Alex Thompson ✓

@AlexThomp · Washington, DC · joined 10 Sep 2011

national political correspondent for @Axios. @CNN contributor. co-author of #1 NYT bestseller “Original Sin.”

110 764Followers

12 541Following

30 702Posts total

398.9KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views6 036this account5 930median for 100K–1M

Reach, %5.45%this account2.48%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.38%this account1.41%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	6 036	5 930	1.02×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	5.45%	2.48%	2.20×
Engagement rate	0.38%	1.41%	0.27×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

268.8K28 May

1.1K29 May

79613 Jun

99K2 Sep

5.3K

11K

6K3 Sep

5.8K4 Sep

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.25%28 May

4.16%

4.03%29 May

5.28%13 Jun

1.11%2 Sep

0.15%

0.72%

0.38%3 Sep

0.28%4 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.41%.

What the audience does

Likes68.4%1 435 in total

Reposts7.3%153 in total

Replies17.9%376 in total

Quotes2.5%52 in total

Bookmarks3.9%81 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

AOC’s 2028 decision will shake Democratic politics no matter what she decides. Via @axios. https://t.co/1u6sjvsnUf 5.8K views · 10 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies 04 Sep 2026 A casual stop in New Mexico by Pritzker 6K views · 15 likes · 7 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 Kamala Harris at 60% with Black Democrats in the 2028 primary, per new Harvard Harris poll. https://t.co/N1SRt9U6MU https://t.co/b4HqrCmU4P 11K views · 57 likes · 14 reposts · 5 replies 02 Sep 2026 First time author Mr. Beast: “Growing up I thought books were boring, in reality I just didn’t read anything that actually interested me.” 5.3K views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 So great to have my friend @JBPritzker here in New Mexico. Hope you enjoyed the Land of Enchantment! https://t.co/e6Y23DVYc8 99K views · 880 likes · 93 reposts · 93 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AlexThomp @jaketapper Thanking the right wing bulk buys to prop up a ridiculous narrative? You aren't fooling anyone You're an embarrassment Folks, read the truth Big money MAGA bought the book in bulk. The books are gathering dust in a warehouse https://t.co/DhCnUiBPMy 796 views · 40 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 13 Jun 2025 @AlexThomp @jaketapper Everyone hates @jaketapper and you are an opportunist who chose to write about the wrong president. @AlexThomp You lost all journalistic integrity. https://t.co/DgPVJR12lB 1.1K views · 39 likes · 5 reposts · 0 replies 29 May 2025 @AlexThomp @jaketapper It’s enraging to us normies that you all denied what we saw and NOW you profit. @jaketapper should lose his show over this scandal on a scandal. This is nothing to brag about. 1K views · 40 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 28 May 2025 Thanks to everyone for reading the book and putting up with my shameless promotion. Original Sin by me and @jaketapper is an NYT bestseller: #1 https://t.co/RoQ07vSWSU 268.8K views · 349 likes · 30 reposts · 270 replies 28 May 2025