Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.03.27 originally had 4627 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 205 cue terms and an average lag of 20.4. 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 bring_peopl 31
0.998 0 0.00199
0 0 0
2 nation_debat 28
0.089 0.000199 0.178
0.731 0 0.00119
3 energi_independ 14
0.0665 0 0.158
0.608 0 0.167
4 final_make 15
0.348 0.000199 0.0623
0.278 0 0.311
5 make_progress 0
0.294 0 0.0287
0.354 0 0.323
6 american_peopl 3
0.144 0 0.0786
0.495 0 0.282
7 georg_washington 20
0.1 0.000199 0.158
0.557 0 0.184
8 unit_state 12
0.0691 0 0.101
0.514 0 0.316
9 common_good 62
0.000398 0 0.679
0.000597 0 0.32
10 alexand_hamilton 2
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
11 american_economi 18
0 0 0.00796
0 0 0.992
12 import_role 46
0.000199 0 0.0139
0 0 0.986
13 revolutionari_war 13
0 0 0.00378
0 0 0.996
14 war_debt 0
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
15 american_system 12
0 0 0.00935
0 0 0.991
16 capit_market 4
0 0 0.00179
0 0 0.998
17 thoma_jefferson 20
0.000199 0 0.0101
0 0 0.99
18 democrat_institut 42
0.00159 0 0.0129
0 0 0.985
19 econom_growth 18
0.501 0 0.388
0.000796 0 0.11
20 american_peopl 9
0.0545 0 0.0277
0.474 0 0.444
21 american_dream 40
0.191 0 0.0786
0.385 0 0.345
22 free_market 64
0.112 0.000398 0.248
0.244 0 0.395
23 american_experi 61
0.116 0 0.0955
0.215 0 0.574
24 larg_part 4
0.000199 0 0.321
0.0125 0 0.667
25 invis_hand 7
0 0 0.0153
0.000199 0 0.984
26 free_market 6
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
27 econom_success 70
0.00219 0 0.0197
0 0 0.978
28 american_busi 21
0 0 0.00955
0 0 0.99
29 capit_market 3
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
30 american_peopl 4
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
31 share_prosper 18
0 0 0.00458
0 0 0.995
32 decis_made 11
0 0 0.00239
0 0 0.998
33 democrat_administr 13
0.000995 0 0.00279
0 0 0.996
34 busi_practic 20
0 0 0.00597
0 0 0.994
35 special_interest 4
0 0 0.000199
0 0 1
36 wall_street 29
0 0 0.00716
0 0 0.993
37 main_street 2
0 0 0.000199
0 0 1
38 econom_power 15
0.00358 0 0.032
0 0 0.964
39 polit_system 7
0.000995 0 0.0103
0.00338 0 0.985
40 american_economi 4
0 0 0.0103
0.000796 0 0.989
41 great_depress 31
0.000199 0 0.0245
0 0 0.975
42 american_peopl 33
0.00358 0 0.00935
0 0 0.987
43 american_busi 2
0 0 0.00179
0.00318 0 0.995
44 high_tax 9
0.000398 0 0.00517
0.00318 0 0.991
45 econom_system 69
0.000398 0 0.0257
0 0 0.974
46 american_economi 19
0 0 0.00378
0.000199 0 0.996
47 regulatori_reform 20
0 0 0.00577
0 0 0.994
48 lower_price 6
0.000597 0 0.00318
0 0 0.996
49 good_argument 28
0.118 0 0.0374
0.000398 0 0.845
50 market_competit 44
0.0141 0 0.0712
0.0519 0 0.863
51 __NUM___centuri 9
0.00418 0 0.00597
0.0615 0 0.928
52 balanc_sheet 125
0 0 0.13
0 0 0.87
53 public_trust 8
0 0 0.00239
0 0 0.998
54 capit_market 2
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
55 invis_hand 5
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
56 industri_lobbyist 10
0.0149 0.000199 0.0901
0 0 0.895
57 plai_field 3
0.00299 0 0.0476
0.0121 0 0.937
58 financi_sector 17
0.00199 0 0.0812
0.00179 0 0.915
59 financi_servic 14
0 0 0.0239
0 0 0.976
60 servic_sector 0
0.000199 0 0
0 0 1
61 __MONEY___million 41
0.123 0.00119 0.739
0 0 0.137
62 lobbi_effort 1
0.00239 0 0.0149
0.113 0.00119 0.869
63 __NUM___centuri 21
0.00597 0 0.144
0.0422 0 0.808
64 financi_instrument 11
0 0 0.121
0.000199 0 0.878
65 hedg_fund 2
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
66 __NUM___centuri 10
0.000597 0 0.00199
0 0 0.997
67 subprim_mortgag 56
0.000199 0 0.0161
0 0 0.984
68 american_peopl 20
0.00498 0 0.041
