Charted: Congress' least online lawmakers
Rep. Earl Blumenauer is Congress' least prolific tweeter, sending just one tweet in the 118th Congress as of April 5, according to data provided to Axios by Quorum.Some members of Congress see Twitter as a nuisance at best — and a corrosive threat to national discourse at worst. That's in contrast with the many lawmakers who have embraced social media as a potent political messaging tool — with Twitter enjoying singular status on Capitol Hill.
"We are facing many challenges in this country. We must figure out how to bring people together, not create division," he said. "I do not judge any member who stays on Twitter, but have decided to focus on other forms of communication to reach constituents and engage in meaningful discourse about the issues that lay ahead."A reply on Jan.
Sen. Brian Schatz , one of the most prolific and candid tweeters in the Senate, told Axios he is partial to his personal account.Although the Republicans on the list are mostly lesser-known, safe-seat members — with the notable exception of Sen. Susan Collins — many of the Democrats hold some of the most hotly contested swing seats in the country.
They include Sens. Sherrod Brown and Mark Kelly , as well as Reps. Matt Cartwright , Jared Golden and Henry Cuellar .
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