Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.02.13 originally had 4682 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 206 cue terms and an average lag of 20.8. 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 centuri_ago 4
0.95 0 0.0496
0 0 0
2 assembl_line 8
0.0882 0 0.197
0.675 0 0.0402
3 gener_motor 16
0.0101 0.000199 0.555
0.212 0 0.223
4 share_prosper 5
0.00119 0 0.122
0.123 0 0.753
5 main_street 16
0.00398 0 0.14
0.000597 0 0.855
6 hard_time 82
0.00756 0 0.0611
0.00159 0 0.93
7 great_challeng 4
0.000398 0 0.00179
0.00836 0 0.989
8 unit_state 112
0.0221 0 0.107
0.000398 0 0.871
9 hous_crisi 20
0 0 0.0332
0.000398 0 0.966
10 busi_cycl 15
0.00119 0 0.00697
0 0 0.992
11 global_economi 31
0.104 0.000199 0.758
0.000597 0 0.137
12 grow_inequ 3
0.00239 0 0.044
0.0925 0 0.861
13 georg_bush 7
0.000199 0 0.147
0.00279 0 0.85
14 tax_cut 5
0.000199 0 0.0243
0 0 0.976
15 tax_break 22
0.000199 0 0.0271
0 0 0.973
16 work_famili 23
0.000398 0 0.0147
0 0 0.985
17 trade_deal 11
0 0 0.00756
0 0 0.992
18 john_mccain 60
0.0161 0 0.0352
0 0 0.949
19 hillari_clinton 2
0.0219 0 0.00318
0.0161 0 0.959
20 job_train 53
0.976 0 0.00557
0.0139 0 0.00458
21 child_care 2
0.00358 0.000398 0.000199
0.987 0 0.00856
22 health_care 4
0.197 0.000398 0.0432
0.75 0.000199 0.00856
23 special_interest 20
0.637 0 0.127
0.192 0 0.0432
24 tax_code 4
0.0275 0.000199 0.0368
0.775 0 0.16
25 energi_polici 20
0.079 0 0.0207
0.787 0 0.113
26 health_care_reform 23
0.0376 0 0.15
0.785 0 0.0267
27 medic_bill 13
0.00896 0 0.076
0.747 0 0.168
28 bankruptci_law 7
0.00139 0 0.758
0.0139 0 0.226
29 ordinari_american 13
0.00398 0 0.0105
0.00677 0 0.979
30 work_famili 16
0.000398 0 0.00856
0.00577 0 0.985
31 incom_dispar 19
0.00199 0 0.0101
0.00338 0 0.984
32 great_depress 13
0.00159 0 0.0115
0.000796 0 0.986
33 averag_worker 15
0.0141 0 0.00478
0.00219 0 0.979
34 famili_incom 8
0.0894 0 0.0338
0.00975 0 0.867
35 health_care 26
0.237 0.000796 0.23
0.0913 0 0.441
36 averag_famili 20
0.0215 0 0.325
0.24 0.000398 0.413
37 abject_poverti 27
0.0181 0.000398 0.186
0.104 0.000199 0.692
38 mortgag_crisi 20
0.00119 0 0.159
0.0117 0.000199 0.828
39 home_equiti 36
0.00139 0 0.0426
0.00657 0 0.949
40 young_woman 137
0.949 0 0.00955
0.00418 0 0.0374
41 white_hous 50
0.269 0 0.0314
0.689 0 0.0113
42 stop_talk 21
0.353 0 0.0352
0.594 0 0.0177
43 white_hous 38
0.296 0.000199 0.0314
0.648 0 0.0247
44 singl_dai 2
0.545 0 0.00517
0.436 0 0.0145
45 steel_mill 37
0.202 0 0
0.798 0 0
46 south_side 3
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
47 commun_leader 7
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
48 job_train 18
0.00935 0 0.000398
0.99 0 0
49 state_senat 35
0.131 0 0
0.869 0 0
50 health_insur 11
0.0824 0 0.00637
0.911 0 0
51 __NUM___children 2
0.000796 0 0
0.993 0 0.00617
52 __MONEY___million 11
0.0113 0.000398 0.46
0.523 0 0.00537
53 tax_relief 2
0.000199 0.000398 0.135
0.403 0.000398 0.462
54 work_famili 2
0.000995 0 0.0253
0.379 0.000597 0.594
55 work_poor 3
0.00318 0 0.05
0.331 0 0.616
56 american_peopl 63
0.203 0 0.199
0.00398 0 0.594
57 rais_monei 3
0.00617 0.000199 0.00697
0.2 0 0.786
58 work_famili 27
0.198 0.00139 0.0394
0.136 0 0.626
59 polit_campaign 29
0.668 0.000199 0.00537
0.268 0.000199 0.0583
60 skill_worker 109
0.464 0 0.0121
0.521 0 0.00318
61 global_economi 48
0.113 0 0.457
0.416 0 0.0129
62 hous_crisi 53
0.0255 0.000995 0.489
0.0438 0 0.44
63 good_job 24
0.0756 0 0.18
0.043 0.000796 0.7
64 hous_crisi 24
0.000995 0 0.489
0.00498 0.000398 0.505
