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Ben Sasse

@BenSasse · joined 03 Jun 2013

football addict, uber driver, 2x college pres, 2x NYT bestseller, 2x US senator (most primary votes & most censured in Nebr history),100+stitches,hideous teeth

325 060Followers
941Following
9 057Posts total
1.3MViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views59 254this account5 674median for 100K–1M
Reach, %18.23%this account2.38%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %0.57%this account1.44%median for 100K–1M
MetricThis accountMedian for 100K–1MRatio
Median views per post59 2545 67410.4×
Reach (views ÷ followers)18.23%2.38%7.66×
Engagement rate0.57%1.44%0.40×

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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

203.6K21 Jun
538.3K12 Jul
8.3K
7.3K
5.8K
59.2K11 Aug
52.3K14 Aug
59.3K2 Sep
173.1K
153.4K

Last 10 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.26%21 Jun
1.16%12 Jul
0.54%
1.13%
0.61%
0.08%11 Aug
0.36%14 Aug
1.45%2 Sep
0.13%
0.75%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.44%.

What the audience does

Likes89.1%8 757 in total
Reposts4.4%435 in total
Replies1.9%187 in total
Quotes0.3%32 in total
Bookmarks4.2%415 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

holy moly… you’re right! I had completely misread this chart. Didn’t know I could just check a box and make the liver cancer part disappear. BRB…. 153.4K views · 1.1K likes · 11 reposts · 21 replies 02 Sep 2026 @BenSasse Definitely a good idea to check the box on that bottom one, though - weird that you even have to request it. 173.1K views · 211 likes · 2 reposts · 8 replies 02 Sep 2026 they seem really judgey… https://t.co/BZKfduFJIa 59.3K views · 801 likes · 7 reposts · 49 replies 02 Sep 2026 Thanks, Josh. Russ is a wonderful interviewer indeed. 52.3K views · 170 likes · 3 reposts · 14 replies 14 Aug 2026 I've listened to every episode of EconTalk. I think this conversation between @EconTalker and @BenSasse is my new favorite. The timing vis-a-vis Ben's diagnosis with his thoughtfulness and introspection, combined with Russ' deep experience as an interviewer has brought us a gem. 59.2K views · 44 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies 11 Aug 2026 @BenSasse Great to hear from you Ben! I was getting nervous… Praying for you and your family. But selfishly praying that you stick around for a long time to be our voice of reason! 5.8K views · 35 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 12 Jul 2026 @BenSasse He was great with kids. I was one when I met him, a solid Rush Baby, and he listened to what I said like no adult ever had! 7.3K views · 80 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 12 Jul 2026 @BenSasse If only a United States Senator had some power to do something about it. Oh, wait! 8.3K views · 40 likes · 1 reposts · 4 replies 12 Jul 2026 Lindsey had a series of repeatable riffs. My fav—> On my weekly commute from Nebr to DC, I often had one of my kids in tow. My youngest grew from age 3 to 12 over my tenure. Whenever LG would approach me at Judic or ArmedServices, he’d first pretend not to notice Breck, and j 538.3K views · 5.8K likes · 392 reposts · 63 replies 12 Jul 2026 #LoveYourPassion 203.6K views · 489 likes · 15 reposts · 26 replies 21 Jun 2026 On the subway to the vote, Lindsey literally struck up the conversation with "Hey Fellas. I love your hats." https://t.co/XWJVC44Rq3 0 views · 2.1K likes · 433 reposts · 45 replies 11 Jan 2017

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