“Kamala finally has an online presence,” says Marlon Twyman, a professor of quantitative social science at USC Annenberg who specializes in social network analysis. “For years, her political activity and contributions have not been broadly shared through online platforms. Now we are paying attention, but how much time are people spending researching her impact?”
It is the legitimacy of Harris’ impact that is at stake—especially among Black Dems, a bloc she cannot win without. “Are we critically examining what we’re seeing online,” Twyman continued, “or do we just passively accept these narratives about her candidacy?”
In the united States, binaries are a convenient framing in political warfare. Good versus bad. The elite versus the underclass. Black versus white. Operating the old way as opposed to demanding new frameworks.
In reality, it’s never that simple. In…
