John McCain

This speech titled 2008.08.31.roundtable_interview_on_fox_news_sunday originally had 5456 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 167 cue terms and an average lag of 29.5. 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
#	Cue term	Lag before term	Restart		∑Left	Center	∑Right
1	senat_mccain	2		✓	0	0	1
1	senat_mccain	2		✗	0	0	0
2	run_mate	28		✓	0	0	0.0629
2	run_mate	28		✗	0	0	0.937
3	republican_leader	13		✓	0	0	0.0328
3	republican_leader	13		✗	0	0	0.967
4	sarah_palin	14		✓	0	0	0.0338
4	sarah_palin	14		✗	0	0	0.966
5	joe_lieberman	274		✓	0.000995	0	0.491
5	joe_lieberman	274		✗	0	0	0.508
6	nation_secur	10		✓	0	0	0.0219
6	nation_secur	10		✗	0.000796	0	0.977
7	foreign_polici	2		✓	0	0	0.00617
7	foreign_polici	2		✗	0.000199	0	0.994
8	mitt_romnei	19		✓	0	0	0.0458
8	mitt_romnei	19		✗	0	0	0.954
9	mike_huckabe	3		✓	0	0	0.00677
9	mike_huckabe	3		✗	0	0	0.993
10	nation_capit	40		✓	0.00378	0	0.132
10	nation_capit	40		✗	0	0	0.865
11	american_peopl	7		✓	0.00199	0	0.0874
11	american_peopl	7		✗	0.00259	0	0.908
12	feder_prison	24		✓	0.000398	0	0.294
12	feder_prison	24		✗	0	0	0.705
13	rais___MONEY__	50		✓	0	0	0.0704
13	rais___MONEY__	50		✗	0	0	0.93
14	__MONEY___million	0		✓	0.000398	0	0.00159
14	__MONEY___million	0		✗	0	0	0.998
15	month_ago	12		✓	0.00597	0	0.161
15	month_ago	12		✗	0.000398	0	0.832
16	islam_terror	25		✓	0.00159	0	0.246
16	islam_terror	25		✗	0.000199	0	0.752
17	foreign_polici	1		✓	0	0	0.0271
17	foreign_polici	1		✗	0.000796	0	0.972
18	nation_secur	34		✓	0.000199	0	0.159
18	nation_secur	34		✗	0	0	0.841
19	foreign_polici	2		✓	0	0	0.00955
19	foreign_polici	2		✗	0	0	0.99
20	sarah_palin	4		✓	0	0	0.0143
20	sarah_palin	4		✗	0	0	0.986
21	senat_obama	30		✓	0.00995	0	0.0621
21	senat_obama	30		✗	0.000199	0	0.928
22	__NUM___year	123		✓	0	0	0.25
22	__NUM___year	123		✗	0	0	0.75
23	elect_offic	2		✓	0	0	0.00517
23	elect_offic	2		✗	0	0	0.995
24	twenti_percent	51		✓	0.0605	0	0.102
24	twenti_percent	51		✗	0	0	0.837
25	kei_issu	18		✓	0.0215	0	0.337
25	kei_issu	18		✗	0.0426	0	0.599
26	nation_secur	3		✓	0.000398	0	0.05
26	nation_secur	3		✗	0.0368	0	0.913
27	__NUM___peopl	29		✓	0.000995	0	0.157
27	__NUM___peopl	29		✗	0.0103	0	0.831
28	foreign_polici	5		✓	0	0	0.0235
28	foreign_polici	5		✗	0.00119	0	0.975
29	state_govern	30		✓	0.000398	0	0.072
29	state_govern	30		✗	0.000199	0	0.927
30	vice_presid	18		✓	0	0	0.0482
30	vice_presid	18		✗	0	0	0.952
31	nation_guard	43		✓	0.00458	0.000995	0.0894
31	nation_guard	43		✗	0	0.000199	0.905
32	senat_obama	39		✓	0.288	0	0.0609
32	senat_obama	39		✗	0.00517	0	0.646
33	commun_organ	13		✓	0.0758	0	0.0229
33	commun_organ	13		✗	0.289	0	0.612
34	senat_obama	12		✓	0.0181	0	0.0253
34	senat_obama	12		✗	0.353	0	0.604
35	__NUM___time	6		✓	0.00896	0	0.0147
35	__NUM___time	6		✗	0.363	0	0.613
36	state_legislatur	3		✓	0.00119	0	0.232
36	state_legislatur	3		✗	0.14	0.000995	0.625
37	__NUM___hour	43		✓	0	0	0.21
37	__NUM___hour	43		✗	0.00816	0	0.782
38	foreign_polici	8		✓	0	0	0.0199
38	foreign_polici	8		✗	0.00697	0	0.973
39	job_back	95		✓	0.0207	0	0.199
39	job_back	95		✗	0	0	0.78
40	good_govern	35		✓	0.00378	0	0.0824
40	good_govern	35		✗	0.0101	0	0.904
41	run_mate	45		✓	0.000597	0	0.244
41	run_mate	45		✗	0.000199	0	0.755
42	hillari_clinton	30		✓	0	0	0.0669
42	hillari_clinton	30		✗	0	0	0.933
43	clinton_support	0		✓	0	0	0.00219
43	clinton_support	0		✗	0	0	0.998
44	face_todai	44		✓	0.075	0	0.133
44	face_todai	44		✗	0.000398	0	0.792
45	health_care	6		✓	0.0482	0	0.0281
45	health_care	6		✗	0.0764	0	0.847