65 week_ago 17
0.00159 0 0.221
0 0 0.777
66 econom_stimulu 4
0 0 0.0466
0 0 0.953
67 stimulu_packag 0
0.000199 0 0.000398
0 0 0.999
68 work_famili 32
0.0117 0.00119 0.743
0 0 0.244
69 tax_cut 3
0.000398 0 0.204
0.00199 0.000796 0.793
70 social_secur 9
0 0 0.0147
0 0 0.985
71 georg_bush 15
0 0 0.0133
0 0 0.987
72 hillari_clinton 2
0.0117 0 0.0107
0 0 0.978
73 stimulu_packag 22
0.000199 0 0.962
0 0 0.0378
74 unemploy_insur 19
0 0 0.0115
0 0 0.988
75 local_govern 26
0 0 0.00478
0 0 0.995
76 health_care 9
0 0 0.00478
0 0 0.995
77 hous_crisi 13
0 0 0.00338
0 0 0.997
78 tax_credit 43
0.000597 0 0.00816
0 0 0.991
79 incom_american 7
0 0 0.00279
0 0 0.997
80 mortgag_interest 8
0 0 0.00318
0 0 0.997
81 interest_payment 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
82 work_poor 82
0.0577 0 0.844
0 0 0.0983
83 hous_crisi 3
0.000199 0 0.0599
0.000398 0 0.94
84 life_save 14
0 0 0.0201
0 0 0.98
85 cut_cost 44
0.0691 0 0.0706
0 0 0.86
86 safeti_net 12
0.121 0 0.0328
0.035 0 0.812
87 john_edward 14
0.0482 0 0.0237
0.143 0 0.785
88 tax_code 19
0 0 0.204
0.00896 0 0.787
89 big_corpor 16
0 0 0.0235
0 0 0.977
90 tax_break 13
0 0 0.0163
0 0 0.984
91 senat_clinton 22
0.00119 0 0.0131
0 0 0.986
92 tax_code 9
0 0 0.0213
0.000398 0 0.978
93 tax_cut 33
0 0 0.0607
0 0 0.939
94 work_american 9
0 0 0.00856
0 0 0.991
95 tax_cut 4
0 0 0.00776
0 0 0.992
96 tax_haven 13
0 0 0.0131
0 0 0.987
97 payrol_tax 6
0 0 0.00438
0 0 0.996
98 work_american 2
0 0 0.00239
0 0 0.998
99 work_famili 14
0.00179 0.0434 0.0151
0 0 0.94
100 incom_tax 4
0.000597 0.00557 0.0161
0.00159 0.0434 0.933
101 rise_cost 18
0.419 0.000995 0.00617
0.00299 0.038 0.533
102 earn_incom 14
0.594 0 0
0.406 0 0
103 incom_tax_credit 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
104 __NUM___million_american 4
0.0342 0 0
0.966 0 0
105 minimum_wage 22
0.0426 0 0
0.957 0 0
106 wage_worker 0
0.00338 0 0
0.997 0 0
107 ten_year 6
0.00776 0 0.00199
0.99 0 0
108 minimum_wage 4
0.00378 0 0
0.994 0 0.00179
109 live_wage 24
0.142 0 0.00159
0.856 0 0
110 work_american 6
0.137 0.000398 0.0541
0.808 0 0.00119
111 univers_health_care 3
0.518 0 0
0.482 0 0
112 health_care_plan 0
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
113 same_kind 40
0.0145 0 0
0.985 0 0
114 health_care 2
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
115 insur_compani 12
0.00398 0 0
0.996 0 0
116 senat_clinton 20
0.00577 0 0
0.994 0 0
117 clinton_plan 0
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
118 bui_health 11
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
119 health_insur 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
120 health_care 22
0.125 0.000199 0.00697
0.867 0 0
121 knowledg_economi 37
0.901 0 0
0.0991 0 0
122 colleg_educ 13
0.00816 0 0
0.992 0 0
123 tax_credit 47
0.0221 0 0
0.978 0 0
124 worth___MONEY__ 1
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
125 nation_servic 19
0.00577 0 0
0.994 0 0
126 financi_aid 23
0.0109 0 0.00557
0.983 0 0
127 incom_famili 48
0.0374 0 0
0.963 0 0
128 child_care 4
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
129 tax_credit 1
0.00299 0 0.00557
0.991 0 0
130 cut_cost 73
0.0153 0 0.979
0.000597 0 0.00537
131 work_famili 2
0.000796 0 0.00876
0.00796 0 0.982
132 retir_account 27
0 0 0.0213
0 0 0.979
133 small_percentag 4
0 0 0.00179
0 0 0.998
134 feder_govern 19
0.0205 0 0.158
0 0 0.821
135 work_famili 10
0.0103 0.000199 0.195
0.0117 0 0.782
136 credit_card 35
0.000398 0 0.646
0 0 0.353
137 hous_crisi 17
0.000199 0 0.032
0 0 0.968
