Who Tweeted It? (2016 Election Double-Length) by BruceM

Champion(s):

EverettJ
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.


Runner(s)-Up:

DoyleE
Oscar Wilde said, "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." I should've been the one to get to say that.


Quiz Description

Given a tweet and a date, name the tweeter. Tweets are in italics; dates are parenthesized in normal typeface. For tweets that include a picture, we describe the picture but do not give you the image. We want the real name of a person, unless otherwise specified. Twitter handles are acceptable if exact. 24 questions, 8 moneys.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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1 EverettJ 863 98 15
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2 DoyleE 854 95 15
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3 RalliP 770 92 15
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4 RosenbergR 721 89 15
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5 MyrowitzJ 716 86 15
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6 PolinskyL 699 83 15
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7 DugglebyB 650 80 15
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8 OBrienJ 629 77 15
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9 LackC 623 74 15
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10 EggCzar 571 71 15
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11 Rhea428 553 68 15
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12 twarner50 449 65 15
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13 MoyseyC 442 62 15
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14 Commodore 436 59 15
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15 mcsheffrey 424 56 15
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16 McClintockJ 412 53 15
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17 BednarczukJ 411 50 15
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19 VenguswamyK 363 43 15
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20 srs 358 40 15
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Questions:

The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.

(11/07/2012)

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Donald Trump

Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl

(01/01/2016)

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Carly Fiorina

America.

[with a picture of a handgun with the tweeter's name engraved on the handle]

(02/17/2016)

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Jeb Bush

Here's what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. (1/2)

(03/03/2016)

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Mitt Romney

Ted Cruz thinks people don't have a right to "stimulate their genitals." I was his college roommate. This would be a new belief of his.

(04/13/2016)

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Craig Mazin

If you think recycling Scott Brown's hate-filled attacks on my family is going to shut me up, @realDonaldTrump, think again buddy. Weak.

(05/06/2016)

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Elizabeth Warren

AS I ATTEMPT TO RESUME LIFE WHERE I LEFT IT—I'M STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN YELLING FOR MONTHS

(07/27/2016)

Note: A parody account by spencer madsen - we will take either the Twitter display name or the person being parodied.

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Bernie Thoughts (Bernie Sanders)

Make no mistake: the media's obsession with forcing a #Hillary press conference is ALL ABOUT HER GENDER.

(08/28/2016)

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Peter Daou

Started my day by setting aside any doubt I’m human. #WhatIsAleppo? My statement:

[with a retweet]

(09/08/2016)

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Gary Johnson

[BLANK] respects all women. We find the recent statements and behavior completely inappropriate and unacceptable.

(10/08/2016)

Note: This is the official Twitter account of a brand. We want the brand name.

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Tic Tac

It's incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time

[with a picture of an angry crowd]

(10/15/2016)

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David Clarke

There may never be a safer election in which to vote for a third option.

[with a screenshot of a NY Times forecast giving Hillary Clinton a 93% chance of winning]

(10/21/2016)

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Edward Snowden

Liberal media. It’s was Josh Ernest who refuse to amswee teh ? Will Obama stay in the US if DT wins. I mentioned I’d pay a charter to .....

(10/26/2016)

Note: Spelling as tweeted. This is the only tweet in this quiz that had been deleted as of when the quiz was posted.

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Sean Hannity

UPDATE: I've now contacted 433 charities, trying to prove @realDonaldTrump gives "tens of millions" to charity, as he says. What I've found:

[with a picture of notebook paper and, handwritten, a note about one 2009 donation to Police Athletic League]

(11/04/2016)

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David Fahrenthold

There's a reasonable range of disagreement. But a model showing Clinton at 98% or 99% is not defensible based on the empirical evidence.

(11/05/2016)

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Nate Silver

You known why Trump's ground game is beating Hillary's? Because Trump's groundgame is in our hearts... :-)

(11/07/2016)

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Bill Mitchell

If only people with at least 4 grandparents born in America were voting, Trump would win in a 50-state landslide.

(11/07/2016)

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Ann Coulter

CONWAY: What's with the cake?
TRUMP: Little tradition I have. I like to mark big life events by eating Rutger Hauer

[with a picture of a cake shaped, very poorly, like Trump's head]

(11/08/2016)

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Owen Ellickson

I just passed the moon. #SeeYouSoon

(11/08/2016)

Note: Fictitious(?) presidential candidate.

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Sweet Meteor O'Death

.@realDonaldTrump Say my name, Donald. The most powerful man in the world-to-be should not be so afraid of "this character in Utah." Sad!

(12/10/2016)

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Evan McMullin

We expect bank tellers to double-check money before handing it to us. Let's double-check election results, too. #Recount2016

(12/10/2016)

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Jill Stein

<THREAD> I’m now hearing this meme that says Obama, Clinton, et al. are doing nothing, just gave up.

Guys. It’s time for some game theory.

(12/11/2016)

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Eric Garland

Hey little buddy @realDonaldTrump good pick on bobby for Japan. I would be open to Ambassador of Cuba job or Fed Chair. See u soon

(12/11/2016)

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Jose Canseco

Russia's getting out of hand? So says the defeated. Not to worry... remember I can keep an eye on them from here. http://fb.me/3f16JyA2c

(12/12/2016)

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Sarah Palin