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Topic usage by elites: 0.40% all, 0.30% Senate Democrats, 0.50% Senate Republicans, 0.32% House Democrats, 0.45% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @RepPhilGingrey (R-GA), @RepTomRice (R-SC), @BuckMcKeon (R-CA), @RepStutzman (R-IN), @RepJoeBarton (R-TX)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.29% Media, 0.04% informed public, 0.02% random users, 0.10% Democratic supporters, 0.12% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union Address. What would you like to hear from the President tonight?

JudgeTedPoe (@JudgeTedPoe)

I'm looking forward to the President's #StateOfTheUnion address. What are you hoping to hear in the #SOTU speech tonight?

amyklobuchar (@amyklobuchar)

Eager to hear President @BarackObama's ideas for creating jobs, growing the economy, and strengthening the middle class in tonight's #SOTU

RepAnnieKuster (@RepAnnieKuster)

Just sitting down in House chamber waiting for #SOTU. What do you want to hear in tonight's State of the Union address?

RepMikeQuigley (@RepMikeQuigley)

Tonight is the president's State of the Union address. Watch it live and get the GOP response here -- http://t.co/hDIt5p1t #SOTU

RepWestmoreland (@RepWestmoreland)

Looking forward to President Obama’s State of the Union Speech tonight! What would you like to hear the President talk about?

RepMarkTakano (@RepMarkTakano)

Sample of representative media tweets:

President @BarackObama will deliver his State of the Union address on Jan. 28. http://t.co/Y80g00NOo5

politico (@politico)

Marco Rubio to deliver Republican response to State of the Union address http://t.co/4f68gx8K #NBCPolitics

NBCNews (@NBCNews)

Tomorrow, Obama will give his fifth State of the Union speech. What one word, in your opinion, best describes the state of our union? #SOTU

USATODAY (@USATODAY)

LIVE BLOG: President Obama's State Of Union Address http://t.co/nw5a69OLUB

nprnews (@nprnews)

Marco Rubio will deliver the GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union Address next week. -@Brendan_Buck

HuffPostPol (@HuffPostPol)

Rep. @cathymcmorris Rodgers will deliver the GOP response to President @BarackObama’s State of the Union address. http://t.co/dhcuI4gM6x

politico (@politico)