FYI: Evans, H. K., Habib, J., Litzen, D., Jose, B. S., & Ziegenbein, A. (2019). Awkward independents: What are third-party candidates doing on Twitter? PS: Political Science & Politics, 52(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096518001087

Regarding the use of "big data," how do you evaluate this work? Do you think this piece "too descriptive" and "lacking theory"? What kind of contribution do you think this piece have and in what sense? 

Evans, H. K., Habib, J., Litzen, D., Jose, B. S., & Ziegenbein, A. (2019). Awkward independents: What are third-party candidates doing on Twitter? PS: Political Science & Politics, 52(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096518001087Download PDF