John McCain

This speech titled 2008.05.15.remarks_at_the_greater_columbus_convention_center_in_columbus_ohio originally had 3322 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 148 cue terms and an average lag of 20.3. You can see the original speech or the tokenized/stemmed speech with overlaying cue-lags.


Cue-lag representation

The table below shows the cue-lag representation of the speech. For each cue term, it also displays the posterior distributions over ideology.

# Cue term Lag before term Posterior distribution
Restart ∑Left Center ∑Right
1 presidenti_campaign 8
0.00159 0 0.998
0 0 0
2 photo_op 16
0.00159 0 0.0354
0.000995 0.000199 0.962
3 presidenti_campaign 55
0.000199 0 0.142
0.000199 0 0.858
4 __NUM___hour 35
0.000398 0 0.0826
0 0 0.917
5 elect_presid 25
0.000796 0 0.0551
0 0 0.944
6 unit_state 3
0 0 0.00935
0.000199 0 0.99
7 polit_battl 49
0.000597 0.000995 0.085
0 0 0.913
8 polit_leadership 5
0.000199 0 0.00995
0.000199 0.000995 0.989
9 unit_state 3
0 0 0.00856
0.000398 0.000995 0.99
10 bush_administr 18
0.000796 0 0.0372
0 0.000398 0.962
11 nation_interest 140
0.00418 0 0.123
0.000199 0.000199 0.872
12 iraq_war 48
0 0 0.0796
0 0 0.92
13 civil_war 37
0 0 0.0283
0 0 0.972
14 secur_forc 10
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
15 al_qaeda 6
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
16 unit_state 31
0 0 0.0141
0 0 0.986
17 militari_presenc 3
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
18 nato_forc 36
0 0 0.00259
0 0 0.997
19 al_qaeda 16
0 0 0.000796
0 0 0.999
20 tribal_area 28
0 0 0.000995
0 0 0.999
21 al_qaeda 2
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
22 osama_bin_laden 20
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
23 al_qaeda 16
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
24 safe_haven 4
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
25 unit_state 5
0 0 0.0607
0 0 0.939
26 econom_power 14
0 0 0.0474
0 0 0.953
27 unit_state 9
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
28 terrorist_attack 18
0 0 0.00159
0 0 0.998
29 unit_state 3
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
30 north_korea 45
0.000398 0 0.00458
0 0 0.995
31 greatest_threat 7
0.000199 0 0.00955
0.000398 0 0.99
32 marin_corp 26
0 0 0.0211
0 0 0.979
33 long_overdu 16
0.000796 0 0.00139
0 0 0.998
34 weapon_program 7
0.000796 0.000199 0.0354
0.000597 0 0.963
35 substanti_increas 18
0.00458 0.641 0.276
0 0.000199 0.0784
36 health_care 9
0.00358 0.00159 0.0352
0.00239 0.642 0.315
37 nation_guard 10
0 0 0.0261
0 0.633 0.341
38 secur_council 23
0.000199 0 0.372
0 0.28 0.347
39 unit_state 3
0.000199 0 0.0641
0.000398 0.219 0.717
40 econom_pressur 17
0.000995 0 0.0217
0.000398 0.203 0.774
41 econom_power 61
0.0221 0 0.179
0.000995 0.0235 0.775
42 member_state 5
0.00358 0 0.00159
0.0247 0.0181 0.952
43 unit_state 18
0.173 0 0.0251
0.0291 0.00816 0.765
44 econom_growth 7
0.494 0.000199 0.000199
0.203 0.00358 0.299
45 econom_futur 9
0.296 0 0.000597
0.691 0.000796 0.0115
46 corpor_tax 5
0.0173 0 0
0.983 0 0
47 tax_rate 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
48 trade_partner 14
0.0179 0 0
0.982 0 0
49 low_rate 3
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
50 capit_gain 2
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
51 corpor_welfar 22
0.0231 0 0.0203
0.957 0 0
52 unit_state 19
0.0199 0 0.0346
0.925 0.00239 0.0179
53 incom_famili 16
0.0285 0 0.00577
0.921 0.00458 0.0406
54 dispos_incom 11
0.0324 0 0.00239
0.928 0.00498 0.0326
55 tax_reform 22
0.143 0 0
0.855 0.000199 0.000995
56 tax_code 20
0.0314 0 0
0.968 0 0.000199
57 flat_tax 29
0.0326 0 0.000597
0.967 0 0
58 feder_bureaucraci 47
0.0637 0 0.000199
0.936 0 0
59 govern_spend 6
0.00736 0 0
0.992 0.000796 0
60 free_trade_agreement 38
0.0346 0.00219 0.146
0.766 0.0507 0.000597
61 substanti_increas 8
0 0.00517 0.172
0.0255 0.658 0.14
62 south_america 14
0.000398 0 0.0436
0.00995 0.649 0.297
63 america_secur 8
0 0 0.0175
0.00935 0.644 0.329
64 farm_subsidi 20
0.00438 0 0.04
0.000199 0.627 0.328
65 world_food 6
0.000199 0 0.0806
0.00179 0.555 0.363
66 food_crisi 0
