On Twitter: Dueling Views on the Shutdown and Obamacare
by Michael Collier on Oct 2, 2013 | Views: 101 | Score: 0
Blame Republicans | Blame Democrats/Obama | Oppose Obamacare | Support Obamacare/Oppose Defunding | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Percent of Conversation About Blame | 77 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Percent of Conversation About Supporting or Opposing the ACA | 0 | 0 | 71 | 29 |
Many More Blame Republicans, Oppose Obamacare on Twitter
Sources:
pewresearch.org
The simultaneous Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government and launch of the insurance exchange portion of the Affordable Care Act have become linked in the current showdown in Washington. In recent days, two separate, but related conversations have taken place on Twitter—one about the government shutdown and the other about the ACA, revelaing arguably contradictory views on the matter.