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John McCain

John McCain is a Republican candidate in the 2008 Primary, 2008 General elections. CLIP model was run on 169 speeches from his elections.

Overview

The chart and table below shows the ideological proportions inferred by CLIP for each election.

Ideology 2008 Primary 2008 General
Total left 0.16 0.293
Left 0.023 0.028
Far Left 0.025 0.017
Center-Left 0.07 0.197
Progressive (L) 0.025 0.033
Religious (L) 0.018 0.018
Center 0.037 0.026
Total right 0.803 0.681
Right 0.265 0.078
Far Right 0.083 0.103
Libertarian (R) 0.254 0.343
Center-Right 0.007 0.082
Populist (R) 0.128 0.041
Religious (R) 0.065 0.035

Cue terms used in epoches

For each `stage` of the elections, you can view the posterior distributions inferred by CLIP for every cue term in his speeches, or an overview of the terms that were used during each epoch.

2008 Primary

In 2008 Primary, John McCain gave 41 speeches. Click here to see a list of cue terms he used during this election.

# Title Length Cue terms Left Center Right
1 2007.03.14.remarks_at_the_iaffs_presidential_forum_in_washington_dc 2916 59
0.015 0.002 0.983
2 2007.03.27.remarks_on_the_floor_of_the_united_states_senate 3589 91
0.001 0.0 0.999
3 2007.04.11.speech_on_iraq_at_the_virginia_military_institute_in_lexington 4571 107
0.009 0.0 0.991
4 2007.04.16.address_to_the_economic_club_of_memphis 3906 127
0.686 0.141 0.173
5 2007.04.23.speech_on_energy_policy 3388 118
0.004 0.001 0.995
6 2007.04.25.remarks_announcing_candidacy_for_president_in_portsmouth_new_hampshire 2626 57
0.293 0.001 0.706
7 2007.05.01.address_at_the_hoover_institution_on_us_foreign_policy 3432 118
0.01 0.003 0.987
8 2007.05.13.interview_with_tim_russert_on_nbc_news_meet_the_press 10065 226
0.162 0.0 0.838
9 2007.05.21.address_to_the_oklahoma_state_legislature 3097 89
0.515 0.032 0.454
10 2007.06.18.commencement_address_at_the_us_merchant_marine_academy 2700 20
0.046 0.007 0.947
11 2007.06.20.address_to_the_florida_association_of_broadcasters 3115 140
0.065 0.0 0.935
12 2007.07.13.address_to_the_concord_chamber_of_commerce 2973 94
0.006 0.0 0.994
13 2007.07.18.address_to_the_christians_united_for_israel_in_washington_dc 1808 47
0.008 0.001 0.99
14 2007.07.18.remarks_on_the_senate_floor_about_the_levinreed_amendment_to_the_national_defense_authorization_act_of_fy_2008 1659 19
0.004 0.001 0.995
15 2007.08.06.address_to_the_cedar_rapids_rotary_club 1836 78
0.819 0.035 0.147
16 2007.08.20.address_to_the_108th_national_convention_of_the_veterans_of_foreign_wars_in_kansas_city_missouri 3064 37
0.014 0.123 0.864
17 2007.08.27.address_to_the_national_guard_association_of_the_united_states_in_san_juan_puerto_rico 3043 56
0.018 0.547 0.435
18 2007.09.08.address_to_the_california_republican_party_convention 2324 71
0.136 0.0 0.864
19 2007.09.21.address_to_the_national_rifle_association 1925 58
0.566 0.0 0.434
20 2007.09.22.address_to_the_mackinac_republican_leadership_conference 2464 73
0.125 0.0 0.875
21 2007.09.27.address_to_the_hudson_institute_in_washington_dc 2830 83
0.004 0.0 0.996
22 2007.09.28.address_to_the_2007_hispanic_business_expo_in_orlando_florida 2576 101
0.496 0.066 0.438
23 2007.10.09.address_to_the_detroit_economic_club 2907 129
0.422 0.007 0.571
24 2007.10.11.remarks_on_health_care_in_des_moines_iowa 2979 130
0.0 0.002 0.997
25 2007.10.19.address_to_the_values_voter_summit_in_washington_dc 2540 66
0.087 0.002 0.911
26 2007.10.20.address_at_the_presidency_iv_forum_in_orlando_florida 2884 83
0.137 0.002 0.861
27 2007.11.05.address_at_a_conference_on_bio_economy_in_ames_iowa 2139 49
0.095 0.002 0.903
28 2007.11.19.address_at_franklin_pierce_university_in_rindge_new_hampshire 2302 64
0.161 0.062 0.778
29 2007.12.10.remarks_at_the_center_for_hydrogen_research_in_aiken_county_south_carolina 2454 95
0.0 0.0 1.0
30 2008.01.03.remarks_following_the_iowa_caucuses 254 4
0.004 0.0 0.996
31 2008.01.08.remarks_following_the_new_hampshire_primary 1536 12
0.013 0.056 0.931
32 2008.01.12.remarks_to_the_americans_for_prosperity_michigan_summit_in_livonia_michigan 2349 132
0.377 0.02 0.602
33 2008.01.15.remarks_following_the_michigan_primary 1025 19
0.023 0.009 0.968
34 2008.01.19.remarks_on_south_carolina_primary_victory 1159 24
0.092 0.069 0.839
35 2008.01.29.remarks_following_the_florida_primary 1177 19
0.005 0.0 0.995
36 2008.02.05.remarks_following_the_super_tuesday_primaries_and_caucuses 856 8
0.004 0.001 0.995
37 2008.02.07.remarks_to_the_conservative_political_action_conference 6391 182
0.195 0.087 0.718
38 2008.02.12.remarks_following_the_maryland_virginia_and_district_of_columbia_primaries 1529 14
0.026 0.001 0.974
39 2008.02.17.interview_with_george_stephanopoulos_on_abc_news_this_week 4717 114
0.205 0.004 0.791
40 2008.02.19.remarks_following_the_wisconsin_primary 1347 30
0.177 0.002 0.821
41 2008.03.04.remarks_claiming_the_republican_presidential_nomination_following_the_ohio_rhode_island_texas_and_vermont_primaries 1465 29
0.128 0.112 0.76

