John McCain

This speech titled 2008.10.29.interview_with_larry_king_of_cnn originally had 5979 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 196 cue terms and an average lag of 27.4. 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 republican_presidenti 4
0 0 1
0 0 0
2 presidenti_candid 0
0 0 0.00159
0 0 0.998
3 john_mccain 1
0 0 0.00577
0 0 0.994
4 republican_presidenti 11
0 0 0.0281
0 0 0.972
5 presidenti_candid 0
0 0 0.00199
0 0 0.998
6 john_mccain 1
0 0 0.00498
0 0 0.995
7 barack_obama 19
0.000796 0 0.0356
0 0 0.964
8 sarah_palin 16
0 0 0.0382
0 0 0.962
9 __NUM___point 202
0.0706 0 0.353
0 0 0.577
10 senat_obama 74
0.0195 0 0.18
0.0356 0 0.765
11 long_shot 88
0.00159 0 0.218
0.00199 0 0.779
12 public_financ 14
0 0 0.0374
0 0 0.963
13 presidenti_campaign 3
0 0 0.00975
0 0 0.99
14 john_mccain 2
0 0 0.00697
0 0 0.993
15 american_peopl 12
0.000398 0 0.0237
0 0 0.976
16 senat_clinton 18
0 0 0.0396
0 0 0.96
17 john_mccain 10
0 0 0.0221
0 0 0.978
18 public_financ 5
0 0 0.0137
0 0 0.986
19 american_peopl 7
0.000398 0 0.0179
0 0 0.982
20 credit_card 31
0.000398 0 0.0953
0.000199 0 0.904
21 presidenti_candid 44
0 0 0.104
0 0 0.896
22 public_financ 3
0 0 0.0241
0 0 0.976
23 senat_obama 2
0.00159 0 0.0131
0 0 0.985
24 small_donor 37
0.00776 0 0.279
0.000796 0 0.712
25 campaign_contribut 91
0.00119 0 0.22
0.000995 0 0.778
26 senat_obama 32
0.0149 0 0.149
0.00219 0 0.834
27 american_peopl 5
0.000597 0 0.0183
0.0157 0 0.965
28 half_hour 12
0.00159 0 0.0336
0.0131 0 0.952
29 american_peopl 13
0.00179 0 0.0665
0.0117 0 0.92
30 record_show 8
0.00517 0 0.0412
0.0123 0 0.941
31 time_ago 12
0.000796 0 0.162
0.00915 0 0.828
32 senat_obama 41
0.00199 0 0.0933
0.00179 0 0.903
33 town_hall_meet 8
0 0 0.0189
0 0 0.981
34 barri_goldwat 10
0 0 0.0203
0 0 0.98
35 american_peopl 32
0.00159 0 0.0718
0 0 0.927
36 senat_obama 35
0.00179 0 0.078
0.000199 0 0.92
37 presidenti_campaign 12
0 0 0.0271
0.000796 0 0.972
38 obama_campaign 89
0.00816 0 0.185
0 0 0.806
39 american_peopl 7
0.000597 0 0.0175
0.00537 0 0.977
40 barack_obama 49
0.00179 0 0.114
0.000995 0 0.883
41 american_peopl 51
0.000796 0 0.12
0.000398 0 0.879
42 polit_campaign 22
0 0 0.0492
0 0 0.951
43 major_media 14
0.00995 0.000199 0.033
0 0 0.957
44 media_outlet 0
0 0 0.00279
0.00995 0.000199 0.987
45 obama_campaign 35
0.0446 0 0.1
0.00697 0 0.848
46 terrorist_organ 30
0.0177 0 0.0605
0.0464 0 0.875
47 american_peopl 41
0.0227 0 0.212
0.0414 0 0.724
48 peopl_make 0
0.000199 0 0.00438
0.0635 0 0.932
49 barack_obama 34
0.000796 0 0.125
0.00358 0 0.871
50 washington_time 8
0 0 0.0225
0.000796 0 0.977
51 columbia_univers 36
0.000398 0 0.078
0 0 0.922
52 year_ago 2
0.000398 0 0.00975
0 0 0.99
53 john_mccain 52
0 0 0.144
0 0 0.856
54 sarah_palin 6
0 0 0.0145
0 0 0.985
55 troop_home 49
0.000199 0 0.0969
0 0 0.903
56 senat_obama 13
0.000796 0 0.0285
0 0 0.971
57 red_state 33
0.000199 0 0.0728
0 0 0.927
58 final_week 4
0 0 0.0183
0 0 0.982
59 north_carolina 7
0 0 0.0155
0 0 0.984
60 georg_bush 16
0 0 0.0406
0 0 0.959
61 year_ago 2
0 0 0.00577
0 0 0.994
62 presid_bush 84
0.00378 0 0.175
0 0 0.821
63 obama_campaign 64
0.000995 0 0.136
0 0 0.863
64 long_time 3