138 rate_system 19
0 0 0.0235
0 0 0.977
139 credit_card 12
0 0 0.00418
0 0 0.996
140 credit_card_compani 57
0 0 0.0279
0 0 0.972
141 same_principl 3
0 0 0.000995
0 0 0.999
142 bankruptci_law 5
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
143 credit_card 12
0 0 0.0211
0 0 0.979
144 work_famili 9
0.0909 0 0.0304
0 0 0.879
145 year_earlier 7
0.338 0 0.0263
0.0868 0 0.549
146 senat_clinton 2
0.0131 0 0.0113
0.411 0 0.565
147 make_sens 41
0.0414 0 0.443
0.00896 0 0.507
148 work_famili 20
0.00139 0 0.0792
0.0103 0 0.909
149 bankruptci_law 17
0.000199 0 0.0342
0.000796 0 0.965
150 predatori_lend 36
0.0125 0 0.0852
0.000398 0 0.902
151 work_famili 80
0.0886 0.00219 0.49
0.00537 0 0.414
152 hundr_year 33
0.0541 0 0.412
0.033 0.000597 0.5
153 american_societi 53
0.577 0.000597 0.0537
0.0742 0.000199 0.295
154 __MONEY___million 59
0.253 0.000796 0.675
0.0263 0.000199 0.0446
155 __MONEY___billion 54
0.00697 0 0.384
0.0185 0 0.59
156 ten_year 2
0.000199 0 0.00219
0.0249 0 0.973
157 trillion_dollar 9
0 0 0.736
0 0 0.264
158 infrastructur_spend 3
0 0 0.00756
0 0 0.992
159 hous_crisi 22
0.00398 0 0.0802
0 0 0.916
160 homeland_secur 18
0.0519 0.000199 0.349
0.00219 0 0.597
161 american_worker 67
0.00279 0 0.479
0.000597 0 0.518
162 free_trade 16
0 0 0.0227
0 0 0.977
163 american_worker 25
0.000199 0 0.0273
0 0 0.973
164 trade_agreement 10
0 0 0.00697
0 0 0.993
165 senat_clinton 34
0.00299 0 0.0203
0 0 0.977
166 trade_agreement 73
0 0 0.0484
0 0 0.952
167 american_worker 11
0.000199 0 0.0444
0 0 0.955
168 tax_break 25
0 0 0.083
0 0 0.917
169 job_oversea 6
0 0 0.0195
0 0 0.98
170 good_job 12
0.0691 0.000199 0.0312
0 0 0.9
171 decent_wage 2
0.0185 0 0.00716
0.0675 0 0.907
172 renew_energi 19
0.102 0 0.621
0.0494 0 0.227
173 system_work 91
0.109 0 0.213
0.0577 0 0.62
174 carbon_emiss 9
0.000398 0 0.233
0.00199 0 0.764
175 wind_turbin 7
0 0 0.00478
0.000199 0 0.995
176 america_futur 27
0.0868 0 0.663
0 0 0.25
177 gener_motor 4
0.00179 0 0.0267
0.0732 0 0.898
178 hundr_year 80
0 0 0.257
0.000398 0 0.742
179 clean_energi 7
0 0 0.0115
0 0 0.988
180 energi_economi 0
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
181 unit_state 20
0.00199 0 0.00836
0 0 0.99
182 __MONEY___billion 24
0 0 0.0107
0 0 0.989
183 ten_year 2
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
184 green_energi 4
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
185 __NUM___million 7
0.00179 0 0.00418
0 0 0.994
186 green_technolog 26
0.00318 0 0.00935
0.00159 0 0.986
187 trillion_dollar 38
0.000199 0 0.989
0 0 0.0109
188 georg_bush 2
0 0 0.00816
0 0 0.992
189 credit_card 11
0.000199 0 0.148
0 0 0.852
190 econom_agenda 18
0 0 0.0364
0 0 0.964
191 georg_bush 26
0 0 0.0149
0 0 0.985
192 bush_tax_cut 0
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
193 wealthiest___NUM__ 4
0 0 0.00318
0 0 0.997
194 econom_agenda 9
0.000398 0 0.00577
0 0 0.994
195 american_peopl 20
0.296 0 0.0229
0.000398 0 0.681
196 work_harder 13
0.284 0 0.0446
0.272 0 0.399
197 share_prosper 12
0.0219 0 0.161
0.381 0 0.435
198 assembl_line 89
0.724 0 0.0121
0.264 0 0
199 year_ago 3
0.0165 0 0.00139
0.972 0 0.0105
200 assembl_line 11
0.115 0 0.000597
0.884 0 0.000597
201 world_war_ii 2
0.0211 0 0.000199
0.979 0 0.000199
202 war_end 13
0.0511 0.000199 0.00358
0.945 0 0.000199
203 gi_bill 13
0.086 0 0
0.914 0 0
204 feder_hous 8
0.0249 0 0.000199
0.975 0 0
205 singl_mom 29
0.563 0 0.000398
0.436 0 0
206 unit_state 88
0.355 0 0.082
0.563 0 0.000199
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