Don't Call it a Protest: Congressional Support for Democratic Norms in the Aftermath of January 6th

• In Event: Insurrection: Conservatives and Congress

Brief Overview

We examine congressional tweets from January 6th, 2021 and show that while nearly every member condemned the attack at the time, they framed events in starkly different terms -- as either an attack on democracy or a protest that got out of hand.

Authors

• Alison Craig, The University of Texas at Austin

• Bethany Albertson, The University of Texas at Austin