John McCain

This speech titled 2008.10.26.interview_with_tom_brokaw_on_nbcs_meet_the_press originally had 6706 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 202 cue terms and an average lag of 29.5. 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
#	Cue term	Lag before term	Restart		∑Left	Center	∑Right
1	john_mccain	11		✓	0.000597	0	0.999
1	john_mccain	11		✗	0	0	0
2	bob_dole	70		✓	0.00299	0	0.156
2	bob_dole	70		✗	0.000199	0	0.841
3	__NUM___point	60		✓	0.000796	0	0.133
3	__NUM___point	60		✗	0	0	0.866
4	year_ago	9		✓	0	0	0.0233
4	year_ago	9		✗	0	0	0.977
5	georg_bush	6		✓	0	0	0.0157
5	georg_bush	6		✗	0	0	0.984
6	bush_won	0		✓	0	0	0.00199
6	bush_won	0		✗	0	0	0.998
7	battleground_state	7		✓	0	0	0.0151
7	battleground_state	7		✗	0	0	0.985
8	senat_obama	8		✓	0.00239	0	0.0195
8	senat_obama	8		✗	0	0	0.978
9	voter_turnout	131		✓	0.000597	0	0.263
9	voter_turnout	131		✗	0	0	0.737
10	elect_night	45		✓	0	0	0.111
10	elect_night	45		✗	0	0	0.889
11	battleground_state	9		✓	0	0	0.0283
11	battleground_state	9		✗	0	0	0.972
12	__NUM___point	10		✓	0.000597	0	0.0231
12	__NUM___point	10		✗	0	0	0.976
13	campaign_event	39		✓	0	0	0.0896
13	campaign_event	39		✗	0	0	0.91
14	higher_level	4		✓	0	0.000199	0.0115
14	higher_level	4		✗	0	0	0.988
15	presidenti_campaign	12		✓	0	0	0.0295
15	presidenti_campaign	12		✗	0	0	0.971
16	presidenti_debat	62		✓	0	0	0.13
16	presidenti_debat	62		✗	0	0	0.87
17	georg_bush	13		✓	0	0	0.0291
17	georg_bush	13		✗	0	0	0.971
18	washington_time	16		✓	0	0	0.0374
18	washington_time	16		✗	0	0	0.963
19	senat_john	12		✓	0	0	0.0267
19	senat_john	12		✗	0	0	0.973
20	john_mccain	0		✓	0	0	0.00318
20	john_mccain	0		✗	0	0	0.997
21	presid_bush	2		✓	0.000597	0	0.00458
21	presid_bush	2		✗	0	0	0.995
22	futur_gener	8		✓	0.00119	0	0.0197
22	futur_gener	8		✗	0.000796	0	0.978
23	execut_power	11		✓	0.000796	0	0.0287
23	execut_power	11		✗	0.000995	0	0.97
24	republican_parti	17		✓	0	0	0.046
24	republican_parti	17		✗	0	0	0.954
25	presid_bush	68		✓	0.00438	0	0.138
25	presid_bush	68		✗	0	0	0.858
26	import_issu	44		✓	0	0	0.0921
26	import_issu	44		✗	0.000597	0	0.907
27	presid_bush	14		✓	0	0	0.0322
27	presid_bush	14		✗	0	0	0.968
28	unit_state	19		✓	0	0	0.0434
28	unit_state	19		✗	0	0	0.957
29	campaign_event	60		✓	0.000199	0	0.119
29	campaign_event	60		✗	0	0	0.88
30	senat_mccain	28		✓	0	0	0.0627
30	senat_mccain	28		✗	0	0	0.937
31	presid_bush	13		✓	0.000995	0	0.03
31	presid_bush	13		✗	0	0	0.969
32	washington_time	69		✓	0.000597	0	0.141
32	washington_time	69		✗	0	0	0.858