0 0 0.00816
0.000398 0 0.991
65 time_ago 0
0 0 0.00259
0 0 0.997
66 presid_bush 8
0.000796 0 0.0195
0 0 0.98
67 american_peopl 9
0.00159 0 0.0207
0.000597 0 0.977
68 same_thing 159
0.00677 0 0.313
0 0 0.68
69 battleground_state 32
0 0 0.0748
0 0 0.925
70 presidenti_nomine 10
0.000199 0 0.0235
0 0 0.976
71 sarah_palin 89
0 0 0.191
0 0 0.809
72 same_principl 162
0.0131 0 0.328
0 0 0.659
73 unit_state 63
0.000199 0 0.152
0.000398 0 0.848
74 vice_presid 48
0 0 0.103
0 0 0.897
75 year_ago 50
0.000597 0 0.111
0 0 0.888
76 nation_secur 10
0 0 0.0255
0 0 0.975
77 gulf_war 26
0 0 0.05
0 0 0.95
78 sarah_palin 3
0 0 0.00816
0 0 0.992
79 senat_mccain 188
0 0 0.356
0 0 0.644
80 barack_obama 4
0.0115 0 0.0107
0 0 0.978
81 obama_plan 0
0.00736 0 0.00259
0.0121 0 0.978
82 senat_obama 21
0.00179 0 0.0509
0.0107 0 0.937
83 senat_mccain 21
0 0 0.0553
0 0 0.945
84 campaign_trail 18
0.00299 0 0.0414
0 0 0.956
85 elector_colleg 29
0.00299 0 0.0587
0.00279 0 0.936
86 senat_obama 16
0.000796 0 0.0448
0.00478 0 0.95
87 elector_vote 21
0 0 0.0494
0 0 0.951
88 bottom_line 31
0 0 0.0671
0 0 0.933
89 elector_vote 22
0 0 0.0484
0 0 0.952
90 senat_mccain 91
0 0 0.188
0 0 0.812
91 barack_obama 35
0.000597 0 0.071
0 0 0.928
92 bush_won 25
0 0 0.0565
0 0 0.943
93 past_coupl 17
0.00259 0.000199 0.0424
0 0 0.955
94 elect_cycl 2
0.000597 0 0.00657
0.00259 0.000199 0.99
95 barack_obama 23
0.000199 0 0.0724
0.000796 0 0.927
96 final_dai 5
0 0 0.0149
0.000199 0 0.985
97 puerto_rican 98
0.00299 0.000199 0.203
0.000199 0 0.793
98 central_america 8
0.00119 0 0.0165
0.00239 0.000199 0.98
99 john_mccain 36
0 0 0.278
0 0 0.722
100 senior_advis 1
0 0 0.00318
0 0 0.997
101 barack_obama 13
0 0 0.036
0 0 0.964
102 final_dai 3
0 0 0.00915
0 0 0.991
103 __NUM___point 3
0.000796 0 0.00776
0 0 0.991
104 peopl_live 21
0.00219 0 0.0498
0 0 0.948
105 northern_virginia 4
0.00159 0 0.0101
0.00199 0 0.986
106 barack_obama 10
0.00318 0 0.0322
0.00299 0 0.962
107 american_popul 19
0.00498 0 0.0406
0.00537 0 0.949
108 barack_obama 25
0.000796 0 0.0766
0.00159 0 0.921
109 senat_mccain 15
0 0 0.039
0 0 0.961
110 fight_back 19
0 0 0.0422
0 0 0.958
111 final_dai 54
0 0 0.112
0 0 0.888
112 john_mccain 9
0 0 0.0221
0 0 0.978
113 sarah_palin 2
0 0 0.00478
0 0 0.995
114 barack_obama 8
0.000199 0 0.0177
0 0 0.982
115 senat_john 19
0 0 0.0432
0 0 0.957
116 john_mccain 0
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
117 sarah_palin 52
0 0 0.112
0 0 0.888
118 barack_obama 124
0.0263 0 0.26
0 0 0.714
119 american_polit 27
0.0163 0 0.0627
0.0225 0 0.899
120 tax_cut 33
0.96 0 0
0.0402 0 0
121 tax_increas 3
0.00398 0 0
0.996 0 0
122 increas_spend 11
0.00935 0 0
0.991 0 0
123 increas_tax 13
0.0121 0 0
0.988 0 0
124 __NUM___time 14
0.0163 0 0
0.984 0 0
125 cut_tax 4
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
126 tax_cut 3
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
127 tax_increas 3
0.00597 0 0
0.994 0 0
128 rais_tax 14
0.0161 0 0
0.984 0 0
129 make___MONEY__ 3
0.00279 0 0
0.997 0 0
130 incom_tax 15
0.0227 0 0
0.977 0 0
131 welfar_recipi 34
0.04 0 0.00478
0.955 0.000199 0
132 incom_tax 23
0.033 0 0
0.967 0 0
133 senat_obama 22
0.0265 0 0.000796
0.973 0 0
