Did COVID Infect Twitter? An analysis of campaign Tweets in 2020

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dc.contributor.advisorRobinson, Carin
dc.contributor.advisorJudson, Janis
dc.contributor.advisorTucker-Worgs, Tamelyn
dc.contributor.authorKeith, Jacob
dc.contributor.departmentHood College Political Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.programHood College Departmental Honorsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-26T17:01:29Z
dc.date.available2021-04-26T17:01:29Z
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated the presence of issue-related statements within tweets on a candidate's Twitter feed (N = 20). The study finds that the coronavirus outbreak had a significant influence on the social media behavior —pushing campaign efforts almost entirely onto the internet. It also took up a significant amount of social media discussion. While there was no significant relationship between social media output regarding the topic and electoral results, it still served a predictive function. The fact that the frequency in which the coronavirus outbreak was mentioned serves as a solid predictor of partisanship speaks to the polarization of this era. Issues rooted in observable phenomena and scientific evidence have become indistinguishable from partisan issues and ideological debate —as it is the norm to run a campaign as a party opposed to the other’s stance rather than a party of stances.en_US
dc.format.extent28 pagesen_US
dc.genreJournal articleen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2qmlm-hs39
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/21381
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtHood College
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectPolitical Science, General (0615)en_US
dc.subjectAgenda-setting theoryen_US
dc.subjectSocial Mediaen_US
dc.subjectcoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectcampaignen_US
dc.subjectsenateen_US
dc.titleDid COVID Infect Twitter? An analysis of campaign Tweets in 2020en_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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