33	unit_state	100		✓	0.000597	0	0.199
33	unit_state	100		✗	0	0	0.8
34	long_period	22		✓	0	0	0.044
34	long_period	22		✗	0	0	0.956
35	georg_bush	36		✓	0.00338	0	0.08
35	georg_bush	36		✗	0	0	0.917
36	campaign_financ_reform	44		✓	0.268	0	0.071
36	campaign_financ_reform	44		✗	0.00338	0	0.658
37	russ_feingold	3		✓	0.0432	0	0.00756
37	russ_feingold	3		✗	0.271	0	0.678
38	republican_parti	22		✓	0.000597	0	0.0416
38	republican_parti	22		✗	0.313	0	0.644
39	presid_bush	16		✓	0.0295	0	0.0312
39	presid_bush	16		✗	0.314	0	0.625
40	ted_kennedi	19		✓	0.0147	0	0.0279
40	ted_kennedi	19		✗	0.343	0	0.614
41	immigr_reform	2		✓	0.00199	0	0.00358
41	immigr_reform	2		✗	0.358	0	0.636
42	long_list	22		✓	0.272	0	0.164
42	long_list	22		✗	0.186	0	0.378
43	presid_bush	8		✓	0.00856	0	0.0273
43	presid_bush	8		✗	0.442	0	0.522
44	__MONEY___trillion	26		✓	0.00498	0	0.812
44	__MONEY___trillion	26		✗	0.0396	0	0.144
45	fanni_mae	10		✓	0	0	0.0482
45	fanni_mae	10		✗	0	0	0.952
46	freddi_mac	2		✓	0	0	0.00199
46	freddi_mac	2		✗	0	0	0.998
47	propos_legisl	4		✓	0	0	0.00219
47	propos_legisl	4		✗	0	0	0.998
48	senat_obama	79		✓	0.0434	0	0.874
48	senat_obama	79		✗	0.000199	0	0.0824
49	unit_state	14		✓	0.00318	0	0.11
49	unit_state	14		✗	0.0247	0	0.862
50	american_voter	11		✓	0.00756	0	0.0334
50	american_voter	11		✗	0.0275	0	0.932
51	street_journal	16		✓	0.0245	0	0.032
51	street_journal	16		✗	0.0338	0	0.91
52	health_care	10		✓	0.28	0.000199	0.0203
52	health_care	10		✗	0.0599	0.000199	0.639
53	__NUM___point	13		✓	0.0864	0	0.0247
53	__NUM___point	13		✗	0.332	0	0.557
54	hous_crisi	20		✓	0.0804	0	0.047
54	hous_crisi	20		✗	0.406	0	0.467
55	__NUM___point	3		✓	0.0143	0	0.0163
55	__NUM___point	3		✗	0.483	0	0.486
56	senat_obama	15		✓	0.0237	0	0.0197
56	senat_obama	15		✗	0.487	0	0.469
57	__NUM___point	3		✓	0.00677	0	0.00458
57	__NUM___point	3		✗	0.508	0.000199	0.48
58	media_elit	23		✓	0.0575	0	0.0253
58	media_elit	23		✗	0.497	0.000597	0.42
59	peopl_make	23		✓	0.0641	0	0.0279
59	peopl_make	23		✗	0.533	0	0.375
60	__NUM___point	28		✓	0.0442	0	0.0324
60	__NUM___point	28		✗	0.567	0	0.356
61	poll_show	73		✓	0.199	0	0.0553
61	poll_show	73		✗	0.545	0.000597	0.2
62	american_peopl	55		✓	0.197	0	0.0207
62	american_peopl	55		✗	0.69	0	0.0923
63	small_busi	16		✓	0.127	0	0.000597
63	small_busi	16		✗	0.872	0	0.000796
64	health_insur	19		✓	0.0203	0	0
64	health_insur	19		✗	0.98	0	0
65	insur_polici	15		✓	0.0169	0	0
65	insur_polici	15		✗	0.983	0	0
66	senat_obama	6		✓	0.00955	0	0
66	senat_obama	6		✗	0.99	0	0
