Meantly / Pete Aguilar

Rhetoric profile

Pete Aguilar

Across 47 statements tracked since 23 Sept 2026, Pete Aguilar's most frequent rhetorical moves are threat & fear and absolutes.

House Democratic Caucus Chair (D-CA) · Democrat · incumbent

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An AI brief of everything Pete Aguilar said in each finished week and month: the lines they repeat, who they are talking to, how the tone moved and what changed.

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Most used moves, last 90 days

Per 100 words, from the transparent pattern engine

Threat & fear1.2
Absolutes0.5
Labeling0.4
Leverage0.1
Us vs. them0.1

Audience impact, last 30 days

−0.1 neutral

Average of 47 statements: how they are likely to leave the audience they target, from −5 (alarm, anger, division) to +5 (reassurance, unity). It describes effect, not truth.

This week against their usual

Hostility this week 2.8 / 10, 0.7 above their usual 2.1.

Hostility is a style measure from 0 to 10, built from threats, labels, “us versus them” framing and similar moves, compared with the same person's earlier statements. It says nothing about whether a claim is true.

Latest statements

21 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

California’s elections are transparent and secure. I joined @kamlager-dove.house.gov and my House colleagues for a tour of the LA County Ballot Processing Center. Our elections happen in broad daylight. Anyone can visit the processing center and observe our…

Audience impact +1 leans reassuring

21 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Pete Hegseth has put American troops in danger, has no exit strategy for Trump’s reckless Iran war and has jacked up prices for American families. It’s time for him to go.
Threat & fear

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

21 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Since Trump started his illegal Iran war, families in the Inland Empire have paid $896 more in gas costs. That’s money that could go towards rent, putting food on the table or paying bills. This war must end now.
Threat & fear

Audience impact +3 reassures or unites

20 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Your rent and mortgage payments are MORE expensive under this Trump-Republican majority. House Democrats are fighting for an America you can afford.

Audience impact −2 alarms or divides

20 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Every time it has mattered, House Republicans have picked Donald Trump over the American people. They rubber-stamped his tariffs. They voted to continue his war with Iran. They shielded him from accountability. @housedemocrats.bsky.social will always put you…
AbsolutesThreat & fearLeverage

Audience impact +4 reassures or unites

19 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Our soldiers make tremendous sacrifices for our country. The least we can do is give veterans with combat-related disabilities the full retirement and disability pay they deserve. I joined Rep. Mark Takano and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) to call for a…
Us vs. them

Audience impact −1 leans negative

19 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

In the Trump-Republican economy, the rich get richer while you pay more for everything. They are looking out for their billionaire donors instead of the American people.
Absolutes

Audience impact 0 neutral

16 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

In the Inland Empire, we are no strangers to wildfires. It was great to join the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program at their new headquarters and training center in San Bernardino.

Audience impact 0 neutral

16 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

I’m horrified by the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School that took the lives of three children and a teacher. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and the entire Bend community. Our children cannot keep having their futures stolen by gun…

Audience impact −3 alarms or divides

15 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

NEW: Families in CA-33 have paid an additional $896 in gas costs since the beginning of Trump’s Iran War. House Republicans continue to rubber stamp this war. They don’t care about you or your wallet.
Threat & fear

Audience impact −4 alarms or divides

15 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

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Audience impact 0 neutral

15 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Diesel is $6.31 a gallon because of Trump’s illegal war with Iran. While you feel pain at the pump, Big Oil has benefited, raking in $125 billion in profits this year. This war must end now.
Threat & fear

Audience impact −3 alarms or divides

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