code to retrieve @AnandWrites adhoc survey replies

anandwrite_twitter_survey_replies.R

library(magrittr)
library(rtweet)

root_status <- '1116361675618361345'

x1 <- rtweet::lookup_tweets(root_status)

# The question
cat(x1$text)
#> Who do you:
#> 
#> (A) most want to win the Democratic primary?
#> 
#> (B) least want to win the Democratic primary?
#> 
#> (C) anticipate will win the Democratic primary?

query <- sprintf('to:%s since:%s',x1$screen_name,as.Date(x1$created_at))

query_result <- rtweet::search_tweets(query,n = 2000)

#filter out replies to root status
status_replies <- query_result[query_result$reply_to_status_id==root_status,]

#remove any NA reply_to_status_id
status_replies <- status_replies[!is.na(status_replies$reply_to_status_id),]

# number of answers
nrow(status_replies)
#> [1] 1222

# non formated answers to tabulate (first 5)
cat(paste(head(status_replies$text),collapse = '\n\n'))
#> @AnandWrites A) Andrew Yang
#> B) Elizabeth Warren
#> C) Joe Biden
#> 
#> @AnandWrites (A) Warren / Sanders
#> (B) Biden 
#> (C) Biden / Harris
#> 
#> @AnandWrites Buttigieg 
#> Biden
#> Harris
#> 
#> @AnandWrites A) Any living thing
#> B) The media consensus
#> C) Don Jr
#> 
#> @AnandWrites @berniemyman2020 A) Bernie
#> B) Biden
#> C) probably Kamala, which isn't great but is miles better than Biden
#> 
#> @AnandWrites A) Warren
#> B) Biden
#> C) Biden or Sanders (I’d be happy with Sanders)