67	health_insur	13		✓	0.0145	0	0
67	health_insur	13		✗	0.985	0	0
68	senat_obama	2		✓	0.00279	0	0.000398
68	senat_obama	2		✗	0.997	0	0
69	trillion_dollar	17		✓	0.0229	0	0.000995
69	trillion_dollar	17		✗	0.976	0	0.000199
70	american_peopl	18		✓	0.0213	0	0.0275
70	american_peopl	18		✗	0.95	0	0.00119
71	tax_plan	220		✓	0.288	0	0
71	tax_plan	220		✗	0.712	0	0
72	senat_obama	12		✓	0.0125	0	0.000597
72	senat_obama	12		✗	0.987	0	0
73	make___MONEY__	15		✓	0.0161	0	0
73	make___MONEY__	15		✗	0.984	0	0
74	rais_tax	10		✓	0.0125	0	0
74	rais_tax	10		✗	0.987	0	0
75	unit_state	26		✓	0.0291	0	0.00637
75	unit_state	26		✗	0.964	0.000199	0
76	herbert_hoover	8		✓	0.0197	0	0
76	herbert_hoover	8		✗	0.98	0	0
77	rais_tax	4		✓	0.00517	0	0
77	rais_tax	4		✗	0.995	0	0
78	ronald_reagan	6		✓	0.00935	0	0
78	ronald_reagan	6		✗	0.991	0	0
79	rais_tax	1		✓	0.00318	0	0
79	rais_tax	1		✗	0.997	0	0
80	econom_time	24		✓	0.0322	0	0.00179
80	econom_time	24		✗	0.966	0	0
81	nation_secur	79		✓	0.00299	0	0.956
81	nation_secur	79		✗	0.0398	0	0.00119
82	mccain_campaign	35		✓	0	0	0.114
82	mccain_campaign	35		✗	0.000398	0	0.886
83	presidenti_candid	5		✓	0	0	0.0125
83	presidenti_candid	5		✗	0	0	0.987
84	barack_obama	25		✓	0.0117	0	0.0559
84	barack_obama	25		✗	0	0	0.932
85	feder_reserv	17		✓	0.0131	0	0.0505
85	feder_reserv	17		✗	0.0115	0	0.925
86	ronald_reagan	2		✓	0.0406	0	0.00756
86	ronald_reagan	2		✗	0.0283	0	0.924
87	treasuri_secretari	18		✓	0.44	0	0.0207
87	treasuri_secretari	18		✗	0.0673	0	0.472
88	conserv_movement	15		✓	0.0147	0	0.0569
88	conserv_movement	15		✗	0.465	0.000796	0.462
89	econom_polici	5		✓	0.00498	0	0.0223
89	econom_polici	5		✗	0.466	0	0.506
90	senat_obama	24		✓	0.00876	0	0.243
90	senat_obama	24		✗	0.249	0	0.5
91	american_polit	24		✓	0.000199	0	0.294
91	american_polit	24		✗	0.00657	0.000199	0.699
92	unit_state	12		✓	0.000398	0	0.0277
92	unit_state	12		✗	0.00259	0	0.969
93	state_senat	0		✓	0.000199	0	0.00239
93	state_senat	0		✗	0.00318	0	0.994
94	tax_increas	47		✓	0.994	0	0.000199
94	tax_increas	47		✗	0.00458	0	0.00139
95	tax_cut	3		✓	0.00557	0	0
95	tax_cut	3		✗	0.994	0	0
96	capit_gain	5		✓	0.00836	0	0
96	capit_gain	5		✗	0.992	0	0
97	gain_tax	0		✓	0.00219	0	0
97	gain_tax	0		✗	0.998	0	0
98	capit_gain	17		✓	0.0169	0	0
98	capit_gain	17		✗	0.983	0	0
99	gain_tax	0		✓	0.00139	0	0
99	gain_tax	0		✗	0.999	0	0
100	polit_philosophi	39		✓	0.0446	0.00119	0.00498
100	polit_philosophi	39		✗	0.925	0.0243	0
101	worst_thing	31		✓	0.0695	0	0
101	worst_thing	31		✗	0.931	0	0
102	rais_tax	5		✓	0.00617	0	0
