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In July, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and “the Squad” had a public spat over which kind of power was greater: a vote in Congress vs. “their public whatever and their Twitter world.” We compare the social media clout of various lawmakers as of mid-August.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
18,054,502 followers
@SenSanders: 8,524,713
@BernieSanders: 9,529,789
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
8,237,615 followers
@ewarren: 2,984,788
@SenWarren: 5,252,827
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
5,296,801 followers
@RepAOC: 186,691
@AOC: 5,110,110
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
4,678,854 followers
@SenTedCruz: 1,276,901
@tedcruz: 3,401,953
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
4,474,011 followers
@SenBooker: 140,874
@CoryBooker: 4,333,137
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
3,964,383 followers
@TeamMarco: 29,694
@marcorubio: 3,934,689
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
3,912,269 followers
@SenKamalaHarris: 868,260
@KamalaHarris: 3,044,009
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
3,091,552 followers
@TeamPelosi: 302,380
@SpeakerPelosi: 2,789,172
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
2,579,025 followers
@DrRandPaul: 68,317
@RandPaul: 2,510,708
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah)
2,002,325 followers
@SenatorRomney: 35,714
@MittRomney: 1,966,611
Rep. Ron Wright (R-Tex.)
2,418 followers
@ron4congress: 677
@RepRonWright: 1,741
Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.)*
1,619 followers
@RepJimBaird
Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.)*
545 followers
@RepFredKeller
Democratic leadership
31,163,753 followers
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) @VanHollenForMD: 4,676; @ChrisVanHollen: 152,629
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) @stabenow: 51,223; @SenStabenow: 107,342
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) @tammybaldwin: 48,742; @SenatorBaldwin: 111,231
Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) @JoeManchinWV: 11,568; @Sen_JoeManchin: 181,466
Patty Murray (D-Wash.) @MurrayCampaign: 17,966; @PattyMurray: 423,274
Mark Warner (D-Va.) @MarkWarnerVA: 13,434; @MarkWarner: 450,360
Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) @DickDurbin: 18,187; @SenatorDurbin: 616,075
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) @SenAmyKlobuchar: 31,702; @amyklobuchar: 744,623
Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) @chuckschumer: 28,959; @SenSchumer: 1,858,179
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) @ewarren: 2,984,788; @SenWarren: 5,252,827
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) @SenSanders: 8,524,713; @BernieSanders: 9,529,789
Republican leadership
1,512,046 followers
Todd Young (R-Ind.) @ToddYoungIN: 8,649; @SenToddYoung: 43,618
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) @joniernst: 38,401; @SenJoniErnst: 63,173
Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) @RoyBluntMO: 6,672; @RoyBlunt: 106,030
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)* @SenJohnBarrasso: 117,925
John Thune (R-S.D.) @johnthune: 28,434; @SenJohnThune: 94,713
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) @Team_Mitch: 36,381; @senatemajldr: 968,050
“The Squad”
8,681,513 followers
Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) @RepPressley: 180,204; @AyannaPressley: 440,404
Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) @RepRashida: 183,412; @RashidaTlaib: 709,494
Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) @Ilhan: 402,471; @IlhanMN: 1,468,727
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) @RepAOC: 186,691; @AOC: 5,110,110
Democratic leadership
3,468,015 followers
Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) @benraylujan: 8,037; @repbenraylujan: 22,377
James Clyburn (D-S.C.) @ClyburnSC06: 5,000; @WhipClyburn: 70,937
Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) @StenyHoyer: 5,332; @LeaderHoyer: 117,840
Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) @TeamJeffries: 2,054; @RepJeffries: 144,886
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) @TeamPelosi: 302,380; @SpeakerPelosi: 2,789,172
Freedom Caucus
(31 members)
2,404,124 followers
Republican leadership
908,765 followers
Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) @Palmer4Alabama: 2,428; @USRepGaryPalmer: 16,689
Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) @RepLizCheney: 24,811; @Liz_Cheney: 104,882
Steve Scalise (R-La.) @GeauxScalise: 49,862; @SteveScalise: 318,523
Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) @kevinomccarthy: 55,081; @GOPLeader: 336,489