#6
🔥 Top 10
High-impact voice in US Congress
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Christopher Murphy

Democrat
US Congress Twitter/X
#6
X Rank
1,687,498
Benchmarker Score
311
Posts
1,233,900
Likes
226,799
Comments
3,968
Avg Likes
729
Avg Comments
1,460,699
Total Engagement
4,697
Engagement Rate
30.0
Posts/Week
Daily
Posting Regularity
Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.
1,118,757 followers

Data last refreshed: June 01, 2026

Engagement metrics shown below reflect data as of this date. Current X stats may differ.

20 posts

There is no deal FYI. The Strait will remain closed. This is terrible news but it’s the price of incompetence.

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East May 31, 2026 View on X
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Thanks to the 500+ people who came out in New Haven today to hear me and @emilybazelon talk about my book Crisis of the Common Good. A ton of examples of Connecticut common good in this book! https...

District & State Issues Arts & Culture May 31, 2026 View on X
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On Face the Nation today, I talked about my book, Crisis of the Common Good. And how Americans are feeling alone and powerless, party bc they know our politics are rigged by the wealthy. And how re...

Public Engagement & Campaigning Campaign Finance May 31, 2026 View on X
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uh that’s awesome. pure joy. #UConn

Culture, Media & Sports Sports & Olympics May 31, 2026 View on X
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Will be on at 10:30 to talk about Iran and what my new book, Crisis of the Common Good, says about the work we have to do to build a more connected, spiritually healthy nation in the era of Trump.

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East May 31, 2026 View on X
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@matthewstoller I know I should give up on sarcasm on Twitter. It’s pointless. Ok I’m stopping I promise.

Memes, Humor & Casual N/A May 30, 2026 View on X
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A good explainer. Urge you to read.

N/A N/A May 30, 2026 View on X
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I understand why towns put police in schools, but there is a really dark side to this when it’s done wrong. This expose about Texas is damning. Kids being slammed against walls for vaping. A disabl...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Police Reform School Safety Special Education May 30, 2026 View on X
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This is true and I’m glad he said it. But our economy has become valueless. It teaches us that a “good” company is one that abuses its workers and makes poisonous products - as long as it makes a h...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Wages & Pay Labor Unions May 30, 2026 View on X
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Hey Matt thanks for the cool photo! https://t.co/SnaSQKQjS6

Personal & Human Interest N/A May 30, 2026 View on X
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Thanks to the huge crowd in St. Louis that came out tonight to hear about my new book, Crisis of the Common Good. It’s a mediation on what broke in America before Trump ever ran for office. And how...

Culture, Media & Sports Arts & Culture Political Strategy May 30, 2026 View on X
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Private equity isn’t going to “kill”youth sports. But when kids’ sports are run for profit - and the season is 60 games and parents have to pay extra fees for everything (including videoing their k...

Culture, Media & Sports Sports & Olympics Wall Street May 29, 2026 View on X
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In Missouri today and I’m helping raise money for an amazing local effort to stop another corrupt Republican redistricting plan. Citizens here are fighting to stop the new Trump map and they have...

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Gerrymandering Fundraising May 29, 2026 View on X
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The transition of sports fandom from loyalty and joy and community to monetization and commodification is a little heartbreaking to me. A signal of the broader commercialization of everything not n...

Culture, Media & Sports Sports & Olympics May 29, 2026 View on X
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Trump is destroying our nation’s health care system. Intentionally. Just for fun. New data shows that his cuts have caused a 21% decline in ACA signups. And of those that do sign up, another 20% ...

Healthcare & Social Programs ACA / Obamacare Health Insurance May 29, 2026 View on X
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In my new book, Crisis of the Common Good, I argue that Trump is a symptom of a deeper spiritual crisis in America. One in which we worship cults of profit and consumption and technology and creden...

Culture, Media & Sports Arts & Culture MAGA Wall Street May 29, 2026 View on X
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In Crisis of the Common Good, I call out the need to rebuild institutions like churches and labor unions - the places where people find purpose and connection. I visited with local labor leaders ...

Education & Workforce Labor Unions Voluntary Sector May 28, 2026 View on X
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Full house last night with @PoliticsProse in DC for the launch of Crisis of the Common Good. Thanks to @CapehartJ for moderating! https://t.co/dR0iXaeFzq

Culture, Media & Sports Arts & Culture May 28, 2026 View on X
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These days I’m at a loss for words. The new corruption scandal is just bananas. Trump has been using inside information to trade stocks and make millions. And the scale of the trading is just mind ...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Wall Street Congressional Ethics May 28, 2026 View on X
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The threat to “blow up” Oman, a U.S. ally and key intermediary in talks with Iran, is just one more sign of why this war has gone off the rails. They are in constant panic mode, making mistake af...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East State Department May 28, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Jun 2026
#6
May 2026
-2 #6
Apr 2026
#4

Content Categories

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy 56
Defense & National Security 44
Culture, Media & Sports 31
Legislative & Congressional Activity 24
Party Politics & Leadership 21

Topics & Themes

Middle East Armed Forces Oil & Gas Sports & Olympics Public Health Arts & Culture Federal Budget Nuclear Weapons MAGA Political Strategy Wall Street ICE US-China Relations Republican Party Inflation Campaign Finance Congressional Ethics Israel & Palestine Government Shutdown Sanctions

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 126 of 503 in US Congress

Posts
196
Christopher: 369 ↑
Likes
200,555
Christopher: 1,502,940 ↑
Comments
19,881
Christopher: 244,808 ↑
Avg Likes
873.2
Christopher: 4,073.0 ↑
Avg Comments
86.7
Christopher: 663.4 ↑
Benchmarker Score
240,317
Christopher: 1,992,556 ↑
Posts/Week
16.8
Christopher: 30.0 ↑
Avg Post Length
234 chars
Christopher: 217 ↓
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
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