Mark Z. Barabak

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

Of course, like so much else in the political world we live in, much of the change goes back to Trump +the behavior of our profaner-in-chief. “Politicians on both sides of the aisle are thinking, ‘Maybe profanity, which seems less scripted guarded, is something I should try." — PolitiTweet.org

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

Will it help, or hurt candidates? Who knows. It may depend on age. @StuckeyMary, a Penn State expert on political rhetoric, suggests older folks my take offense in a way younger voters, weaned on cable TV and the unexpurgated. Internet, may not. — PolitiTweet.org