Nick Baumann

@NickBaumann · Washington, DC · joined 16 Dec 2008

Politics + Government at @WashingtonPost | Pats fan. Eagle Scout. Beer pong aficionado. | signal: NickBaumann.97 | Usual disclaimers

24 034Followers

9 294Following

170 328Posts total

11.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views479this account949median for 10K–100K

Reach, %1.99%this account3.23%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.32%this account2.00%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	479	949	0.50×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.99%	3.23%	0.62×
Engagement rate	0.32%	2.00%	0.16×

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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

8.2K2 Feb

205 Aug

4794 Sep

289

1.2K

953

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

0.25%2 Feb

10.00%5 Aug

0.21%4 Sep

0.00%

0.32%

0.42%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.00%.

What the audience does

Likes63.6%21 in total

Reposts21.2%7 in total

Replies9.1%3 in total

Quotes3.0%1 in total

Bookmarks3.0%1 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

"After his two terms were up, Obama traded his relatively cheap Shinola for a pricier Rolex Cellini." 953 views · 3 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Always read @washingtonpost senior watch correspondent Alec Dent on watches: https://t.co/XxzvXuX3HF 1.2K views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

ICYMI yesterday: Democrats eye expanded Medicare coverage if they take U.S. House https://t.co/HneyAWi4bw 289 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Haven't looked up any details about the "Most Dangerous Games" but assuming that Mr. Beast hunts the contestants for sport. 479 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@NickBaumann https://t.co/6ooAuhkJIi Nobody at @wapo wants to ask @CAgovernor anything Dana Williamson The investigation into his wife and him Nothing? @ktumulty @natalie_allison @natashakorecki Sir @NickKristof @NickRiccardi https://t.co/DRisW0DmPo 20 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 05 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Got a tip on what's going on in the federal government? Signal me: nickbaumann.97 8.2K views · 14 likes · 6 reposts · 1 replies 02 Feb 2025 · Open on X →