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Alex Roarty

Alex Roarty
Alex is the chief political correspondent for National Journal Hotline. Since joining National Journal in 2010, he has covered House and Senate races, the GOP presidential primary, and the 2012 presidential campaign. Prior to joining National Journal, he covered Pennsylvania politics and government, most recently as editor of the Harrisburg-based PoliticsPA.com.
Digital Government

What If Millennials Start to Hate Obamacare?

Republicans need young voters, and so they're searching for a way to exploit the ACA rollout debacle.

Digital Government

Study: Tweets Can Foretell Votes

The key measure was a candidate's "tweet share," the percentage of total tweets about a race that mention them.