2008 General

In 2008 General, John McCain gave 128 speeches. Click here to see a list of cue terms he used during this election.

# Title Length Cue terms Left Center Right
1 2008.03.25.address_to_the_orange_county_hispanic_small_business_roundtablel_in_santa_ana_california 1811 76
0.314 0.0 0.686
2 2008.03.26.remarks_to_the_los_angeles_world_affairs_council 4256 139
0.013 0.0 0.987
3 2008.03.31.address_in_meridian_mississippi 2861 42
0.16 0.036 0.804
4 2008.04.01.address_at_episcopal_high_school_in_alexandria_virginia 2411 31
0.86 0.001 0.139
5 2008.04.02.address_at_the_naval_academy_in_annapolis_maryland 2692 39
0.185 0.001 0.814
6 2008.04.03.address_at_jacksonville_florida 2887 40
0.136 0.004 0.86
7 2008.04.04.remarks_at_the_southern_christian_leadership_conference_in_atlanta_georgia 1760 19
0.001 0.0 0.999
8 2008.04.05.remarks_in_prescott_arizona 2764 62
0.058 0.001 0.941
9 2008.04.06.interview_with_chris_wallace_on_fox_news_sunday 3506 102
0.003 0.0 0.997
10 2008.04.07.remarks_to_the_members_of_the_veterans_of_foreign_wars_vfw_in_kansas_city_missouri 3668 95
0.012 0.159 0.829
11 2008.04.10.remarks_at_a_small_business_roundtable_in_brooklyn_new_york 1945 75
0.523 0.023 0.454
12 2008.04.14.remarks_to_the_associated_press_annual_meeting 2205 28
0.129 0.001 0.871
13 2008.04.15.interview_with_larry_kudlow_on_cnbcs_kudlow__company 2975 88
0.433 0.0 0.567
14 2008.04.15.remarks_on_the_economy_at_carnegie_mellon_university_in_pittsburgh 4655 176
0.624 0.012 0.365
15 2008.04.17.interview_with_peter_cook_on_bloomberg_tv 2938 106
0.322 0.0 0.677
16 2008.04.21.remarks_on_day_one_of_the_time_for_action_tour_in_selma_alabama 1289 15
0.304 0.009 0.687
17 2008.04.22.remarks_on_day_two_of_the_time_for_action_tour_at_youngstown_state_university_in_youngstown_ohio 2027 59
0.152 0.0 0.848
18 2008.04.23.remarks_on_day_three_of_the_its_time_for_action_tour_in_inez_kentucky 1977 50
0.422 0.0 0.578
19 2008.04.24.remarks_in_baton_rouge_louisiana 2940 65
0.809 0.002 0.188
20 2008.04.28.remarks_at_miami_childrens_hospital_on_day_one_of_the_call_to_action_tour 1156 54
0.0 0.0 1.0
21 2008.04.29.remarks_on_health_care_on_day_two_of_the_call_to_action_tour_at_the_university_of_south_florida_lee_moffitt_cancer_center__research_institute_in_tampa_florida 3759 128
0.004 0.0 0.996
22 2008.05.01.remarks_on_day_four_of_the_call_to_action_tour_in_cleveland_ohio 1333 51
0.0 0.0 1.0
23 2008.05.06.remarks_on_judicial_philosophy_at_wake_forest_university_in_winstonsalem_north_carolina 3772 121
0.566 0.0 0.434
24 2008.05.07.remarks_by_john_mccain_on_his_vision_for_defending_the_freedom_and_dignity_of_the_worlds_vulnerable_at_oakland_university_in_rochester_michigan 2472 96
0.418 0.0 0.582
25 2008.05.09.interview_with_roberta_mccain_by_katie_couric_of_cbs_news 5521 70
0.012 0.0 0.988
26 2008.05.12.remarks_at_the_vestas_training_facility_in_portland_oregon 3680 146
0.005 0.0 0.995
27 2008.05.15.remarks_at_the_greater_columbus_convention_center_in_columbus_ohio 3322 148
0.265 0.031 0.705