0.000199 0 0.954
69 bush_administr 5
0.00179 0 0.0147
0.00338 0 0.98
70 tax_cut 8
0.000796 0.000199 0.952
0 0 0.0468
71 trillion_dollar 8
0 0 0.0356
0 0 0.964
72 deficit_spend 14
0.00299 0 0.0496
0 0 0.947
73 long_term 44
0.0135 0.000199 0.216
0.000398 0 0.77
74 american_economi 3
0.000796 0.000199 0.0133
0.0111 0 0.975
75 great_countri 35
0.221 0 0.0824
0.00836 0 0.688
76 rise_cost 7
0.00657 0.000199 0.0569
0.176 0 0.76
77 invest_bank 40
0 0 0.2
0.00119 0 0.799
78 main_street 48
0 0 0.0103
0 0 0.99
79 wall_street 4
0 0 0.00159
0 0 0.998
80 __NUM___centuri 24
0 0 0.00557
0 0 0.994
81 divid_line 6
0 0 0.000796
0 0 0.999
82 main_street 2
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
83 wall_street 2
0 0 0.000995
0 0 0.999
84 decis_made 2
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
85 rais_monei 61
0.27 0.000199 0.226
0 0 0.503
86 financi_sector 9
0.0255 0 0.102
0.21 0 0.663
87 turn_back 22
0.769 0 0.0185
0.153 0 0.0595
88 common_interest 116
0.126 0 0.687
0.142 0 0.0446
89 wall_street 2
0.000796 0 0.409
0.00259 0 0.587
90 main_street 2
0.000398 0 0.00418
0.000199 0 0.995
91 hous_market 57
0.00139 0 0.0215
0 0 0.977
92 __NUM___centuri 8
0.00896 0 0.00716
0.000796 0 0.983
93 american_peopl 12
0.00458 0 0.129
0.00199 0 0.864
94 hous_crisi 8
0.000995 0 0.0728
0.000597 0 0.926
95 tax_cut 24
0.00139 0.000199 0.784
0 0 0.214
96 john_mccain 19
0.000398 0 0.0372
0 0 0.962
97 senat_mccain 23
0 0 0.0213
0 0 0.979
98 georg_bush 5
0 0 0.00657
0 0 0.993
99 hous_market 64
0.00577 0 0.945
0 0 0.0496
100 chri_dodd 15
0 0 0.00975
0.000199 0 0.99
101 senat_mccain 38
0.00139 0 0.0143
0 0 0.984
102 bad_decis 14
0.000796 0 0.00159
0.00139 0 0.996
103 capit_gain 51
0.00199 0.1 0.0195
0 0 0.878
104 american_peopl 50
0.00378 0 0.106
0.000398 0 0.89
105 senat_mccain 7
0.000199 0 0.00557
0.00119 0 0.993
106 __MONEY___billion 14
0 0 0.00836
0.000597 0 0.991
107 bankruptci_law 32
0 0 0.0159
0 0 0.984
108 home_loan 13
0.00179 0 0.00418
0 0 0.994
109 incom_famili 53
0 0 0.0135
0.000398 0 0.986
110 mortgag_interest 7
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
111 tax_credit 1
0.00159 0 0.000199
0 0 0.998
112 home_ownership 14
0.00995 0 0.0181
0.00139 0 0.971
113 afford_hous 18
0.0241 0 0.00617
0.0109 0 0.959
114 govern_intervent 70
0.00239 0 0.0919
0.00179 0 0.904
115 hous_crisi 9
0.000199 0 0.00975
0.000199 0 0.99
116 feder_govern 7
0.00279 0 0.0101
0.000199 0 0.987
117 financi_market 9
0 0 0.0695
0 0 0.931
118 capit_market 2
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
119 competit_advantag 16
0.000398 0 0.0107
0 0 0.989
120 public_trust 10
0 0 0.0117
0 0 0.988
121 regulatori_reform 4
0 0 0.00159
0 0 0.998
122 public_debat 8
0.000199 0 0.00338
0 0 0.996
123 core_principl 5
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
124 govern_oversight 24
0 0 0.00597
0 0 0.994
125 feder_reserv 12
0 0 0.00239
0 0 0.998
126 insur_polici 33
0 0 0.00677
0 0 0.993
127 american_taxpay 4
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
128 capit_requir 46
0.000199 0 0.0125
0 0 0.987
129 financi_institut 16
0 0 0.00537
0 0 0.995
130 capit_requir 3
0 0 0.000796
0 0 0.999
131 financi_instrument 8
0 0 0.00159
0 0 0.998
132 rate_agenc 24
0 0 0.00537
0 0 0.995
133 full_disclosur 17
0 0 0.00338
0 0 0.997
134 financi_institut 2
0 0 0.000796
0 0 0.999
135 same_problem 42
0 0 0.00955
0 0 0.99
136 financi_institut 8
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
137 regulatori_agenc 39
0.00438 0 0.0117
0 0 0.984
138 decad_ago 27
0.152 0 0.0131
0.00358 0 0.832
139 commerci_bank 52
0.000199 0 0.174
0.000398 0 0.825
140 subprim_mortgag 9
0 0 0.00338
0 0 0.997
141 mortgag_broker 6
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
142 subprim_mortgag 21
0 0 0.00438
0 0 0.996
143 financi_system 26
0 0 0.00438
0 0 0.996
144 american_peopl 7
0.00139 0 0.00299
0 0 0.996
145 bear_stearn 49
0 0 0.0143
0 0 0.986
146 system_risk 38
0 0 0.00856
0 0 0.991
147 financi_system 3
0 0 0.000995
0 0 0.999
148 financi_market 23
0 0 0.00677
0 0 0.993
149 __NUM___centuri 57
0.000995 0 0.0137
0 0 0.985
150 financi_institut 23
0 0 0.00716
0 0 0.993
151 regulatori_agenc 3
0 0 0.000995
0 0 0.999
152 financi_institut 1
0 0 0.000199
0 0 1
153 high_level 44
0.000796 0 0.0326
0 0 0.967
154 govern_regul 25
0.00478 0 0.0442
0.000597 0 0.95
155 tough_question 24
0.00955 0 0.0314
0.00418 0 0.955
156 financi_instrument 5
0.000199 0 0.0201
0.00677 0 0.973
157 public_interest 9
0.00279 0.000199 0.0808
0.00557 0 0.911
158 american_busi 6
0.000995 0 0.0466
0.00657 0 0.946
159 american_peopl 4
0.0197 0 0.0474
0.00657 0 0.926
160 blind_ey 8
0.0388 0 0.116
0.0225 0 0.823
161 american_peopl 10
0.162 0 0.0105
0.0565 0 0.771
162 polit_campaign 23
0.46 0 0.00657
0.185 0 0.349
163 revolv_door 51
0.183 0.000398 0.0591
0.452 0 0.305
164 feder_agenc 5
0.00836 0.000199 0.11
0.521 0.000199 0.361
165 financi_market 20
0.00418 0 0.5
0.0432 0 0.453
166 econom_success 19
0.0619 0.000199 0.0215
0.0326 0 0.884
167 american_dream 3
0.58 0 0.00219
0.0693 0 0.349
168 big_citi 6
0.372 0 0
0.62 0 0.00816
169 small_town 2
0.0187 0 0
0.977 0 0.00398
170 work_hard 12
0.0689 0 0.000995
0.93 0 0
171 health_care 17
0.0888 0 0.00318
0.908 0 0.000398
172 young_peopl 31
0.203 0 0.00358
0.793 0 0.000199
173 american_dream 21
0.131 0 0.0137
0.853 0 0.00219
174 wall_street 15
0.072 0 0.0408
0.872 0 0.0147
175 american_famili 15
0.132 0.000199 0.00219
0.846 0 0.0193
176 econom_growth 24
0.157 0 0.00199
0.84 0 0.000796
177 world_war_ii 2
0.0149 0 0
0.985 0 0.000398
178 work_harder 16
0.0826 0 0.0183
0.899 0 0
179 put_forward 31
0.037 0 0.738
0.21 0 0.0157
180 econom_growth 8
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0.209 0 0.723
181 american_peopl 52
0.045 0 0.192
0.0894 0 0.673
182 hous_crisi 47
0.000199 0 0.182
0.000199 0 0.818
183 unemploy_insur 7
0 0 0.00279
0 0 0.997
184 wall_street 17
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0 0 0.978
185 short_term 14
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0.00378 0 0.884
186 american_dream 12
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0.0595 0 0.737
187 incom_tax 16
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0 0.00517 0.0336
188 tax_cut 0
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189 work_famili 7
0 0.000199 0.00139
0 0.907 0.0915
190 incom_tax 4
0.000398 0.000199 0.000597
0 0.906 0.0929
191 health_care 13
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0.164 0.0498 0.0273
192 cut_cost 7
0.0478 0 0.000796
0.923 0.00398 0.0247
193 green_job 21
0.0318 0 0.0247
0.942 0 0.00139
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0.0573 0 0.000199
0.942 0 0.000199
195 comprehens_immigr 4
0.00498 0 0
0.995 0 0
196 immigr_reform 0
0.000199 0 0
1 0 0
197 fiscal_respons 47
0.00139 0 0.995
0.00318 0 0
198 special_interest 19
0.00955 0 0.0131
0.000398 0 0.977
199 main_street 72
0.0163 0 0.0539
0.00259 0 0.927
200 wall_street 7
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0.0175 0 0.942
201 common_purpos 9
0.798 0 0.00259
0.0478 0 0.152
202 world_greatest 72
0.0533 0 0.226
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203 creat_job 23
0.329 0.000597 0.306
0.138 0 0.226
204 centuri_ago 49
0.608 0 0.00139
0.388 0 0.00239
205 common_purpos 9
0.0115 0 0
0.986 0 0.00199
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