 |
| Energy | 0.2% | 0.5% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 23 |
| Agriculture | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 24 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.7% | 1.8% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 174 |
| Culture | 1.5% | 1.4% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 162 |
| Technology | 0.1% | 0.2% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| International Affairs | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 26 |
| Immigration | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 49 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @WhiteHouse: A message from @Surgeon_General to millennials: https://t.co/L3407PXmDb
RT @LAWoodwardMD: There were ZERO available ICU beds in Mississippi as of early this morning. None. That means hospitals across the state m…
RT @PPFA: Let's be clear: This is a draft opinion. It<U+2019>s outrageous, it<U+2019>s unprecedented, but it is not final. Abortion is your right <U+2014> and<U+2026>
RT @StevenTDennis: About 1 out of every 1,500 people in South Dakota is in the hospital *right now* w/COVID
🚨BREAKING: New polling has us BEATING Don Bacon by four points. Nebraskans are demanding new leadership. And they’re ready to send a working dad to Congress to lower costs for families across #NE02. This race is OURS to win, folks. Let’s do this ➡️ https://t.co/2EWru6CO9k https://t.co/wQ5PhVk7Z1
RT @MorePerfectUS: Striking John Deere workers in Ottumwa, Iowa, tell us that there are over 120 people on the picket line. Restaurants are<U+2026>
RT @ananavarro: Can we please get @shakira and @JLo to do a half-time show while we wait for Iowa Caucus results?
My father in NY passed away Wed. fighting #COVID19 for 31 days on a ventilator. He was an immigrant worker who believed in the American Dream. I couldnt save my dads life, but together we can save the lives of essential #meatpacking #workers. Whos with me? #coronavirus
Tonight I<U+2019>m in North #Omaha knocking doors and a guy across the street shouts, <U+201C>hey! You are that guy running for #Congress, you cooked w/ your mom on TV! Man, I like what you stand for, you<U+2019>ve got my vote<U+201D>. 7 more neighbors came out to meet me after that. #TeamTony is growing! https://t.co/PdMT8mDc1m