I enjoyed this class activity and thinking about how I spend my time on Twitter and that led me to ask: Is it just me, or is a huge amount of what’s on Twitter about politics? when did this happen? and is this the case for most of us and most tweets? #EXSM5510 @UAextension #yeg
Maybe its just US craziness making me think everything on my feed is about politics https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/just-6-of-u-s-adults-on-twitter-account-for-73-of-political-tweets-and-they-disapprove-of-trump/
Just 6% of US adults on Twitter account for 73% of political tweets… and they disapprove of Trump

A small number of prolific U.S. Twitter users create the majority of tweets, and that extends to Twitter discussions around politics, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center out today....

https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/just-6-of-u-s-adults-on-twitter-account-for-73-of-political-tweets-and-they-disapprove-of-trump/
Or because I live in Alberta, and let's face it we got a lot to say about our political leaders. And they seem to say a lot about each other too https://globalnews.ca/news/5018476/jason-kenney-tweet-betteroffwithrachel-trending/
UCP leader Jason Kenney tweet backfires as #BetterOffWithRachel trends

UCP leader Jason Kenney asked Albertans if they were better off today than they were four years ago, which sparked a flurry of positive responses.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5018476/jason-kenney-tweet-betteroffwithrachel-trending/
So I dug back and found out, its not just Alberta or Trump, it's been political for a long time. And much like me having to learn how to use twitter, so have some other politicians
https://twitter.com/stephenharper/status/906589751
Not such a winner: 1 like, 4 retweets
Even Obama had to learn. Check him out in 2007
https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/44240662?lang=en
Better than @stephenharper but definitely doesn't compete with his twitter game in 2021
https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/1350805241038561282
Wow 1.5 million likes. Good on ya. How the rest of us husbands supposed to compete @BarackObama
Luckily there is some help out there for people like me who need to learn more about social media. Some real gurus https://www.facebook.com/kenneyjasont/videos/jason-kenney-meme-response/10155619055362641/
Oops. Getting political again. You see it ain't easy to avoid.
But I think I'm learning. It only took 3 tries figure this out and delete, delete, delete.. ah I give up
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