The best politics Twitter accounts to guide you through the 2016 elections
From the New Hampshire primary to Election Day in November.
It’s 2016.
That means it’s officially presidential election season — even if it unofficially began a long, long time ago.
So in the season of boiling down complex policy proposals and broad worldviews into simplistic campaign jingles, what better medium to follow the spectacle than the one that boils down all matter to 140 characters?
Twitter is a noisy place, Politics Twitter especially so. But here’s the Boston.com guide for the best people to follow for all things 2016 from Massachusetts to the New Hampshire primary to Election Day on November 8.
For the national perspective
Matt Viser @mviser
The Boston Globe’s national politics reporter, Viser produces a mix of reporting and analysis geared toward New England politics and the national race.
Andrew Kaczynski @BuzzFeedAndrew
Beware duplicitous politicians: the BuzzFeed reporter/researcher’s Twitter feed is a direct source for his constant fact-checking and corroborating candidates’ words against past statements.
Eli Stokols @EliStokols
Stokols is a national reporter for Politico with excellent campaign-analysis features. But his Twitter timeline is as entertaining as it is informative.
Amy Chozick @amychozick
New York Times political reporter and the for-the-record source for all things Hillary Clinton campaign, whether it’s breaking news or biographical features.
Brad Mielke @TheBradMielke
A digital reporter for ABC News, Mielke provides a stream of video- and photo-heavy content from the campaign trail. Interested in what things look like on the ground in an early primary or swing state? Follow Mielke.
Domenico Montanaro @DomenicoNPR
NPR’s lead editor for politics and digital audience, Montanaro runs the show for the public radio network’s political coverage and also has time to fill his Twitter timeline with colorful and newsy tweets.
Molly Ball @mollyesque
Ball is a politics writer for The Atlantic. Not only is her Twitter account good for links to her essays and features, but it’s also a source for fun shortform commentary and recommendations for other good political reads.
Dan Merica @danmericaCNN
Merica is a CNN producer on the Democratic primary campaigns and his Twitter account is a great feed of noteworthy quotes and news from events on the trail.
Evan McMorris-Santoro @EvanMcSan
Another member of BuzzFeed’s up-and-coming political news team, McMorris-Santoro has been covering the Democratic primary with a recent focus on Bernie Sanders. His feed is a good mix of reporting from campaign events and chronicling of big-picture campaign news.
Jenna Johnson @wpjenna
Johnson is a Washington Post reporter assigned to cover Donald Trump’s campaign. Need we say more?
For the view from New Hampshire
Kathleen Ronayne @kronayne
Ronayne is an Associated Press reporter with experience covering New Hampshire elections. As an AP reporter, her Twitter feed is what you would expect — informative, straightforward, and comprehensive coverage from the ground in the Granite State.
Josh Rogers @joshrogersNHPR
New Hampshire Public Radio’s veteran State House reporter, Rogers’ Twitter feed mixes his objective reporting with a dry sense of humor.
Jacqueline Alemany @JaxAlemany
Alemany is a digital journalist covering the 2016 race for CBS News. Currently focusing on the New Hampshire primary, Alemany’s Twitter feed is great for photos and news from the Granite State campaign trail.
Dan Tuohy @tuohy
Political reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader, Tuohy is a nonstop source for news across the state.
Kevin Landrigan @KlandriganNH1
One of New Hampshire’s most veteran and acclaimed journalists, Landrigan currently is the chief political correspondent for the relatively-new NH1 TV station.
Ella Nilsen @ella_nilsen
A native New Hampshirite reporting for the Concord Monitor, Nilsen is a good Twitter source for shortform campaign updates and quality longform features on hyper-New Hampshire-focused issues.
James Pindell @JamesPindell
A veteran of Iowa and New Hampshire political scenes, currently with The Boston Globe, Pindell is as plugged in as any reporter on the mechanics of the presidential race.
John DiStaso @jdistaso
After nearly four decades of covering politics in New Hampshire, DiStaso has made a name for himself with breaking campaign news and announcements. His Twitter account is a running feed of the microdevelopments of the 2016 race in the Granite State.
Massachusetts-focused
Lauren Dezenski @LaurenDezenski
Dezenski is a reporter for Politico and author of the Politico Massachusetts Playbook, an email newsletter for Bay State-focused politics, from the State House to any 2016-related happenings in the area.
David Bernstein @dbernstein
The Boston Phoenix alum is now covering national politics for Boston magazine from Virginia. But Bernstein always has a spare eye — accompanied by a healthy reserve of sarcasm — on Massachusetts news.
Jim O’Suillivan @JOSreports
An experienced politics reporter for The Boston Globe, O’Sullivan is a great source for hard news relating to Massachusetts and the 2016 race — as well as some Patriots opinions.
Steve Koczela @skoczela
President of MassINC Polling and WBUR contributor, Koczela is quick with local poll analysis and light-hearted humor.
Ali Dukakis @ajdukakis
Dukakis is a digital journalist for ABC News and your number-one source for Dukakis family turkey carcass updates!
Adam Reilly @reillyadam
Reilly provides sharp commentary and analysis from the WGBH News reporter.
For smart analysis
Dante Scala @Graniteprof
Perhaps New Hampshire’s foremost politics expert and source for analysis — he even taught a class on the state’s primary — the University of New Hampshire professor’s Twitter feed is at the very least a valuable source as a well-crafted compilation of 2016-retweets.
Brendan Nyhan @BrendanNyhan
One of the smartest sources on 2016, the media, and electoral trends, Nyhan is a Dartmouth College political science professor and contributor to The New York Times’ Upshot blog.
Harry Enten @ForecasterEnten
Senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight, Enten is great for campaign and polling analysis, as well as a good dose of sports references.
For some influential Granite-State opinions
Drew Cline @DrewHampshire
Even-keeled and sardonic, the former Union Leader editorial page editor, turned communications consultant, is a good source for the New Hampshire’s establishment Republican mindset.
Kathy Sullivan @NHKathySullivan
The former New Hampshire Democratic Party chairwoman and stalwart Clinton supporter doesn’t often shy away from a Twitter debate.
Al Baldasaro @Al_Baldasaro
A New Hampshire state representative and one of Trump’s most loyal supporters, Baldasaro provides valuable insight into an at times controversial perspective from Trump’s base in a state where he is dominating the race.
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