特朗普已經成功地讓自己成為了推特的熱門話題。
根據推特分析網站Twitonomy的數據,特朗普的推特官方頁面@realDonaldTrump,是美國副總統邁克·彭斯、眾議院議長南希·佩洛西、參議院少數黨領袖查克·舒默和2020年大選候選人、參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫最經常提到的推特賬號。在這些政客之前發過的3200多條推文(這是可以分析的最大數量)中,至少有上百條都提到了特朗普的賬號。
而特朗普最常提及的,則是福克斯新聞的官方賬號@FoxNews和@foxandfriends。據報道,福克斯新聞是特朗普最喜歡的新聞媒體,它也被人稱為特朗普政府的喉舌。沃倫最近稱福克斯新聞是一臺“為利潤而煽動仇恨的機器”,并誓言要抵制該電視臺主辦的任何辯論。
福克斯新聞也投桃報李,在推特上給予了特朗普最多的關注。它在推特上提及次數最多的賬戶是美國總統官方賬戶@POTUS。@POTUS的內容幾乎全部轉自于特朗普的私人賬號@realDonaldTrump,不過參議院多數黨領袖米奇·麥康奈爾依然不遺余力地提及這個賬號。
在2020年民主黨初選中,很多候選人都以擊敗特朗普為目標,從他們的推特頁面中也能看出這一點。
馬薩諸塞州眾議員、2020年大選候選人賽斯·莫爾頓在競選啟動視頻中明確表示:“我之所以參選,就是因為我們必須擊敗唐納德·特朗普。”和沃倫一樣,他在推特上最常提及的就是特朗普的賬號@realDonaldTrump,其次是共和黨的官方賬號@GOP和美國總統官方賬號@POTUS。
紐約州參議員柯爾斯滕·吉利布蘭德、前馬里蘭州眾議員約翰·德萊尼、俄亥俄州眾議員蒂姆·瑞恩、加利福尼亞州眾議員埃里克·斯瓦爾威爾等,也都是2020年大選的候選人,他們在推特上提及最多的,也是特朗普的私人賬號@realDonaldTrump。
有些候選人并不經常使用推特,但統計數據仍然很能說明問題。比如,科羅拉多州參議員、2020年大選候選人邁克爾·班納特在過去10年間只發了1300多條推文,但其中提及最多的賬號仍然是特朗普的賬號@realDonaldTrump。紐約市市長白思豪也是一樣。
前馬薩諸塞州州長比爾·維爾德是迄今為止唯一一位宣稱要挑戰特朗普的共和黨人。他今年2月才開始在推特上發貼。特朗普的賬號@realDonaldTrump也是他提及最多的賬號,占了他所發推文總數的6%。
當然,也不是所有政客都把特朗普當回事。比如拜登最經常提及的,是奧巴馬的賬號@BarackObama,特朗普的賬號連前10名都排不上。加州參議員卡瑪拉·哈里斯最常提及的,是前喬治亞州州長候選人斯泰西·艾布拉姆斯。佛蒙特州參議員伯尼·桑德斯最常提及的,是前佛羅里達州州長候選人安德魯·吉勒姆(第二名是特朗普)。
華盛頓州州長杰伊·英斯利自己還在推特上管理著一個氣候變化平臺,所以他最經常提及的賬戶就是他自己,第二名才是特朗普。圣安東尼奧市市長朱利安·卡斯特羅最經常提及的是他兄弟——他也是得克薩斯州的一名政客,特朗普只能排到第三位。蒙大拿州州長史蒂夫·布洛克最經常提及的是他自己,其次是該州的副州長,對特朗普則很少提及。
至于印第安納本德市市長皮特·布蒂吉格、米拉瑪市市長韋恩·梅薩瑪等,他們的推特基本上只圍繞自己的工作。瑪莉安娜·威廉森的推特基本只提自己的作家身份。新澤西州參議員科里·布克在推特上提及最多的兩個賬號,都與他的本職專業相關,其次是@Spotify和@ApplePodcasts。貝托·歐洛克提及最多的賬號都是媒體的賬號,R&B藝人哈利德因為在歐洛克的老家厄爾巴索住過一陣,也被他提及了3次,位列第4名,特朗普則連前10都排不上。
當然,這種排名很大程度上也取決于政客如何使用他們的賬戶。有些政客特別喜歡@別人,有些則不然。比如在最近12年里,拜登的賬戶只@過奧巴馬28次。而沃倫不到3年便@了特朗普將近450次。
當然,對于一些參加2020年大選的候選人,他們提及最多的賬號也并非與本職工作完全無關。比如明尼蘇達州參議員艾米·克羅布查爾,她在兩年里大約65次提及該州的橄欖球隊——維京隊,參議員查克·格拉斯利是她提到第二多的人。特朗普甚至都排不到前10。
前科羅拉多州州長約翰·希肯盧珀在推特上提及最多的,也是他的橄欖球隊(野馬隊),特朗普只能排在第4位。
企業家楊安澤則是不拘一格,在他經常提及的人里,有喜劇演員喬·羅根(他主持了一個播客節目,楊安澤曾經在節目中當過幾次嘉賓),還有MMA格斗運動員萊斯利·史密斯(楊安澤曾經呼吁過保護格斗運動員的權利)。夏威夷眾議員圖爾西·加伯德最經常提及的人,是夏威夷裔UFC冠軍馬克斯·霍洛的賬戶@BlessedMMA,特朗普則排在第二位。(財富中文網) 譯者:樸成奎 |
President Donald Trump has made himself the talk of Twitter.
