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Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.09.12 originally had 2082 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 140 cue terms and an average lag of 12.6. 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 __NUM___month 16
✓
0.85 0 0.15
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0 0 0
2 month_ago 0
✓
0.00418 0 0.00239
✗
0.846 0 0.148
3 __NUM___month 29
✓
0.153 0 0.124
✗
0.651 0 0.0722
4 american_peopl 3
✓
0.0101 0 0.0304
✗
0.771 0 0.189
5 __NUM___dai 26
✓
0.0673 0 0.302
✗
0.492 0 0.138
6 georg_bush 4
✓
0.000199 0 0.55
✗
0.00816 0 0.442
7 week_ago 17
✓
0.000398 0 0.0253
✗
0.000796 0 0.974
8 john_mccain 2
✓
0 0 0.00239
✗
0.000995 0 0.997
9 georg_bush 15
✓
0 0 0.0101
✗
0 0 0.99
10 same_thing 3
✓
0 0 0.00617
✗
0 0 0.994
11 senat_mccain 4
✓
0 0.000199 0.00338
✗
0 0 0.996
12 georg_bush 65
✓
0.000199 0 0.0529
✗
0 0 0.947
13 work_hard 40
✓
0.209 0 0.0567
✗
0 0 0.734
14 american_dream 5
✓
0.00836 0 0.0125
✗
0.198 0 0.781
15 econom_polici 4
✓
0.00378 0 0.133
✗
0.111 0 0.752
16 averag_famili 11
✓
0.0207 0.000995 0.795
✗
0.0444 0 0.139
17 unemploy_rate 24
✓
0.000398 0 0.162
✗
0.000995 0 0.836
18 same_thing 67
✓
0.00119 0 0.292
✗
0 0 0.707
19 georg_bush 2
✓
0 0 0.0133
✗
0 0 0.987
20 senat_mccain 3
✓
0 0 0.00199
✗
0 0 0.998
21 big_corpor 14
✓
0 0 0.0151
✗
0 0 0.985
22 special_interest 2
✓
0.00557 0 0.00299
✗
0 0 0.991
23 middl_class 16
✓
0.0306 0.00378 0.216
✗
0.00378 0 0.746
24 spend___MONEY___billion 79
✓
0.0153 0 0.197
✗
0.00418 0 0.783
25 iraqi_govern 8
✓
0.000796 0 0.0145
✗
0.0187 0 0.966
26 health_care_polici 19
✓
0.0597 0.000398 0.159
✗
0.0189 0 0.762
27 washington_lobbyist 14
✓
0 0 0.106
✗
0 0 0.894
28 john_mccain 3
✓
0 0 0.000796
✗
0 0 0.999
29 mccain_campaign 0
✓
0 0 0.000995
✗
0 0 0.999
30 middl_class 22
✓
0.00358 0.000796 0.166
✗
0 0 0.829
31 senat_mccain 10
✓
0.000199 0 0.0147
✗
0 0.000199 0.985
32 social_secur 17
✓
0 0 0.0247
✗
0 0 0.975
33 health_benefit 3
✓
0.00119 0.0113 0.00358
✗
0 0 0.984
34 __MONEY___billion 3
✓
0 0.000199 0.00756
✗
0.000597 0.00776 0.984
35 tax_break 5
✓
0 0.000199 0.0205
✗
0 0.000995 0.978
36 year_ago 76
✓
0.00478 0 0.114
✗
0 0 0.881
37 special_interest 13
✓
0.00179 0 0.0131
✗
0.00259 0 0.982
38 john_mccain 10
✓
0.000597 0 0.00955
✗
0.00358 0 0.986
39 middl_class 17
✓
0.0939 0.00597 0.46
✗
0.00179 0 0.438
40 unit_state 38
✓
0.0633 0 0.248
✗
0.0535 0 0.635
41 tax_code 20
✓
0.000398 0.00259 0.26
✗
0.00398 0 0.733
42 american_worker 12
✓
0.000398 0.00537 0.114
✗
0.000199 0.00139 0.878
43 small_busi 4
✓
0 0.00378 0.0488
✗
0.000199 0.00677 0.94
44 tax_cut 10
✓
0.000796 0.000398 0.0466
✗
0 0.00498 0.947
45 special_interest 5
✓
0.0165 0 0.0189
