Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.10.23 originally had 3795 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 171 cue terms and an average lag of 19.9. 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___year_ago 27
0.973 0 0.0273
0 0 0
2 __NUM___dai 53
0.201 0 0.00318
0.794 0 0.00159
3 great_american 70
0.229 0 0.00219
0.769 0 0.000199
4 colin_powel 4
0.0193 0 0
0.98 0 0.000199
5 final_dai 28
0.0898 0 0.000398
0.91 0 0
6 phone_call 29
0.228 0 0
0.772 0 0
7 tv_ad 5
0.0191 0 0.00418
0.977 0 0
8 unit_state 52
0.0776 0 0.551
0.369 0 0.00219
9 problem_face 14
0.00458 0.000199 0.369
0.0991 0 0.527
10 american_peopl 2
0.00199 0 0.0121
0.0921 0 0.894
11 econom_crisi 16
0 0 0.114
0.00179 0 0.884
12 great_depress 3
0 0 0.00637
0.000597 0 0.993
13 job_secur 9
0 0 0.00816
0.000597 0 0.991
14 econom_secur 6
0 0 0.00617
0 0 0.994
15 ordinari_american 4
0.00239 0 0.00657
0 0 0.991
16 lost___NUM__ 2
0.000597 0 0.261
0 0 0.739
17 manufactur_job 1
0.00279 0 0.682
0.000597 0 0.314
18 health_care 33
0.0263 0.000199 0.147
0.00199 0 0.825
19 colleg_tuition 2
0.00179 0 0.0119
0.0253 0 0.961
20 john_mccain 15
0 0 0.0352
0.00119 0 0.964
21 senat_mccain 19
0 0 0.0131
0 0 0.987
22 econom_polici 3
0 0 0.00478
0 0 0.995
23 georg_bush 18
0 0 0.0111
0 0 0.989
24 bush___NUM__ 0
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
25 senat_mccain 23
0 0 0.0157
0 0 0.984
26 presid_bush 7
0 0 0.00537
0 0 0.995
27 senat_mccain 14
0 0 0.00995
0 0 0.99
28 bush_polici 4
0 0 0.00299
0 0 0.997
29 tax_cut 3
0 0.000199 0.0149
0 0 0.985
30 american_job 5
0.000199 0 0.00517
0 0 0.995
31 job_oversea 0
0 0 0.00418
0 0 0.996
32 tax_cut 21
0 0.000398 0.102
0 0 0.898
33 job_oversea 5
0 0 0.0153
0 0 0.985
34 tax_cut 2
0 0 0.00537
0 0 0.995
35 senat_mccain 6
0 0 0.00876
0 0 0.991
36 wall_street 38
0 0 0.05
0 0 0.95
37 main_street 3
0 0 0.00358
0 0 0.996
38 senat_mccain 17
0 0.000398 0.0163
0 0 0.983
39 tax_break 4
0 0 0.0324
0 0 0.968
40 job_oversea 5
0 0 0.0171
0 0 0.983
41 tax_cut 11
0 0.000199 0.033
0 0 0.967
42 american_job 5
0 0 0.00637
0 0 0.994
43 job_oversea 0
0 0 0.00358
0 0 0.996
44 good_job 9
0.00318 0.000199 0.0193
0 0 0.977
45 unit_state 8
0 0 0.00975
0.00219 0 0.988
46 free_trade_agreement 8
0 0 0.00736
0 0 0.993
47 multin_corpor 8
0 0 0.00557
0 0 0.994
48 trade_polici 3
0 0 0.00259
0 0 0.997
49 plai_field 8
0 0 0.00617
0 0 0.994
50 trade_polici 16
0 0 0.00736
0 0 0.993
51 tax_code 14
0 0 0.0213
0 0 0.979
52 page_long 5
0.000199 0 0.00458
0 0 0.995
53 corpor_lobbyist 8
0 0 0.00597
0 0 0.994
54 tax_haven 19
0 0 0.0894
0 0 0.911
55 pai_tax 5
0.000398 0 0.0619
0 0 0.938
56 tax_haven 17
0 0 0.0295
0 0 0.971
57 tax_code 9
0 0.000199 0.0231
0 0 0.977
58 john_mccain 62
0 0 0.0571
0 0 0.943
59 georg_bush 5
0.000199 0 0.00637
0 0 0.993
60 unit_state 30
0.216 0.000199 0.339