102	rais_tax	5		✗	0.994	0	0
103	tax_cut	83		✓	0.0983	0	0.000597
103	tax_cut	83		✗	0.901	0	0
104	chri_matthew	36		✓	0.0418	0	0.0589
104	chri_matthew	36		✗	0.898	0.000796	0.000597
105	flat_tax	52		✓	0.118	0	0.000398
105	flat_tax	52		✗	0.879	0	0.00219
106	peopl_pai	16		✓	0.0205	0	0.00279
106	peopl_pai	16		✗	0.975	0	0.00219
107	higher_tax	3		✓	0.00796	0	0
107	higher_tax	3		✗	0.988	0	0.00398
108	financi_crisi	24		✓	0.0223	0	0.0291
108	financi_crisi	24		✗	0.948	0	0.000199
109	bush_tax_cut	41		✓	0.0513	0	0.00239
109	bush_tax_cut	41		✗	0.924	0	0.0225
110	__MONEY___trillion	35		✓	0.0364	0	0.071
110	__MONEY___trillion	35		✗	0.868	0	0.0241
111	futur_gener	3		✓	0.00458	0	0.00398
111	futur_gener	3		✗	0.897	0	0.0945
112	trillion_dollar	10		✓	0.0101	0	0.0967
112	trillion_dollar	10		✗	0.796	0	0.0969
113	hous_crisi	36		✓	0.00239	0	0.763
113	hous_crisi	36		✗	0.042	0	0.193
114	great_financi_crisi	26		✓	0.00119	0	0.0444
114	great_financi_crisi	26		✗	0.0141	0	0.94
115	__MONEY___billion	35		✓	0.00159	0	0.0308
115	__MONEY___billion	35		✗	0.00299	0	0.965
116	unit_state	5		✓	0.000199	0	0.00736
116	unit_state	5		✗	0.00259	0	0.99
117	state_govern	0		✓	0	0	0.000199
117	state_govern	0		✗	0.00299	0	0.997
118	spend___MONEY___billion	23		✓	0.0929	0	0.00498
118	spend___MONEY___billion	23		✗	0.00478	0	0.897
119	wrong_thing	28		✓	0	0	0.135
119	wrong_thing	28		✗	0	0	0.865
120	financi_crisi	10		✓	0	0	0.00438
120	financi_crisi	10		✗	0	0	0.996
121	great_depress	25		✓	0	0	0.00736
121	great_depress	25		✗	0	0	0.993
122	pai_back	22		✓	0	0	0.00697
122	pai_back	22		✗	0	0	0.993
123	hous_crisi	30		✓	0	0	0.00975
123	hous_crisi	30		✗	0	0	0.99
124	american_dream	59		✓	0.00478	0	0.0229
124	american_dream	59		✗	0	0	0.972
125	pretti_good	54		✓	0.000398	0	0.183
125	pretti_good	54		✗	0.000398	0	0.816
126	wall_street	100		✓	0.00557	0	0.197
126	wall_street	100		✗	0	0	0.797
127	senat_obama	17		✓	0.000796	0	0.00896
127	senat_obama	17		✗	0.00438	0	0.986
128	fanni_mae	18		✓	0	0	0.0139
128	fanni_mae	18		✗	0	0	0.986
129	freddi_mac	2		✓	0	0	0.00119
129	freddi_mac	2		✗	0	0	0.999
130	propos_legisl	30		✓	0	0	0.0117
130	propos_legisl	30		✗	0	0	0.988
131	__MONEY___billion	44		✓	0.00159	0	0.0131
131	__MONEY___billion	44		✗	0	0	0.985
132	wrong_thing	96		✓	0	0	0.0402
132	wrong_thing	96		✗	0	0	0.96
133	live_room	21		✓	0	0	0.0121
133	live_room	21		✗	0	0	0.988
134	great_depress	32		✓	0	0	0.0203
134	great_depress	32		✗	0	0	0.98
135	senat_obama	88		✓	0.00876	0	0.0352
135	senat_obama	88		✗	0	0	0.956