28 2008.05.16.remarks_at_the_national_rifle_association_annual_meeting_in_louisville_kentucky 2674 99
0.624 0.0 0.376
29 2008.05.19.remarks_to_the_national_restaurant_association_in_chicago_illinois 3241 179
0.853 0.0 0.147
30 2008.05.20.remarks_on_cuban_independence_day_in_miami_florida 1718 61
0.018 0.0 0.982
31 2008.05.26.remarks_on_memorial_day_at_the_new_mexico_veterans_memorial_in_albuquerque_new_mexico 2819 45
0.002 0.214 0.784
32 2008.05.27.remarks_at_the_university_of_denver 3062 97
0.003 0.0 0.997
33 2008.06.02.remarks_to_the_american_israel_public_affairs_committee_policy_conference_in_washington_dc 3188 101
0.0 0.0 1.0
34 2008.06.03.remarks_in_new_orleans_louisiana 3503 147
0.341 0.002 0.657
35 2008.06.10.interview_with_peter_cook_of_bloomberg 2755 116
0.405 0.0 0.595
36 2008.06.10.remarks_at_the_nfib_and_ebay_2008_national_small_business_summit_in_washington_dc 2812 163
0.864 0.0 0.135
37 2008.06.17.remarks_in_houston_texas 3637 144
0.107 0.0 0.893
38 2008.06.18.remarks_at_missouri_state_university_in_springfield 1785 77
0.2 0.0 0.8
39 2008.06.20.remarks_to_the_economic_club_of_toronto_in_ottawa_canada 2250 81
0.18 0.001 0.82
40 2008.06.23.remarks_at_fresno_state_university 1511 37
0.0 0.0 1.0
41 2008.06.24.remarks_at_the_santa_barbara_museum_of_natural_history 1665 69
0.011 0.0 0.989
42 2008.06.25.remarks_in_las_vegas_nevada 3563 100
0.041 0.0 0.959
43 2008.06.28.remarks_to_the_national_association_of_latino_elected_and_appointed_officials_in_washington_dc 2016 56
0.569 0.0 0.431
44 2008.07.01.remarks_at_the_national_sheriffs_associations_68th_annual_conference_in_indianapolis 2922 109
0.925 0.0 0.075
45 2008.07.07.remarks_at_a_town_hall_meeting_in_denver_colorado 2267 101
0.683 0.0 0.317
46 2008.07.08.remarks_at_the_79th_annual_league_of_united_latin_american_citizens_convention_in_washington_dc 2425 96
0.639 0.0 0.361
47 2008.07.09.remarks_at_a_town_hall_meeting_in_portsmouth_ohio 1906 87
0.668 0.0 0.332
48 2008.07.10.informal_remarks_to_reporters_in_belleville_michigan_on_comments_made_by_senator_phil_gramm_about_the_economy 449 23
0.01 0.0 0.99
49 2008.07.12.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 916 50
0.466 0.0 0.534
50 2008.07.14.remarks_at_the_2008_national_council_of_la_raza_annual_meeting_in_san_diego_california 3233 112
0.695 0.0 0.305
51 2008.07.15.remarks_in_albuquerque_new_mexico 1878 50
0.041 0.0 0.958
52 2008.07.16.remarks_at_the_99th_annual_convention_of_the_naacp_in_cincinnati_ohio 3151 105
0.645 0.0 0.355
53 2008.07.19.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 841 21
0.003 0.0 0.997
54 2008.07.22.interview_with_katie_couric_of_cbs_news 2702 51
0.042 0.0 0.957
55 2008.07.23.excerpt_of_remarks_in_wilkesbarre_pennsylvania 2195 64
0.099 0.0 0.901
56 2008.07.23.interview_with_sean_hannity_on_fox_news_hannity__colmes 4107 107
0.024 0.002 0.974
57 2008.07.25.remarks_at_the_2008_american_gi_forum_of_the_united_states_national_convention_in_denver_colorado 3049 83
0.2 0.132 0.668
58 2008.07.26.remarks_to_the_americans_with_disabilities_conference 886 16