0 0 0.444
61 pai_job 31
0.0442 0 0.464
0.0898 0 0.402
62 health_care_bill 11
0.157 0 0.0786
0.117 0 0.647
63 american_dream 21
0.168 0 0.0585
0.214 0 0.56
64 american_peopl 41
0.0665 0 0.121
0.271 0 0.542
65 unit_state 4
0.00935 0 0.03
0.317 0 0.644
66 great_challeng 14
0.00756 0 0.107
0.232 0 0.653
67 unit_state 114
0.034 0 0.387
0.0139 0 0.565
68 econom_polici 11
0 0 0.0653
0.00199 0 0.933
69 wall_street 3
0 0 0.00756
0 0 0.992
70 main_street 2
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
71 econom_crisi 58
0.00179 0.000199 0.122
0 0 0.876
72 unit_state 80
0.00776 0 0.17
0 0 0.822
73 month_ago 2
0.000199 0 0.00776
0.00418 0 0.988
74 stimulu_plan 6
0 0 0.00955
0.000597 0 0.99
75 middl_class 17
0.00378 0.00139 0.966
0 0 0.0285
76 class_famili 0
0 0 0.0115
0.00199 0.00119 0.985
77 senat_mccain 12
0.000199 0.000398 0.0555
0.000199 0 0.944
78 stimulu_plan 5
0 0 0.0139
0 0 0.986
79 borrow_monei 15
0.00199 0 0.0159
0 0 0.982
80 job_loss 24
0 0 0.0193
0 0 0.981
81 feder_reserv 4
0 0 0.00318
0 0 0.997
82 senat_mccain 11
0.000597 0.00219 0.109
0 0 0.888
83 work_famili 15
0.00179 0.00239 0.124
0 0.000995 0.871
84 econom_crisi 7
0.00179 0 0.153
0.000398 0 0.845
85 medic_bill 10
0.00876 0 0.325
0.000995 0 0.666
86 wall_street_bank 22
0 0.000199 0.125
0 0 0.875
87 unit_state 20
0.152 0 0.0977
0.000199 0 0.75
88 american_job 5
0.0135 0 0.0165
0.147 0 0.823
89 tax_credit 1
0.00338 0 0.00119
0.159 0 0.836
90 unit_state 11
0.0127 0 0.0306
0.144 0 0.813
91 south_korea 23
0.0117 0.000398 0.0573
0.107 0 0.823
92 wall_street 39
0.0147 0 0.582
0.000398 0 0.403
93 auto_industri 31
0.000796 0.00637 0.551
0.000199 0 0.442
94 loan_guarante 4
0.000199 0.00219 0.0133
0.000796 0.00637 0.977
95 week_ago 5
0.00159 0.000199 0.00935
0.000995 0.00517 0.983
96 loan_guarante 44
0.000597 0.0691 0.0267
0.000796 0.00537 0.898
97 auto_industri 18
0.00318 0.0143 0.201
0.000199 0.0645 0.717
98 small_busi 4
0.000398 0.896 0.00119
0 0.0796 0.0231
99 capit_gain 3
0 0.0257 0
0 0.974 0
100 gain_tax 0
0 0.000199 0
0 1 0
101 door_open 9
0 0.00557 0
0 0.994 0
102 hire_worker 2
0 0.00199 0
0 0.998 0
103 local_govern 40
0 0.0261 0.00338
0 0.971 0
104 million_job 3
0 0.00299 0.00179
0 0.992 0.00318
105 health_care 4
0.00239 0.00358 0.00239
0.000199 0.986 0.00498
106 creat_job 43
0.000796 0.0358 0.0111
0 0.95 0.00239
107 tax_relief 9
0 0.0125 0.000398
0 0.98 0.00657
108 tax_cut 24
0 0.0213 0.00239
0 0.974 0.00219
109 fortun___NUM__ 16
0 0.0175 0
0 0.982 0.000398
110 middl_class 7
0 0.00498 0
0 0.995 0
111 tax_cut 1
0 0.00139 0.000199
0 0.998 0
112 tax_rate 26
0 0.0153 0.000796
0 0.984 0
113 middl_class 2
0 0.00119 0.000597
0 0.997 0.000796
114 class_famili 0
0 0.000398 0.000199
0 0.998 0.00139
115 ronald_reagan 9
0 0.00657 0.000995
0 0.992 0.000796
116 roll_back 7
0 0 0.987
0 0.00517 0.00816
