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US Congressional Politics

Posts from Sep 30 12:00 pm to Oct 2 12:46 pm ET · last 48 hours · updated Oct 2 1:54 pm ET

Posts favoring Liberal / Democrat gained 22.6 points over the last 24 hours compared with the 24 before, as posts favoring neither side fell 12.9.

THE NARRATIVES

NARRATIVEPOSTSVIEWSREPLY RATELINKSWHO THEY NAME
Protect College Sports Act will save college athletics
Congress must pass the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act to establish clear national standards, protect student…
57%72%1.2×75%Ben Ferguson 50%, Eric Schmidt 50%
Polling signals Democratic midterm wave
Surging generic ballot numbers and favorable polls indicate Democrats are positioned to recapture control of Congress.
43%28%0.5×67%Democratic Party (Italy) 67%, Republican Party 67%

Posts: share of the posts carrying a narrative. Views: share of the views its original posts drew (reposts left out, as they carry their original’s views). Reply rate: replies per view on those originals, against the report’s average. Links: share of its posts linking to an outside site.

THE ARGUMENT

“Protect College Sports Act will save college athletics” takes 72% of the views from 57% of the posts.

Polling signals Democratic midterm wave REBUTTED BY a reply
“Analysis: Democrats are leading in at least six of the nine battleground states key to Senate control and up to 15 percentage points in…”
→ “@washingtonpost I don’t believe anything reported from the Democrat run media. I plan to vote for every Republican on the ballot in…”
Protect College Sports Act will save college athletics REBUTTED BY a reply
“College sports are unique to America and it’s an institution worth protecting. Get the latest on the Protect College Sports Act on Verdict.…”
→ “@tedcruz Why don’t you focus on the million more important issues.”

SOURCES

The narratives cite and show in much the same way.

KEY MOMENTS

  1. Sep 30 2:00 pm — Uygur warns Americans against visiting Israel after vote
  2. Sep 30 4:00 pm — Reports circulate on Schmitt and Smith basketball mixup
  3. Oct 1 12:00 am — Report reveals House lawmakers spent millions without receipts

Based on a sample of public X posts — tracked accounts plus keyword searches — not all activity on X. · Built Oct 15 6:22 am ET · dividedview.com