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Pat Garofalo
@PatGarofalo · MN · H
Posts11.5K
Engagement1.2M
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CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Oct 17, 2025
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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 6.2 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 11
- Under
- 11
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −6.2 pp to +6.2 pp. Most distinctive topic: Macroeconomics, 6.2 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +6.2 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +4.0 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +3.2 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +3.0 pp
- Education Under-indexed −1.5 pp
- Health Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Immigration Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +0.9 pp
- Agriculture Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.7 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±6.2 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macroeconomics | 9.7% | 3.5% | +6.2 pp | Over-indexed | 1,115 |
| Law and Crime | 7.9% | 4.0% | +4.0 pp | Over-indexed | 911 |
| Uncategorized | 42.8% | 39.6% | +3.2 pp | Over-indexed | 4,909 |
| Energy | 3.8% | 0.8% | +3.0 pp | Over-indexed | 436 |
| Education | 2.7% | 4.2% | −1.5 pp | Under-indexed | 309 |
| Health | 5.6% | 4.2% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 638 |
| Defense | 0.4% | 1.7% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 46 |
| Immigration | 1.6% | 0.5% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 186 |
| Civil Rights | 3.0% | 4.1% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 349 |
| Government Operations | 13.6% | 12.6% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 1,561 |
| Transportation | 2.0% | 1.1% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 234 |
| Agriculture | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 10 |
| Social Welfare | 1.5% | 2.3% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 174 |
| Public Lands | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 17 |
| Culture | 0.9% | 1.4% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 98 |
| Housing | 1.0% | 1.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 114 |
| Labor | 0.9% | 1.2% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 101 |
| International Affairs | 0.5% | 0.8% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 58 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 0.4% | 0.3% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 45 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.6% | 0.6% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 74 |
| Environment | 0.7% | 0.7% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 81 |
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