The point is that, if your only exposure to American public opinion was Twitter, you might get an unrealistic view of how to understand the relationship between

The point is that, if your only exposure to American public opinion was Twitter, you might get an unrealistic view of how to understand the relationship between public opinion and government policy. It's not the case that the 2020 election proves the American people broadly endorse the most extreme left-wing thought on Twitter, any more than the Twitter ownership change and 2024 election proves that the American people have now become extreme right-wing devotees.