Blog #4 - Position Taking, Credit-Claiming and Advertising
Blog #4 Mayhew's theory that Senator's are single-minded seekers of re-election is the central focus of this blog post. Today, I am going to examine Murkowski's Twitter and look for her position taking, credit-claiming, and advertising. Position Taking The first tweet I want to take a look at is Lisa announcing she is going to take the position of voting to confirm KBJ. This is a position that fits with the non-partisan thing she has going on. The tweet had tons of support as well. Credit-Claiming Here is an example of Lisa credit-claiming. There were other more recent examples, but I found this to be a good one because she says "I was proud to secure funding for initiatives." In other tweets she also talks about how much this bill will do for Alaska. She also talks about bringing internet to rural communities in a different tweet, and links to this article with a catchy headline. In the tweet, she again totes that it is a bipartisan bill which is on brand. Ad...