✗
0.000995 0.000796 0.963
46 cut_tax 29
✓
0 0.00358 0.29
✗
0 0.000199 0.707
47 work_american 10
✓
0.000796 0 0.0199
✗
0 0.000199 0.979
48 tax_credit 12
✓
0.00179 0 0.0123
✗
0.000796 0 0.985
49 american_worker 4
✓
0 0.000199 0.0271
✗
0 0 0.973
50 work_famili 4
✓
0 0.000398 0.0131
✗
0 0 0.986
51 tax_code 9
✓
0 0.000199 0.0651
✗
0 0.000199 0.935
52 middl_class 5
✓
0.000796 0 0.042
✗
0 0.000199 0.957
53 washington_lobbyist 3
✓
0 0 0.00597
✗
0.000597 0 0.993
54 tax_credit 15
✓
0.0245 0.00318 0.417
✗
0 0 0.555
55 mortgag_interest 12
✓
0.000796 0.0842 0.402
✗
0.00119 0.00299 0.508
56 interest_rate 0
✓
0.00995 0.0135 0.000995
✗
0.00199 0.0872 0.886
57 __NUM___million 2
✓
0.0486 0.349 0.443
✗
0.00915 0.1 0.0503
58 middl_class 9
✓
0.000995 0.0927 0.0488
✗
0.0109 0.446 0.401
59 class_famili 0
✓
0.000199 0.0135 0.00219
✗
0.00856 0.538 0.437
60 incom_tax 26
✓
0 0.436 0.00119
✗
0 0.544 0.0187
61 __NUM___million_american 12
✓
0.0153 0.0187 0
✗
0 0.965 0.00139
62 roughli___MONEY__ 7
✓
0.00438 0.00557 0.000199
✗
0.0151 0.974 0.000398
63 tax_credit 26
✓
0.949 0.000199 0.0259
✗
0.0121 0.0131 0
64 __NUM___hour 6
✓
0.0669 0 0.00199
✗
0.926 0 0.00498
65 public_servic 2
✓
0.0113 0.000199 0.00318
✗
0.979 0 0.00597
66 senat_mccain 30
✓
0.00398 0.158 0.78
✗
0.0503 0.000398 0.00736
67 __MONEY___billion 6
✓
0.000796 0.00716 0.0283
✗
0.0346 0.155 0.775
68 tax_break 4
✓
0.000398 0.00677 0.0599
✗
0.0219 0.156 0.755
69 small_busi 12
✓
0.000796 0.801 0.0117
✗
0 0.161 0.0249
70 capit_gain 22
✓
0 0.0535 0
✗
0 0.946 0
71 gain_tax 0
✓
0 0.000199 0
✗
0 1 0
72 small_busi 3
✓
0.00637 0.00338 0.00279
✗
0 0.987 0
73 wage_job 15
✓
0.843 0.000398 0.0802
✗
0.00915 0.0659 0.000995
74 health_insur 8
✓
0.0181 0 0.502
✗
0.461 0.000597 0.0179
75 middl_class 18
✓
0.00776 0.000398 0.513
✗
0.00358 0 0.476
76 tax_code 6
✓
0 0 0.0376
✗
0.000199 0 0.962
77 american_job 3
✓
0.00119 0 0.0171
✗
0 0 0.982
78 american_compani 17
✓
0.000398 0.000995 0.121
✗
0 0 0.877
79 creat_job 1
✓
0.00378 0.000199 0.122
✗
0 0.000796 0.873
80 unit_state 3
✓
0.0165 0 0.0774
✗
0.00358 0 0.902
81 creat_job 16
✓
0.00318 0.00219 0.439
✗
0.00279 0 0.553
82 direct_result 20
✓
0.000597 0.000199 0.224
✗
0.000199 0.000597 0.774
83 tax_break 26
✓
0 0 0.681
✗
0 0 0.319
84 job_oversea 17
✓
0 0 0.047
✗
0 0 0.953
85 american_job 6
✓
0 0 0.0105
✗
0 0 0.989
86 tax_cut 7
✓
0 0 0.0143
✗
0 0 0.986
87 special_interest 6
✓
0.000199 0 0.00398
✗
0 0 0.996
88 tax_haven 10
✓
0 0 0.0135
✗
0 0 0.986
89 bush_tax_cut 14
✓
0 0 0.0213
✗
0 0 0.979
90 fair_share 15
✓
0.00816 0 0.0233
✗
0 0 0.969
91 georg_bush 20
✓
0 0 0.0245
✗
0 0 0.976
92 bush_polici 0
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
93 john_mccain 27
✓
0.000199 0.000199 0.0213