134 creat_wealth 17
0.0171 0 0
0.983 0 0
135 creat_job 16
0.0191 0 0
0.981 0 0
136 small_busi 3
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
137 senat_obama 22
0.0235 0 0.000398
0.976 0 0
138 person_incom 17
0.0237 0 0
0.976 0 0
139 incom_tax 0
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
140 make___MONEY__ 9
0.00935 0 0
0.991 0 0
141 person_incom 5
0.00776 0 0
0.992 0.000199 0
142 capit_gain 76
0.0957 0 0
0.904 0 0
143 gain_tax 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
144 payrol_tax 8
0.0115 0 0
0.988 0 0
145 incom_tax 17
0.0207 0 0
0.979 0 0
146 govern_secur 66
0.0637 0.000199 0.102
0.833 0.00159 0.000199
147 __MONEY___trillion 40
0.0595 0 0.0263
0.828 0.000597 0.086
148 democrat_major 17
0.0195 0 0.0935
0.802 0.00159 0.0834
149 tax_cut 52
0.235 0 0
0.765 0 0
150 incom_tax 15
0.0207 0 0
0.979 0 0
151 increas_tax 19
0.0237 0 0
0.976 0 0
152 health_insur 65
0.0736 0 0.000796
0.926 0 0
153 tax_credit 14
0.0179 0 0.000597
0.981 0 0.000398
154 ronald_reagan 33
0.0404 0 0.00438
0.955 0 0.000199
155 interest_rate 11
0.0181 0 0.00179
0.98 0 0.000398
156 cut_tax 20
0.0283 0 0
0.972 0 0
157 increas_tax 30
0.036 0 0.00119
0.963 0 0
158 senat_obama 9
0.00697 0 0.171
0.819 0 0.00279
159 time_ago 3
0.00318 0 0.0878
0.737 0.000199 0.172
160 tax_increas 11
0.0675 0 0.00697
0.724 0.000199 0.201
161 john_mccain 30
0 0 0.812
0.000398 0 0.187
162 barack_obama 7
0.000199 0 0.0165
0 0 0.983
163 sarah_palin 14
0 0 0.0322
0 0 0.968
164 presidenti_candid 5
0 0 0.0139
0 0 0.986
165 senat_john 61
0 0 0.143
0 0 0.857
166 john_mccain 0
0 0 0.00299
0 0 0.997
167 vice_presid 18
0 0 0.041
0 0 0.959
168 __MONEY___billion 30
0.000796 0 0.0633
0 0 0.936
169 natur_ga 3
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
170 lower___NUM__ 3
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
171 america_todai 16
0 0 0.592
0 0 0.408
172 town_hall_meet 2
0 0 0.138
0 0 0.862
173 rush_limbaugh 56
0 0 0.333
0 0 0.667
174 colin_powel 6
0 0 0.0143
0 0 0.986
175 stop_work 103
0.00657 0 0.218
0 0 0.776
176 american_peopl 17
0.000199 0 0.0513
0.00139 0 0.947
177 difficult_time 21
0.000199 0 0.0547
0 0 0.945
178 nation_secur 8
0.000597 0 0.0193
0 0 0.98
179 american_peopl 6
0.00259 0 0.0394
0.000597 0 0.957
180 small_minor 24
0.00856 0 0.211
0.00279 0 0.778
181 tini_minor 15
0.0209 0 0.166
0.00995 0 0.803
182 american_peopl 51
0.112 0 0.374
0.0249 0 0.49
183 econom_crisi 13
0.0434 0 0.0597
0.131 0 0.766
184 senat_obama 45
0.0659 0 0.0472
0.158 0 0.729
185 wall_street 32
0.0267 0 0.0382
0.208 0 0.728
186 senat_obama 56
0.0535 0 0.435
0.144 0 0.368
187 american_peopl 93
0.00517 0 0.501
0.0101 0 0.484
188 south_carolina 13
0 0 0.0621
0.00159 0 0.936
189 feder_reserv 49
0.00517 0 0.21
0.000597 0 0.784
190 feder_fund 7
0.00796 0 0.0183
0.00577 0 0.968
191 import_thing 40
0.0927 0 0.19
0.00935 0 0.708
192 hous_crisi 15
0.0213 0 0.513
0.0742 0 0.391
193 american_dream 39
0.0677 0 0.0685
0.0882 0 0.776
194 american_peopl 133
0.0844 0 0.39
0.0704 0 0.455
195 peopl_involv 100
0.115 0 0.237
0.105 0.000199 0.543
196 polit_process 3
0.000796 0 0.0352
0.186 0.00318 0.774
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