RT @DrRobDavidson: 1/2 I just ran into @VP Mike Pence at the Drake Diner in Des Moines. I confronted him about his damaging health care cut&
Joe Bolkcom
@JoeBolkcom · IA · S
Posts2,450
Engagement1.4M
Voting-record position-0.478
CoverageJan 2, 2020 to Jun 21, 2023
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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 Environment 17.7 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 7
- Under
- 15
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −17.7 pp to +17.7 pp. Most distinctive topic: Environment, 17.7 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Environment Over-indexed +17.7 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −8.2 pp
- Health Over-indexed +5.3 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +4.8 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −1.5 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.0 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +0.5 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.5 pp
- Education Over-indexed +0.5 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −0.4 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±17.7 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | 19.1% | 1.4% | +17.7 pp | Over-indexed | 467 |
| Uncategorized | 25.4% | 33.6% | −8.2 pp | Under-indexed | 622 |
| Health | 12.0% | 6.7% | +5.3 pp | Over-indexed | 294 |
| Government Operations | 16.4% | 11.6% | +4.8 pp | Over-indexed | 402 |
| Social Welfare | 2.5% | 4.1% | −1.5 pp | Under-indexed | 62 |
| Culture | 0.1% | 1.4% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Energy | 1.7% | 0.5% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 42 |
| Housing | 1.2% | 2.3% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 30 |
| Transportation | 0.3% | 1.3% | −1.0 pp | Under-indexed | 7 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Labor | 2.4% | 1.9% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 58 |
| Public Lands | 0.4% | 0.9% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 10 |
| Education | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 124 |
| Law and Crime | 3.6% | 4.1% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 89 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Civil Rights | 7.1% | 7.5% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 175 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 2 |
| Agriculture | 0.7% | 0.4% | +0.2 pp | Over-indexed | 16 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.8% | 1.8% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 45 |
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RT @BetoMedia: Tonight, in Mineral Wells, Texas When a @GregAbbott_TX supporter laughs, yes, laughs out loud so everyone could hear, while<U+2026>
RT @traecrowder: ON THE FBI<U+2019>S RAID OF MAR-A-LAGO https://t.co/c6TvXvrjbI
RT @DrRobDavidson: @VP 2/2 When I told him he is putting my patients' lives at risk, @VP deflected and denied knowledge of the policy. He e&
RT @janet4iowa: Today in the IA Senate: Republicans pass SF 2309 to legalize sale of unregulated raw milk & vote unanimously to reject a wa<U+2026>
RT @SenatorRobHogg: You know how Gov. Reynolds is threatening Iowans with losing unemployment if they don't go back to work? Well, it turn&
It was reported tonight at a special COVID meeting of Johnson County city, county, school elected leaders that 15 of 17 eastern Iowa hospitals have no ICU beds available. 4,338 new cases today. More bad coming. You are on your own people. Mask up!
At the Iowa Capitol...Hundreds of people, no masks, no social distancing. Deadly. https://t.co/GkTYCAZW5D
RT @KatarinaSos: Seeing disinformation about a protest at the Iowa Capitol today. I was there reporting on the nonviolent protest. The buil…
Iowa OSHA inspectors at the Iowa Capitol today in response to complaints about Republicans failing COVID safety precautions. https://t.co/0J6g5XcZwH