0.271 0.0 0.729
59 2008.07.26.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 886 22
0.34 0.0 0.66
60 2008.07.27.interview_with_george_stephanopoulos_on_abc_news_this_week 4835 120
0.159 0.0 0.841
61 2008.07.27.interview_with_wolf_blitzer_on_cnns_late_edition 3929 113
0.103 0.0 0.897
62 2008.07.28.interview_with_larry_king_of_cnn 4391 117
0.161 0.0 0.839
63 2008.08.01.remarks_at_the_2008_national_urban_league_annual_conference_in_orlando_florida 2950 129
0.875 0.0 0.125
64 2008.08.02.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 919 45
0.564 0.0 0.436
65 2008.08.06.remarks_in_jackson_ohio 625 30
0.537 0.0 0.463
66 2008.08.08.remarks_at_the_iowa_state_fair_in_des_moines 1405 37
0.017 0.0 0.983
67 2008.08.08.remarks_in_lima_ohio 1242 64
0.642 0.0 0.358
68 2008.08.09.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 773 31
0.084 0.0 0.916
69 2008.08.11.remarks_in_erie_pennsylvania_on_the_russian_invasion_of_georgia 1194 43
0.061 0.0 0.939
70 2008.08.11.remarks_to_the_87th_annual_convention_of_the_disabled_american_veterans_in_las_vegas 2497 44
0.011 0.478 0.511
71 2008.08.12.interview_with_carl_cameron_of_fox_news 506 19
0.014 0.0 0.986
72 2008.08.16.remarks_at_the_saddleback_civil_forum_on_the_presidency_in_lake_forest_california 7516 208
0.256 0.003 0.741
73 2008.08.18.remarks_to_the_veterans_of_foreign_wars_convention_in_orlando_florida 3675 87
0.014 0.406 0.579
74 2008.08.19.remarks_on_an_oil_rig_platform_in_the_gulf_of_mexico 348 19
0.001 0.0 0.999
75 2008.08.20.remarks_to_a_town_hall_meeting_in_new_mexico 10906 284
0.194 0.0 0.806
76 2008.08.23.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 786 33
0.461 0.133 0.406
77 2008.08.26.remarks_to_the_90th_annual_american_legion_national_convention_in_phoenix_arizona 3292 71
0.008 0.502 0.489
78 2008.08.29.remarks_introducing_governor_sarah_palin_as_the_2008_republican_vice_presidential_nominee_in_dayton_ohio 985 27
0.317 0.0 0.683
79 2008.08.31.roundtable_interview_on_fox_news_sunday 5456 167
0.155 0.0 0.845
80 2008.09.03.interview_with_charlie_gibson_of_abc_news 3649 91
0.056 0.0 0.944
81 2008.09.13.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 852 38
0.566 0.0 0.434
82 2008.09.16.interview_with_kiran_chetry_on_cnns_american_morning 1334 68
0.51 0.0 0.49
83 2008.09.16.remarks_in_tampa_florida 1320 62
0.092 0.0 0.908
84 2008.09.17.remarks_at_the_general_motors_assembly_plant_in_lake_orion_michigan 342 14
0.303 0.0 0.697
85 2008.09.18.remarks_in_cedar_rapids_iowa 1093 54
0.313 0.0 0.687
86 2008.09.19.remarks_in_green_bay_wisconsin 2650 132
0.283 0.001 0.716
87 2008.09.21.interview_with_scott_pelley_of_cbs_news_60_minutes 3791 118
0.159 0.0 0.841
88 2008.09.22.remarks_at_the_irishamerican_presidential_forum_in_scranton_pennsylvania 1326 52
0.117 0.0 0.883
89 2008.09.23.remarks_at_dow_corning_in_freeland_michigan 627 33
0.074 0.0 0.926
90 2008.09.24.remarks_on_the_economic_crisis_in_new_york_city 461 13
0.207 0.001 0.792
91 2008.09.25.interview_with_charlie_gibson_of_abc_news 1393 27
