RT @WHCOS: 100 Days of masking to bend the curve. Is that too much to ask? https://t.co/Iyv8HYUkk8
@ericforiowa
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CoverageJan 26, 2021 to Feb 23, 2022
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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 Government Operations 24.2 pp above the party median
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Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −24.2 pp to +24.2 pp. Most distinctive topic: Government Operations, 24.2 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Government Operations Over-indexed +24.2 pp
- Health Over-indexed +17.8 pp
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +17.3 pp
- Education Over-indexed +14.7 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +5.7 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +3.9 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +3.5 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +2.7 pp
- Macroeconomics Over-indexed +2.6 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +2.0 pp
- Environment Over-indexed +1.6 pp
- Agriculture Over-indexed +1.2 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +0.9 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +0.7 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±24.2 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering. 5 topics match the party median exactly.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Operations | 24.2% | 0.0% | +24.2 pp | Over-indexed | 215 |
| Health | 17.8% | 0.0% | +17.8 pp | Over-indexed | 158 |
| Uncategorized | 17.3% | 0.0% | +17.3 pp | Over-indexed | 154 |
| Education | 14.7% | 0.0% | +14.7 pp | Over-indexed | 131 |
| Labor | 5.7% | 0.0% | +5.7 pp | Over-indexed | 51 |
| Law and Crime | 3.9% | 0.0% | +3.9 pp | Over-indexed | 35 |
| Civil Rights | 3.5% | 0.0% | +3.5 pp | Over-indexed | 31 |
| Social Welfare | 2.7% | 0.0% | +2.7 pp | Over-indexed | 24 |
| Macroeconomics | 2.6% | 0.0% | +2.6 pp | Over-indexed | 23 |
| Housing | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0 pp | Over-indexed | 18 |
| Environment | 1.6% | 0.0% | +1.6 pp | Over-indexed | 14 |
| Agriculture | 1.2% | 0.0% | +1.2 pp | Over-indexed | 11 |
| Energy | 0.9% | 0.0% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 8 |
| Defense | 0.7% | 0.0% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 6 |
| Public Lands | 0.4% | 0.0% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 4 |
| Transportation | 0.4% | 0.0% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 4 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.3% | 0.0% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 3 |
| Culture | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | At median | 0 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | At median | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | At median | 0 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | At median | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | At median | 0 |
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Relieved that all three daughters received COVID-19 vaccine #1 today. It is one more layer of protection. I encourage everyone to get vaccinated. https://t.co/R0UK7tZB9o
RT @tdorman: In 30 years of watching Iowa politics I can’t recall a governor signing a bill in the middle of the night that left affected I…
Moving on to @IAGovernor statement on education. “Record investment in k-12 education” Not to mention the investment is not keeping up with costs of operation. She announced 2.5% SSA. Schools need 3% minimum to break even. The R’s are out to starve public Ed.
RT @RobSandIA: https://t.co/jNs3TDd8No
Sometimes the truth hurts. I count 15 of the 59 Republicans in the chamber listening to our argument that we should expand voting rather than make it more difficult. We want to make it easy to vote and difficult to cheat. Clearly the Republicans don’t want to hear it.
We NEED to reinvest in public education. https://t.co/Phios6yWc2
We NEED to reinvest in public education. https://t.co/Phios6yWc2
We NEED to reinvest in public education. https://t.co/Phios6yWc2
It is time for Iowa to step up. Iowans are unable to get timely COVID-19 tests. Simple fact: fewer tests does not correlate to fewer COVID-19 cases. Iowans must have the knowledge and data to make informed decisions. https://t.co/q3ZxV4xFkt