117 bush_tax_cut 2
0 0 0.0165
0 0.000199 0.983
118 bill_clinton 15
0 0 0.0754
0 0 0.925
119 john_mccain 1
0 0 0.00796
0 0 0.992
120 year_ago 12
0.000199 0.000199 0.04
0 0 0.96
121 bush_tax_cut 6
0 0.000796 0.0179
0 0.000199 0.981
122 middl_class 29
0.00438 0.872 0.0255
0 0.000995 0.0967
123 class_american 0
0 0.0243 0
0 0.873 0.102
124 tax_relief 4
0 0.0498 0.000398
0 0.895 0.0549
125 million_dollar 28
0 0.0728 0.000199
0 0.926 0.00139
126 includ___NUM__ 5
0 0.00458 0
0 0.995 0
127 small_busi 3
0 0.00179 0
0 0.998 0
128 busi_owner 0
0 0.000796 0
0 0.999 0
129 tax_increas 6
0 0.00358 0
0 0.996 0
130 payrol_tax 6
0 0.00318 0
0 0.997 0
131 incom_tax 4
0 0.00358 0
0 0.996 0
132 capit_gain 4
0 0.00318 0
0 0.997 0
133 gain_tax 0
0 0.000398 0
0 1 0
134 __MONEY___billion 77
0.000199 0.000597 0.994
0 0.00478 0.000597
135 renew_sourc 4
0 0 0.00856
0 0 0.991
136 green_job 9
0 0 0.00239
0 0 0.998
137 solar_panel 17
0 0 0.00517
0 0 0.995
138 wind_turbin 2
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
139 middl_east 18
0.00219 0 0.00776
0 0 0.99
140 __NUM___centuri 32
0.535 0 0.0209
0.000796 0 0.443
141 spend___MONEY___billion 20
0.306 0 0.00975
0.505 0 0.179
142 health_care_system 28
0.196 0 0.000199
0.804 0 0
143 insur_compani 49
0.0137 0 0.000398
0.986 0 0
144 health_care_plan 38
0.00736 0 0
0.993 0 0
145 insur_compani 5
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
146 health_insur 15
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
147 same_kind 30
0.00557 0 0
0.994 0 0
148 health_insur 2
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
149 prevent_care 12
0.00398 0 0
0.996 0 0
150 health_care 10
0.0366 0.000995 0.00557
0.957 0 0
151 earli_childhood 79
0.974 0 0
0.0265 0 0
152 childhood_educ 0
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
153 higher_standard 23
0.00517 0 0.000199
0.995 0 0
154 elect_presid 43
0.919 0.0113 0.0482
0.0211 0 0
155 america_futur 12
0.0697 0 0.0261
0.869 0.000398 0.0352
156 special_interest 58
0.232 0 0.00279
0.764 0 0.00159
157 young_peopl 6
0.0273 0 0.00159
0.971 0 0
158 special_interest 5
0.0217 0 0.00637
0.971 0 0.00139
159 unit_state 317
0.761 0 0.033
0.206 0 0
160 common_purpos 41
0.128 0 0.00199
0.867 0 0.00279
161 unit_state 14
0.0547 0 0.0191
0.922 0 0.00398
162 futur_gener 36
0.0671 0 0.0472
0.866 0 0.0193
163 american_peopl 133
0.285 0.000199 0.233
0.445 0 0.0358
164 unit_state 213
0.263 0 0.586
0.0812 0 0.07
165 main_street 60
0.000597 0 0.471
0.00199 0 0.526
166 wall_street 2
0 0 0.00637
0.000995 0 0.993
167 tax_relief 5
0 0.0159 0.0257
0 0 0.958
168 middl_class 3
0.163 0.00557 0.0917
0.000199 0.0129 0.726
169 health_care 10
0.136 0.00299 0.042
0.158 0.0135 0.647
170 god_bless 98
0.826 0 0
0.174 0 0
171 god_bless_america 5
0.0189 0 0
0.981 0 0
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