Abstract
Contentious politics is nothing new for a partisan Senate where compromise and bipartisan cooperation seem like increasingly outdated conceptions. This chapter explains patterns in partisan communication and explains why conservative senators and party leaders are more likely to adopt a partisan-warrior style of strategic communication on Twitter. When it comes to communicating partisan priorities as part of senators’ rhetorical agendas, the data reveals an asymmetric pattern of partisan rhetoric where Republican senators and party leaders are more likely to prioritize partisan politics, reinforcing their partisan reputation for constituents with a similar ideology. Republicans are more likely to use partisan rhetoric on Twitter, both attacking their Democratic counterparts in Congress or the White House and signaling support for their own party. And they continue to do this over time given data that shows how Republican senators and party leaders since 2013 have consistently communicated as partisan warriors.
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