News ‘Hope’ is out, ‘fight’ is in: Does tweeting divide Congress, or simply echo its divisions? September 13, 2022 Aleszu Bajak and Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Hope’ is out, ‘fight’ is in: Does tweeting divide Congress, or simply echo its divisions? USA TODAY analyzed more than 2.8 million tweets posted by members of Congress. The language has become more divided and emotional.