✗
0 0 0.978
94 tax_plan 8
✓
0 0.0131 0.27
✗
0 0.000199 0.716
95 tax_cut 19
✓
0.000398 0.592 0.0695
✗
0 0.0129 0.325
96 cut_tax 4
✓
0 0.101 0.0103
✗
0 0.602 0.286
97 presid_reagan 12
✓
0.000796 0.0824 0.00637
✗
0 0.699 0.212
98 incom_tax 5
✓
0 0.0131 0.00597
✗
0 0.777 0.204
99 american_famili 3
✓
0.00557 0.00299 0.0141
✗
0.000199 0.771 0.206
100 half_centuri 12
✓
0.0171 0.00199 0.564
✗
0.00279 0.208 0.206
101 lower_tax 9
✓
0 0 0.476
✗
0 0.00318 0.521
102 bill_clinton 7
✓
0.000199 0 0.0366
✗
0 0.00199 0.961
103 middl_class 10
✓
0.000796 0.0999 0.036
✗
0 0.00199 0.861
104 class_famili 0
✓
0.000199 0.0223 0.00418
✗
0.000597 0.102 0.871
105 senat_mccain 9
✓
0.00219 0.434 0.0165
✗
0 0.125 0.422
106 __NUM___million_american 13
✓
0.00597 0.381 0.000796
✗
0.000995 0.555 0.0561
107 tax_increas 24
✓
0 0.0744 0
✗
0 0.926 0
108 incom_tax 4
✓
0 0.00338 0
✗
0 0.997 0
109 payrol_tax 4
✓
0 0.00299 0
✗
0 0.997 0
110 capit_gain 4
✓
0 0.00259 0
✗
0 0.997 0
111 gain_tax 0
✓
0 0.000398 0
✗
0 1 0
112 american_histori 23
✓
0.184 0.00975 0.193
✗
0.000995 0.611 0.000796
113 health_benefit 7
✓
0.00358 0.00617 0.0919
✗
0.122 0.588 0.188
114 senat_mccain 3
✓
0.00139 0.00478 0.0207
✗
0.106 0.587 0.279
115 pai_tax 18
✓
0.000597 0.000398 0.881
✗
0.0131 0.00975 0.0955
116 __MONEY___trillion 6
✓
0 0 0.142
✗
0 0 0.858
117 tax_increas 1
✓
0 0.000796 0.00577
✗
0 0 0.993
118 middl_class 2
✓
0.000199 0 0.0233
✗
0 0 0.977
119 class_famili 0
✓
0 0 0.00358
✗
0 0 0.996
120 higher_tax 11
✓
0.000796 0.000199 0.0448
✗
0 0 0.954
121 senat_mccain 13
✓
0.00478 0.0205 0.0442
✗
0.000398 0.000199 0.93
122 tax_cut 4
✓
0.000199 0.00179 0.748
✗
0.000199 0.00955 0.241
123 __MONEY___trillion 4
✓
0 0 0.235
✗
0 0 0.765
124 tax_break 5
✓
0 0 0.0235
✗
0 0 0.977
125 bush_tax_cut 7
✓
0 0 0.0346
✗
0 0 0.965
126 half_million 12
✓
0.00159 0.0213 0.0848
✗
0 0.000199 0.892
127 million_dollar 0
✓
0 0.00836 0.00517
✗
0.000199 0.0217 0.965
128 tax_cut 2
✓
0 0.00199 0.0129
✗
0 0.0299 0.955
129 __MONEY___million 5
✓
0.00856 0.00279 0.0312
✗
0 0.03 0.927
130 senat_mccain 10
✓
0.00458 0.0203 0.0368
✗
0.00577 0.0322 0.9
131 __MONEY___million 8
✓
0.0392 0.00537 0.861
✗
0.00378 0.0245 0.0663
132 make___MONEY__ 12
✓
0 0 0.168
✗
0 0.00119 0.831
133 __MONEY___million 0
✓
0 0 0.00418
✗
0 0.000995 0.995
134 middl_class 2
✓
0.000398 0 0.0111
✗
0 0.000398 0.988
135 white_hous 19
✓
0.00935 0 0.073
✗
0.000199 0 0.917
136 john_mccain 1
✓
0.000995 0.000199 0.00239
✗
0.00955 0 0.987
137 __NUM___year 34
✓
0.791 0 0.199
✗
0.00219 0 0.00796
138 statu_quo 48
✓
0.295 0 0.0131
✗
0.659 0 0.0328
139 feel_good 25
✓
0.115 0.00179 0.00876
✗
0.865 0 0.0101
140 histori_teach 27
✓
0.0418 0.0163 0.493
✗
0.431 0.00119 0.0167
__END_OF_SPEECH__ 88