0.005 0.0 0.995
92 2008.09.25.remarks_to_the_clinton_global_initiative_in_new_york_city 2485 78
0.084 0.0 0.916
93 2008.09.28.remarks_in_columbus_ohio 1366 72
0.645 0.0 0.355
94 2008.09.29.excerpts_of_interview_with_sarah_palin_by_katie_couric_of_cbs_news 802 11
0.037 0.0 0.963
95 2008.09.29.remarks_in_west_des_moines_iowa 465 14
0.449 0.0 0.551
96 2008.09.30.remarks_in_des_moines_iowa 563 10
0.16 0.0 0.84
97 2008.09.30.remarks_to_the_national_guard_association_in_baltimore_maryland 2958 65
0.008 0.523 0.469
98 2008.10.01.remarks_in_independence_missouri 2256 79
0.239 0.0 0.761
99 2008.10.04.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 1084 36
0.43 0.0 0.57
100 2008.10.06.remarks_in_albquerque_new_mexico 2673 116
0.479 0.0 0.521
101 2008.10.08.interview_with_sarah_palin_by_sean_hannity_on_fox_news_hannity__colmes 5412 184
0.126 0.0 0.874
102 2008.10.08.remarks_in_bethlehem_pennsylvania 2043 107
0.467 0.0 0.533
103 2008.10.10.remarks_in_la_crosse_wisconsin 1746 86
0.601 0.0 0.399
104 2008.10.13.interview_with_dana_bash_on_cnns_the_situation_room 2315 64
0.035 0.0 0.965
105 2008.10.13.remarks_in_virginia_beach_virginia 1644 66
0.74 0.0 0.26
106 2008.10.14.remarks_in_blue_bell_pennsylvania 2627 109
0.583 0.002 0.415
107 2008.10.16.remarks_at_the_al_smith_dinner_in_new_york_city 1757 40
0.067 0.001 0.933
108 2008.10.16.remarks_in_downingtown_pennsylvania 1810 76
0.752 0.0 0.248
109 2008.10.17.remarks_in_miami_florida 2061 101
0.668 0.0 0.332
110 2008.10.18.remarks_in_concord_north_carolina 2103 100
0.756 0.0 0.244
111 2008.10.18.senator_mccains_weekly_radio_address 776 48
0.852 0.0 0.148
112 2008.10.19.interview_with_chris_wallace_on_fox_news_sunday 5797 188
0.182 0.0 0.817
113 2008.10.20.remarks_in_belton_missouri 2147 92
0.826 0.0 0.174
114 2008.10.22.interview_with_wolf_blitzer_on_cnns_the_situation_room 4348 159
0.472 0.001 0.527
115 2008.10.22.remarks_at_st_anslem_college_in_goffstown_new_hampshire 2163 93
0.754 0.0 0.246
116 2008.10.24.remarks_in_denver_colorado 2262 90
0.677 0.0 0.323
117 2008.10.26.interview_with_tom_brokaw_on_nbcs_meet_the_press 6706 202
0.259 0.0 0.74
118 2008.10.27.remarks_after_holding_a_meeting_on_the_state_of_the_economy_in_cleveland_ohio 1470 92
0.92 0.0 0.08
119 2008.10.27.remarks_in_dayton_ohio 1711 76
0.736 0.0 0.264
120 2008.10.28.interview_with_cindy_mccain_by_sean_hannity_on_fox_news_hannity__colmes 5027 138
0.251 0.0 0.749
121 2008.10.28.remarks_in_hershey_pennsylvania 1895 74
0.72 0.0 0.28
122 2008.10.29.interview_with_larry_king_of_cnn 5979 196
0.165 0.0 0.835
123 2008.10.29.remarks_in_miami_florida 1940 74
0.73 0.0 0.27
124 2008.10.30.remarks_after_holding_a_national_security_roundtable_meeting_in_tampa_florida 1538 49
0.232 0.001 0.767
125 2008.10.31.remarks_in_columbus_ohio 1944 87
0.743 0.0 0.257
126 2008.11.03.remarks_in_miami_florida 1089 47
0.508 0.0 0.492
127 2008.11.04.address_in_phoenix_conceding_the_2008_presidential_election 1436 29
0.005 0.0 0.995
128 2008.11.04.remarks_in_grand_junction_colorado 1579 33
0.231 0.0 0.769