Performing for No One? Congressional Campaigns on Twitter

• In Event: JSS 7
  In JSS Session: JSS: Rhetoric, Partisanship, and Ideology

Brief Overview

I analyze tweets by campaigns from the 114th and 115th Congresses to assess if they successfully communicate directly to interest groups on Twitter, evidenced by receiving contributions & endorsements from groups representing relevant issue areas.

Author

• Maggie Macdonald, Emory University