If there’s ever an occasion to have a one night stand on Twitter, this is it. It’s the night of the 2012 Presidential Election, and a few key people are sure to have something to say as the evening unfolds. Here’s a look at the names we’ll be checking over the next few hours. Try them out, and—who knows—you might just stick with them for the next four years.
Nate Silver
The blogger behind the New York Times’ polling blog FiveThirtyEight @fivethirtyeight is a preternatural political soothsayer.
IMPORTANT: That we have Obama as a ~90% favorite does NOT mean we're predicting a landslide. We expect a close election.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 6, 2012
Ezra Klein
Columnist for the Washington Post and Bloomberg View, @ezraklein runs the left-leaning Wonkblog.
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Michelle Malkin
One of the most influential conservative print and online columnists in the U.S., @michellemalkin has been covering politics for two decades.
Sunlight = best disinfectant. Ballot box = ultimate sanitizer. #ElectionDay2012
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 6, 2012
McKay Coppins
Reporter for Buzzfeed Politics and Newsweek/Daily Beast alum, McKay Coppins puts out a nice mix of his own newsy tweets and sharp reactions.
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Anthony de Rosa
One of the fastest aggregators online, @AntDeRosa is a one-stop shop for news.
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Matt Yglesias
The business and economics correspondent for Slate, @MattYglesias delivers a ton of information with an irreverent slant.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/265901325651439616
Annie Lowrey
The economics policy reporter for the New York Times, @AnnieLowrey is like a polite guest making your Twitter stream smart without cluttering it with traffic.
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Erin Gloria Ryan
Jezebel’s @morninggloria is not an exclusively political writer—she’s just brilliant over 140 characters or 1,000 words.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/265946592568291329
Chuck Grassley
If you’re going to have a politician in the mix, it might as well be the best one on Twitter—Iowa Senator @ChuckGrassley will not disappoint.
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— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) November 3, 2012
Shaq
Come on. It’s @SHAQ. It’s worth following.
A FIRM HANDSHAKE CAN DETERMINE DEMEANOR, THE FIRMER THE HANDSHAKE THE MORE YOU EXUBERATE THE POWERS WITHIN
DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) October 19, 2012
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