Caroline Downey ✓

@carolinedowney_ · joined 19 Apr 2021

columnist @NRO. senior fellow @IWF. fellow @steamboat_inst. alumna @bostoncollege. old soul in new york city.

21 803Followers

997Following

8 762Posts total

16.8MViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views6 419this account1 045median for 10K–100K

Reach, %29.44%this account3.41%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.74%this account2.02%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	6 419	1 045	6.14×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	29.44%	3.41%	8.63×
Engagement rate	0.74%	2.02%	0.37×

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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

16.4M2 Sep

27.5K3 Sep

6.4K

2.1K

77.2K4 Sep

690

3.4K

316.7K

5.8K

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

0.34%2 Sep

12.54%3 Sep

0.48%

1.18%

1.13%4 Sep

1.30%

0.73%

0.59%

0.74%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.02%.

What the audience does

Likes72.6%53 857 in total

Reposts4.7%3 471 in total

Replies2.8%2 067 in total

Quotes2.5%1 838 in total

Bookmarks17.5%12 976 in total

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

Followers by day

5 Sep

Daily snapshots since 05 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

This is important nuance although it makes me despise the Mass. government on a whole other level. Massachusetts is in the minority of states that place the burden on the STATE to prove SANITY rather than requiring the defense to prove insanity. 5.8K views · 32 likes · 8 reposts · 2 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Far be it for me to be the reasonable non-hot take here on Lindsay Clancy, but the law in Massachusetts requires the jury to presume Clancy is insane and only find her guilty if the prosecution can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she is sane. She strangled 3 toddlers, slit 316.7K views · 1.4K likes · 117 reposts · 339 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Unreal 3.4K views · 23 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

This is an extremely important point 690 views · 7 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Now the judge says he will hold off for one hour to make the mistrial declaration formal after the defense asked for a chance to appeal the decision and ask for a stay. 77.2K views · 757 likes · 78 reposts · 29 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

There’s a strong case for AI data centers across America. If only AI CEOs were making that case. @TheBigMoneyShow https://t.co/Lo0dJt1veV 2.1K views · 19 likes · 4 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

These stream of consciousness story time moments needs to be transcribed, printed, and sold in volumes. For posterity. The book of Trumpisms. 6.4K views · 28 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Reiterating what many have already said — because it bears repeating… So, hormones can have profound psychological effects on adults… but when we prescribe them to vulnerable & confused kids — they magically become harmless? Make it make sense. https://t.co/MdyBsu525J 27.5K views · 2.5K likes · 847 reposts · 50 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Trump: A friend of mine is a very obese person. I said, you're an extremely obese person. He's begging me not to mention his name because I'll destroy his reputation. He had some fat drugs. I said: it's not working—you look like shit. https://t.co/Fe3aTrK6i0 16.4M views · 49.1K likes · 2.4K reposts · 1.6K replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →