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The rapid politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic can be seen in messages members of the U.S. Congress sent about the issue on t Twitter, according to a new analysis.

According to an article by Science Daily, researchers could tell 76 percent of the time whether a Twitter post on the subject was sent by a Democrat or Republican -- just by what they said and when they sent it. "We found that once the parties started to figure out the political implications of the issue, polarization was evident in the tweets pretty quickly," said Jon Green, co-author of the study and doctoral student in political science at The Ohio State University.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200624151556.htm

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