136	__MONEY___billion	19		✓	0.000796	0	0.0117
136	__MONEY___billion	19		✗	0.00637	0	0.981
137	american_dream	41		✓	0.000995	0	0.0165
137	american_dream	41		✗	0.00418	0	0.978
138	ann_arbor	65		✓	0	0	0.0267
138	ann_arbor	65		✗	0	0	0.973
139	__MONEY___billion	9		✓	0	0	0.00378
139	__MONEY___billion	9		✗	0	0	0.996
140	auto_industri	13		✓	0.000199	0	0.00577
140	auto_industri	13		✗	0	0	0.994
141	american_govern	8		✓	0.00955	0	0.00338
141	american_govern	8		✗	0.000597	0	0.986
142	__MONEY___billion	7		✓	0.0476	0	0.00179
142	__MONEY___billion	7		✗	0.0117	0	0.939
143	__MONEY___million	40		✓	0.421	0	0.0742
143	__MONEY___million	40		✗	0.0597	0	0.445
144	__MONEY___billion	31		✓	0.188	0	0.00876
144	__MONEY___billion	31		✗	0.465	0	0.338
145	rais_tax	54		✓	0.388	0	0
145	rais_tax	54		✗	0.612	0	0.000398
146	worst_thing	43		✓	0.0472	0	0
146	worst_thing	43		✗	0.953	0	0
147	increas_tax	5		✓	0.00836	0	0
147	increas_tax	5		✗	0.992	0	0
148	senat_obama	2		✓	0.00338	0	0.000199
148	senat_obama	2		✗	0.996	0	0
149	tough_time	41		✓	0.0519	0	0.00119
149	tough_time	41		✗	0.947	0	0
150	pai___NUM___percent	10		✓	0.0143	0	0
150	pai___NUM___percent	10		✗	0.986	0	0
151	pai___NUM___percent	52		✓	0.0569	0	0
151	pai___NUM___percent	52		✗	0.943	0	0
152	save_monei	47		✓	0.0547	0	0.00597
152	save_monei	47		✗	0.939	0.000199	0
153	creat_job	2		✓	0.00697	0	0
153	creat_job	2		✗	0.991	0.000199	0.00199
154	fat_cat	10		✓	0.0113	0	0.000597
154	fat_cat	10		✗	0.985	0.000597	0.00199
155	capit_gain	31		✓	0.043	0	0
155	capit_gain	31		✗	0.957	0	0
156	gain_tax	0		✓	0.000796	0	0
156	gain_tax	0		✗	0.999	0	0
157	__NUM___million_american	3		✓	0.00458	0	0
157	__NUM___million_american	3		✗	0.995	0	0
158	capit_gain	8		✓	0.00935	0	0
158	capit_gain	8		✗	0.991	0	0
159	gain_tax	0		✓	0.00179	0	0
159	gain_tax	0		✗	0.998	0	0
160	senat_obama	17		✓	0.0143	0	0.355
160	senat_obama	17		✗	0.629	0	0.00219
161	unit_state	25		✓	0.000796	0	0.619
161	unit_state	25		✗	0.044	0	0.336
162	run_mate	17		✓	0	0	0.0764
162	run_mate	17		✗	0.000995	0	0.923
163	sarah_palin	9		✓	0	0	0.0217
163	sarah_palin	9		✗	0	0	0.978
164	independ_voter	149		✓	0.000597	0	0.289
164	independ_voter	149		✗	0	0	0.71
165	presidenti_debat	73		✓	0.00677	0	0.166
165	presidenti_debat	73		✗	0	0	0.827
166	senat_obama	102		✓	0.0623	0	0.196
166	senat_obama	102		✗	0.00279	0	0.739
167	__NUM___peopl	26		✓	0.0107	0	0.0575
167	__NUM___peopl	26		✗	0.0577	0	0.874
168	sarah_palin	124		✓	0	0	0.296
168	sarah_palin	124		✗	0.000199	0	0.704
169	__NUM___dai	111		✓	0.0125	0	0.219
