Chris Sommerfeldt

@C_Sommerfeldt · New York City · joined 23 Nov 2015

City Hall reporter / NY Playbook co-author @politico. Previously: @nydailynews. From 🇸🇪. Have a tip? DMs are open or reach me at csommerfeldt@politico.com

16 118Followers

2 650Following

20 813Posts total

531.3KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views14 312this account3 259median for 10K–100K

Reach, %88.80%this account10.24%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.58%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	14 312	3 259	4.39×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	88.80%	10.24%	8.67×
Engagement rate	0.58%	1.40%	0.42×

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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

348.2K21 Jan

118.4K2 Sep

7.7K

10.9K

31.7K

14.3K3 Sep

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.23%21 Jan

0.58%2 Sep

0.66%

0.58%

0.38%

0.64%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.40%.

What the audience does

Likes67.9%1 377 in total

Reposts12.0%244 in total

Replies7.1%144 in total

Quotes3.0%60 in total

Bookmarks10.0%203 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

New: In recent weeks, Mamdani has declined to confirm he'd endorse @AOC if she runs for president. But in March, Mamdani signed a little-noticed DSA petition that all but endorsed AOC, calling her “the most viable left contender for president in 2028." https://t.co/UmaFrM28Cm 14.3K views · 70 likes · 12 reposts · 4 replies 03 Sep 2026 Gustavo Gordillo, the co-chair of NYC's Democratic Socialists of America chapter, told comrades in an email last night that he believes he's a "doxxing" victim because of recent press coverage about his family wealth, career choices and homeownership. https://t.co/ZQRNogusx0 ht 31.7K views · 74 likes · 18 reposts · 14 replies 02 Sep 2026 “If there are any departures from what is legally required, my administration will look into it immediately and take corrective action," Mamdani says when @madinatoure asks whether his lawyers have cleared his team to use Signal to communicate with social media influencers. https 10.9K views · 39 likes · 9 reposts · 8 replies 02 Sep 2026 We reported back in March that the mayor himself has used Signal to discuss government business: https://t.co/58k1mLwdty 7.7K views · 36 likes · 12 reposts · 3 replies 02 Sep 2026 The use of Signal is clear violation of city rules, and @nycmayor’s team is ignoring questions about it. This specific office falls under @anna_bahr Officials usually Signal for government work isn’t new (https://t.co/TqWGPklnOP) but using for official group lists is 118.4K views · 464 likes · 156 reposts · 41 replies 02 Sep 2026 Some professional news: I left the Daily News last week and have joined @politico's New York Playbook team as a City Hall reporter. Sources + spokespeople, please add me to your press lists & stay in touch (I'll still be at the same cellphone number): csommerfeldt@politico. 348.2K views · 694 likes · 37 reposts · 74 replies 21 Jan 2026