0.000199 0 0.0111
0.00219 0.544 0.443
67 global_economi 47
0.00418 0 0.388
0.000398 0.164 0.444
68 unemploy_insur 13
0.000199 0 0.169
0.000199 0.00139 0.829
69 lower_pai 9
0 0 0.00199
0 0 0.998
70 pai_job 0
0.00677 0 0
0 0 0.993
71 good_part 13
0.484 0 0.00199
0.00677 0 0.507
72 commun_colleg 7
0.195 0 0
0.49 0 0.315
73 econom_opportun 17
0.311 0 0.000398
0.685 0 0.00279
74 public_educ 28
0.00358 0 0
0.996 0 0
75 unit_state 3
0 0 0
1 0 0
76 privat_school 12
0 0 0
1 0 0
77 merit_pai 10
0 0 0
1 0 0
78 scienc_teacher 59
0.000597 0 0
0.999 0 0
79 rural_america 12
0.000199 0 0
1 0 0
80 test_score 1
0 0 0
1 0 0
81 graduat_rate 2
0.000199 0 0.15
0.85 0 0
82 health_care 7
0.00299 0 0.657
0.19 0 0.15
83 insur_market 18
0 0 0.194
0.000199 0 0.806
84 health_care 6
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
85 american_famili 5
0 0 0
0 0 1
86 emerg_room 16
0 0 0.000199
0 0 1
87 prescript_drug 20
0 0 0
0 0 1
88 health_care_system 14
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
89 small_busi 3
0 0 0
0 0 1
90 health_plan 4
0.000796 0 0.000199
0 0 0.999
91 feder_govern 36
0.00279 0 0.000597
0.000597 0 0.996
92 health_care_cost 33
0.00378 0 0.000398
0.00338 0 0.992
93 increas_tax 31
0.978 0 0
0.00697 0 0.0151
94 congression_leader 15
0.0308 0 0.000199
0.969 0 0.000199
95 social_secur 11
0.0123 0 0
0.988 0 0
96 retir_account 18
0.0217 0 0
0.978 0 0
97 govern_employe 14
0.0165 0 0.00119
0.982 0.000199 0
98 retir_plan 3
0.00398 0 0.00219
0.992 0.000199 0.00119
99 quarter_centuri 5
0 0 0.959
0.0283 0 0.0125
100 centuri_ago 0
0 0 0.00617
0.0233 0 0.971
101 unit_state 2
0 0 0.00896
0.0187 0 0.972
102 trade_system 41
0 0 0.0689
0 0 0.931
103 green_technolog 12
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
104 altern_energi 2
0 0 0
0 0 1
105 energi_sourc 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
106 clean_coal 1
0.000398 0 0
0 0 1
107 nuclear_reactor 14
0.00975 0 0.00159
0.000398 0 0.988
108 feder_district 18
0.798 0 0.0494
0.0101 0 0.142
109 appel_court 2
0.039 0 0.0125
0.808 0 0.14
110 suprem_court 6
0.00736 0 0.042
0.846 0 0.104
111 make_law 41
0.216 0 0.0603
0.705 0 0.0187
112 border_state 21
0.182 0 0.00139
0.791 0 0.0251
113 american_peopl 6
0.0683 0 0.00179
0.919 0 0.0111
114 border_secur 7
0.0157 0 0
0.984 0 0
115 border_patrol 6
0 0 0
1 0 0
116 illeg_alien 9
0 0 0
1 0 0
117 southern_border 3
0 0 0
1 0 0
118 illeg_immigr 4
0 0 0
1 0 0
119 american_peopl 25
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
120 temporari_worker 8
0 0 0
1 0 0
121 worker_program 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
122 countri_illeg 14
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
123 nation_servic 2
0.00159 0 0.00796
0.99 0 0
124 white_hous 27
0.000597 0 0.889
0.104 0 0.00617
125 young_american 6
0 0 0.0225
0.0985 0 0.879
126 earlier_gener 5
0.0314 0 0.0145
0.0907 0 0.863
127 privat_sector 31
0.0507 0 0.0378
0.0657 0 0.846
128 govern_program 24
0.00896 0 0.00418
0.11 0 0.877
129 privat_sector 9
0.000199 0 0.00199
0.118 0 0.88
130 public_servic 14
0.213 0 0.0103
0.0643 0 0.713
131 leav_offic 28
0.0611 0 0.00378
0.253 0.000199 0.682
132 legisl_pass 124
0.0255 0.000398 0.701
0.0517 0.000597 0.22
133 american_peopl 47
0.00955 0 0.267
0.0235 0 0.7
134 challeng_face 48
0.000199 0 0.148
0.00259 0 0.849
135 public_interest 50
0.000199 0 0.039
0 0 0.961
136 american_peopl 123
0.0424 0 0.534
0.000398 0 0.423
137 polit_cultur 4
0.00358 0 0.0189
0.0422 0 0.935
138 elect_presid 139
0.496 0 0.201
0.035 0 0.268
139 good_faith 26
0.0352 0 0.0358
0.501 0.000199 0.428
140 govern_polici 27
0.0324 0 0.0673
0.491 0.000398 0.409
141 press_confer 32
0.00279 0 0.662
0.0513 0.000199 0.283
142 american_peopl 6
0.00179 0 0.0316
0.0436 0 0.923
143 prime_minist 62
0.000796 0 0.159
0.00995 0 0.831
144 great_britain 2
0.000199 0 0.00736
0.0109 0 0.981
145 fellow_american 82
0 0 0.277
0.000199 0 0.723
146 american_peopl 63
0.00478 0 0.148
0 0 0.847
147 elect_presid 15
0.00219 0 0.0358
0.00398 0 0.958
148 problem_solv 13
0.000398 0 0.0338
0.000597 0 0.965
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