169	__NUM___dai	111		✗	0.000199	0	0.769
170	republican_nation_committe	8		✓	0	0	0.284
170	republican_nation_committe	8		✗	0	0	0.716
171	spent___MONEY__	2		✓	0	0	0.0704
171	spent___MONEY__	2		✗	0	0	0.93
172	main_street	23		✓	0.0119	0	0.126
172	main_street	23		✗	0.000199	0	0.862
173	health_insur	94		✓	0.247	0	0.328
173	health_insur	94		✗	0.0101	0	0.414
174	role_model	23		✓	0.00199	0	0.356
174	role_model	23		✗	0.0324	0.000597	0.609
175	colin_powel	18		✓	0	0	0.0884
175	colin_powel	18		✗	0.000796	0.000199	0.911
176	barack_obama	38		✓	0.00219	0	0.085
176	barack_obama	38		✗	0.000398	0	0.912
177	rush_limbaugh	42		✓	0	0	0.0907
177	rush_limbaugh	42		✗	0	0	0.909
178	radio_program	6		✓	0.000398	0	0.0131
178	radio_program	6		✗	0	0	0.986
179	colin_powel	5		✓	0	0	0.0167
179	colin_powel	5		✗	0	0	0.983
180	barack_obama	2		✓	0	0	0.00617
180	barack_obama	2		✗	0	0	0.994
181	rush_limbaugh	5		✓	0	0	0.0113
181	rush_limbaugh	5		✗	0	0	0.989
182	henri_kissing	62		✓	0.00279	0	0.123
182	henri_kissing	62		✗	0	0	0.875
183	de_moin	63		✓	0.0167	0.000199	0.131
183	de_moin	63		✗	0.000597	0	0.852
184	__NUM___point	76		✓	0.00438	0	0.146
184	__NUM___point	76		✗	0.0151	0	0.834
185	de_moin	9		✓	0	0	0.0243
185	de_moin	9		✗	0.0173	0	0.958
186	barack_obama	4		✓	0.000796	0	0.0129
186	barack_obama	4		✗	0.0153	0	0.971
187	war_hero	83		✓	0.00159	0	0.181
187	war_hero	83		✗	0.00179	0	0.815
188	god_bless	29		✓	0.000199	0	0.0726
188	god_bless	29		✗	0	0	0.927
189	__NUM___year_ago	39		✓	0	0	0.0806
189	__NUM___year_ago	39		✗	0	0	0.919
190	john_mccain	29		✓	0.000398	0	0.0601
190	john_mccain	29		✗	0	0	0.94
191	purpl_heart	45		✓	0.115	0.00219	0.0999
191	purpl_heart	45		✗	0.000398	0	0.782
192	lyndon_johnson	23		✓	0.0119	0.000199	0.0611
192	lyndon_johnson	23		✗	0.102	0.00358	0.821
193	year_ago	293		✓	0.000398	0	0.617
193	year_ago	293		✗	0.000199	0.000199	0.382
194	presid_bush	3		✓	0	0	0.00975
194	presid_bush	3		✗	0	0	0.99
195	john_kerri	14		✓	0	0	0.0356
195	john_kerri	14		✗	0	0	0.964
196	karl_rove	22		✓	0	0	0.0454
196	karl_rove	22		✗	0	0	0.955
197	battleground_state	42		✓	0	0	0.0907
197	battleground_state	42		✗	0	0	0.909
198	work_hard	40		✓	0.000199	0	0.0898
198	work_hard	40		✗	0	0	0.91
199	senat_mccain	52		✓	0	0	0.111
199	senat_mccain	52		✗	0	0	0.889
200	__NUM___year_ago	13		✓	0	0	0.0297
200	__NUM___year_ago	13		✗	0	0	0.97
201	american_peopl	23		✓	0.0141	0	0.0537
201	american_peopl	23		✗	0	0	0.932
202	south_dakota	7		✓	0.00657	0	0.0175
202	south_dakota	7		✗	0.0139	0	0.962
	__END_OF_SPEECH__	29