Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lost almost 20,000 Twitter followers this week after he asked for more.

McCain announced on Monday that his Twitter account was only 74 followers short of 3 million, and asked his followers to "spread the word" to help him reach "this big milestone."

We're only 74 Twitter followers away from 3M - spread the word & help us reach this big milestone! — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) December 4, 2017



As of Tuesday afternoon, McCain's account had 2,982,983 followers, showing a clear backfire of the senator's social media strategy.

Many of the top replies to McCain's call for more followers include criticism over his decision to "yes" on the GOP tax bill that was passed by the Senate on Friday.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention @SenJohnMcCain. I just unfollowed you. I'm so disappointed with your vote on the #TaxScamBill. I'd really thought better of you. I still wish you good health, despite the fact that you do not wish the same for me or many others. — Heidi (@ProfHeidi) December 4, 2017