RT @POTUS: Get vaccinated.
George Barker
@GeorgeLBarker · VA · S
Posts1,749
Engagement222.2K
Voting-record position-0.187
CoverageJan 13, 2021 to Jun 21, 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 15.4 pp below the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 14
- Under
- 8
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −15.4 pp to +15.4 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 15.4 pp below the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −15.4 pp
- Health Over-indexed +13.9 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +3.4 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +2.7 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +2.3 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +1.9 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +1.8 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Education Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Technology Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Environment Over-indexed +1.1 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +0.9 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +0.8 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.5 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±15.4 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 18.2% | 33.6% | −15.4 pp | Under-indexed | 318 |
| Health | 20.6% | 6.7% | +13.9 pp | Over-indexed | 361 |
| Transportation | 4.7% | 1.3% | +3.4 pp | Over-indexed | 82 |
| Government Operations | 14.3% | 11.6% | +2.7 pp | Over-indexed | 250 |
| Civil Rights | 9.8% | 7.5% | +2.3 pp | Over-indexed | 171 |
| Social Welfare | 6.0% | 4.1% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 105 |
| Law and Crime | 5.8% | 4.1% | +1.8 pp | Over-indexed | 102 |
| Culture | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Education | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 104 |
| Technology | 1.5% | 0.2% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 27 |
| Environment | 2.5% | 1.4% | +1.1 pp | Over-indexed | 44 |
| Energy | 1.4% | 0.5% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 25 |
| Labor | 2.6% | 1.9% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 46 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.3% | 1.8% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 23 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 1.3% | 0.9% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 22 |
| Defense | 0.3% | 0.7% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 6 |
| Housing | 2.6% | 2.3% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 45 |
| Immigration | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.6% | 0.4% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 10 |
| International Affairs | 0.3% | 0.4% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @WHCOS: If you need to find a place to get the COVID vaccine, just text your zipcode to 438829. You'll get locations near you where you…
RT @CDCgov: In lab tests with dummies, exposure to potentially infectious aerosols decreased by about 95% when they both wore tightly fitte…
RT @ACLU: Medical decisions belong to: ✔️ Trans kids ✔️ Their parents ✔️ Their doctors ❌ Politicians
Proud to announce I<U+2019>ve received an <U+201C>F<U+201D> rating from the @NRA. Keeping our communities safe is my top priority. I wrote Virginia<U+2019>s red flag law to do exactly that. If the NRA has a problem with that? Too bad for them. https://t.co/SlXRSUpE2d
RT @WHCOS: If you prefer Spanish text to 822862 (vacuna) and you will get a reply in Spanish!
RT @VDEM: Remember when it wasn't a good idea to panic buy toilet paper last year? 🧻 Please don't do it with gas now. ⛽️ This can create sp…
RT @CAPAction: BREAKING: @POTUS just signed the American Rescue Plan into law, a massive victory for millions of workers, families, and bus…
RT @GovernorVA: Virginia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for the last 12 years. Today, working Virginians will get the long…
Last year, I was the most effective legislator at defeating @GlennYoungkin's far right agenda. Now I'm running for re-election to help protect our Senate majority and fight for Democratic values. Can you RT and follow to help me get to 5k?