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Explore the Tweets They Didn't Want You to See

Originally published by The Sunlight Foundation. Updated regularly.

Politwoops tracks deleted tweets by public officials, including people currently in office and candidates for office.

Politwoops tracks deleted tweets by public officials, including people currently in office and candidates for office. If you think we're missing someone, please email us with their name, state, political party, office they hold or are seeking and, of course, their Twitter handle.

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AlpBasaranNJ (D-N.J.)
@AlpBasaranNJ

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RT @janemarielynch: Hello everyone. Billionaires in wine caves have as much right to say who gets to be president as waitresses in dine… https://t.co/j5Ri5RfV6p

Deleted after 4 seconds at 9:25 PM on 22 Dec 19. Original tweet by @janemarielynch.

UrbinaForUs (D-Md.)
@UrbinaForUs

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Not going to lie. I don’t get start struck too often but this was a cool day for our campaign and for our Twitter! #yanggang #newtwitterfollower https://t.co/Upkl7f8X0T

Deleted after 16 minutes at 9:53 PM on 22 Dec 19.

VoteAshcraft (D-N.Y.)
@VoteAshcraft

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@ChuckyChocolat @FeelTheAloha @Alex_Kack @AndrewYang Nah brah. Being a comedian means I have even less patience for harassment. This isn’t a joke, it’s unsolicited garbage.

Deleted after 2 minutes at 10:05 PM on 22 Dec 19.

IkeMcCorkle (D-Colo.)
@McCorkleForCO

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RT @MichaelSalamone: I have to stop checking Twitter so often when bored. I was going to allow myself a glass of wine with Sunday dinner… https://t.co/zCbHkafn9V

Deleted after 15 weeks at 2:58 AM on 10 Apr 20. Original tweet by @MichaelSalamone.

ShahidForChange (D-Calif.)
@ShahidForChange

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RT @davidsirota: “Sanders is using impeachment to (tie) Trump to a broader narrative of corruption & elite impunity...It’s a deft mo… https://t.co/Q3YGdtNvJ8

Deleted after 4 weeks at 5:12 PM on 21 Jan 20. Original tweet by @davidsirota.

CarmenYulinCruz (D-Puerto Rico)
@CarmenYulinCruz

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RT @NevadaforBernie: Massive turnout for the @CarmenYulinCruz + @AOC + @BernieSanders rally just 4 days before Christmas in Las Vegas!… https://t.co/2ugCMVKpG4

Deleted after 116 weeks at 6:07 PM on 16 Mar 22. Original tweet by @NevadaforBernie.

AlpBasaranNJ (D-N.J.)
@AlpBasaranNJ

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RT @daveweigel: Forgot I had this campaign trail souvenir. Bids start at “ambassador to Japan,” will go as low as ambassador to Bru… https://t.co/0fmUpqPU0Q

Deleted after 14 weeks at 9:31 AM on 05 Apr 20. Original tweet by @daveweigel.

MrMikeBlake (D-N.Y.)
@MrMikeBlake

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RT @NYDailyNews: New York City's union of municipal workers is endorsing Assemblyman Michael Blake in a crowded race to rep the Sout… https://t.co/jTdLw0cEpC

Deleted after 9 hours at 8:16 AM on 23 Dec 19. Original tweet by @NYDailyNews.

JDScholten (D-Iowa)
@JDScholten

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RT @JDScholten: I plan to retweet this everyday until the end of the year. https://t.co/k3g6ljapCU QT @DLeonhardt: Watch how radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years: (Full column:… https://t.co/xaR3H1eB88)

Deleted after 2 days at 10:29 AM on 25 Dec 19. Original tweet by @JDScholten.

marwilliamson (D-Calif.)
@marwilliamson

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Ram Dass passed from earth a few hours ago. How perfect that that he left this plane on the 1st night of the Festival of Lights. “Be Here Now” shifted my world when I was young, as it did for millions of others. Praise & thanks to a huge & radiant soul. May he be forever blessed

Deleted after 24 seconds at 11:31 PM on 22 Dec 19.

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