According to Twitter analytics site Twitonomy, Trump’s @realDonaldTrump page is the account most often mentioned by Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and 2020 candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren. Each of these politicians have mentioned Trump’s account hundreds of times within their past 3,200 tweets (the maximum number able to be analyzed).
Trump, meanwhile, mentions @FoxNews the most, followed by @foxandfriends. Fox, reportedly the president’s favorite news source, has been blasted for its alleged evolution into a megaphone for the Trump administration. Warren recently called the channel a “hate-for-profit machine” and vowed to boycott any debates hosted by the station.
Fox’s Twitter gives Trump notice in return: its most mentioned account is @POTUS, the president’s official Twitter page. Despite consisting almost entirely of retweets from @realDonaldTrump, the @POTUS account tops Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Twitter mentions as well.
Many candidates in the crowded 2020 Democratic field have shaped their campaign around defeating Trump, and their Twitter pages show it.
Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Rep and 2020 contender, said clearly in his campaign launch video, “I’m running because we have to beat Donald Trump.” Like Warren, his top mention on Twitter is @realDonaldTrump… followed by @GOP and @POTUS.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former Maryland Representative John Delaney, Ohio Representative Tim Ryan, and California Representative Eric Swalwell—all 2020 contenders—each have @realDonaldTrump at the top of their mentions as well.
Some candidates aren’t frequent Twitter users, but the statistics available are still telling. Michael Bennet, a Colorado senator and 2020 candidate, has sent out just more than 1,300 Tweets over the past 10 years. Still, @realDonaldTrump is his top mention. The same goes for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, the only Republican to announce a primary challenge against Trump so far, has only been tweeting since February of this year. His top mention, @realdDonaldTrump, accounts for nearly 6% of his tweets.
Trump doesn’t top everyone’s chart, however. Joe Biden, for example, has mentioned @BarackObama most frequently; Trump isn’t even on his Top 10. California Senator Kamala Harris has former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as her most frequent mention, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has named former Florida gubernatorial Andrew Gilllum more than anyone else (although Trump is his second most-mentioned).
Washington Governor Jay Inslee, running on a climate change platform, mentions himself more often than any other account—but like with Sanders, @realDonaldTrump takes second place. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro names mostly names his brother, also a Texas politician, with Trump taking third. Montana Governor Steve Bullock also names himself more than any other account, with second place going to his state’s lieutenant governor, and Trump nowhere in the ranking.
The mentions of Mayors Pete Buttigieg and Wayne Messam are mostly related to their official duties; Marianne Williamson, too, mentions accounts mostly related to her career as an author. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has professional contacts as his first two top mentions, followed by @Spotify and @ApplePodcasts. Beto O’Rourke’s top mentions are mostly media, although R&B artist Khalid—who lived in O’Rourke’s hometown of El Paso for some time—takes fourth place with three mentions. None name Trump often enough to place him in their Top 10 mentions.
Of course, these rankings depend heavily on how the politicians use their accounts. Some may use @-mentions more often than others: in nearly 12 years, Biden’s account has only tweeted at Obama, his top mention, 28 times. Meanwhile, in just three years, Warren has mentioned Trump nearly 450 times.
That doesn’t mean it’s not noteworthy (or at least entertaining) that some 2020 candidate’s top mentions are completely unrelated to their career. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, for example, has mentioned her state’s football team, the Vikings, 65 times in roughly two years. Senator Chuck Grassley is her second most-mentioned; Trump is nowhere on her Top 10.
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper also names his football team the most (his being the Broncos). Trump falls into fourth place on Hickenlooper’s mentions.
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s top mentions is an eclectic mix, including comedian Joe Rogan (who hosts a podcast on which Yang appeared a handful of times) and MMA fighter Leslie Smith (Yang has been outspoken on the need to protect fighters’ rights). Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard’s top mention is @BlessedMMA, the account of Hawaiian UFC Champion Max Holloway, although Trump comes in second. |