46	health_insur	8		✓	0.00716	0	0.00836
46	health_insur	8		✗	0.122	0	0.863
47	nation_secur	22		✓	0.0199	0	0.611
47	nation_secur	22		✗	0.0603	0	0.309
48	kitchen_tabl	30		✓	0.0131	0	0.0681
48	kitchen_tabl	30		✗	0.0669	0	0.852
49	health_insur	28		✓	0.108	0	0.0458
49	health_insur	28		✗	0.077	0	0.769
50	state_legislatur	42		✓	0.00378	0	0.322
50	state_legislatur	42		✗	0.042	0	0.632
51	senat_obama	14		✓	0.00517	0	0.0432
51	senat_obama	14		✗	0.038	0	0.914
52	hillari_clinton	58		✓	0	0	0.153
52	hillari_clinton	58		✗	0.00279	0.000199	0.844
53	clinton_support	0		✓	0	0	0.00318
53	clinton_support	0		✗	0.00279	0.000199	0.994
54	cocktail_parti	115		✓	0.0896	0	0.477
54	cocktail_parti	115		✗	0.00239	0	0.431
55	small_busi	16		✓	0.402	0	0.049
55	small_busi	16		✗	0.0935	0	0.456
56	tom_coburn	225		✓	0.0137	0	0.663
56	tom_coburn	225		✗	0.0302	0	0.293
57	__MONEY___million	20		✓	0.0105	0	0.0557
57	__MONEY___million	20		✗	0.0227	0	0.911
58	__NUM___peopl	8		✓	0.0107	0	0.0824
58	__NUM___peopl	8		✗	0.03	0	0.877
59	democrat_convent	60		✓	0.000398	0	0.38
59	democrat_convent	60		✗	0.000398	0	0.619
60	pretti_good	47		✓	0	0	0.113
60	pretti_good	47		✗	0	0	0.887
61	senat_obama	23		✓	0.000398	0	0.0543
61	senat_obama	23		✗	0	0	0.945
62	accept_speech	4		✓	0	0	0.0137
62	accept_speech	4		✗	0	0	0.986
63	presid_bush	22		✓	0.000995	0	0.0492
63	presid_bush	22		✗	0	0	0.95
64	barack_obama	12		✓	0	0	0.0241
64	barack_obama	12		✗	0.000398	0	0.976
65	john_mccain	9		✓	0	0	0.0229
65	john_mccain	9		✗	0	0	0.977
66	senat_obama	28		✓	0.0663	0	0.0575
66	senat_obama	28		✗	0	0	0.876
67	obama_speech	0		✓	0.00199	0	0.00139
67	obama_speech	0		✗	0.0663	0	0.93
68	long_time	54		✓	0.00756	0	0.184
68	long_time	54		✗	0.0233	0	0.785
69	tough_time	22		✓	0.00398	0	0.0547
69	tough_time	22		✗	0.0217	0	0.92
70	senat_obama	9		✓	0.00179	0	0.0237
70	senat_obama	9		✗	0.0217	0	0.953
71	world_war_ii	39		✓	0.000796	0.000796	0.0993
71	world_war_ii	39		✗	0.00418	0.000199	0.895
72	air_forc	4		✓	0.00318	0	0.0143
72	air_forc	4		✗	0.00498	0.000995	0.977
73	lower_tax	26		✓	0.982	0.000199	0.000796
73	lower_tax	26		✗	0.00995	0.000796	0.00597
74	rais_tax	23		✓	0.0352	0	0
74	rais_tax	23		✗	0.965	0	0
75	vote___NUM__	43		✓	0.0444	0	0
75	vote___NUM__	43		✗	0.956	0	0
76	__NUM___time	0		✓	0.00199	0	0.000199
76	__NUM___time	0		✗	0.998	0	0
77	minimum_wage	4		✓	0.00478	0	0.000199
77	minimum_wage	4		✗	0.995	0	0
78	cut_tax	37		✓	0.0378	0	0
78	cut_tax	37		✗	0.962	0	0
79	senat_obama	2		✓	0.00318	0	0
79	senat_obama	2		✗	0.997	0	0
80	minimum_wage	19		✓	0.0209	0	0.000199
80	minimum_wage	19		✗	0.978	0.000796	0
81	wage_increas	14		✓	0.0157	0	0.00537
81	wage_increas	14		✗	0.974	0.00438	0.000199
82	good_thing	20		✓	0.0293	0	0.000199
82	good_thing	20		✗	0.966	0.00418	0.000796
83	bad_thing	3		✓	0.00617	0	0
83	bad_thing	3		✗	0.99	0.00378	0
84	energi_bill	14		✓	0.0201	0	0.00179
84	energi_bill	14		✗	0.976	0.00259	0
85	good_thing	9		✓	0.0145	0	0.00119
85	good_thing	9		✗	0.98	0.00259	0.00139
86	good_deal	12		✓	0.0211	0	0.000199
86	good_deal	12		✗	0.977	0.00199	0.000199
87	oil_compani	3		✓	0.00697	0	0.000199
87	oil_compani	3		✗	0.993	0	0
88	senat_obama	1		✓	0.0103	0	0.000796
88	senat_obama	1		✗	0.989	0	0
89	harri_reid	25		✓	0.0386	0	0.00299
89	harri_reid	25		✗	0.958	0	0.000398
90	offshor_drill	11		✓	0.0149	0.000199	0
90	offshor_drill	11		✗	0.982	0.00299	0
91	senat_democrat	3		✓	0.00318	0.000398	0
91	senat_democrat	3		✗	0.902	0.0943	0
92	democrat_leader	0		✓	0.00119	0	0
92	democrat_leader	0		✗	0.904	0.0951	0
93	senat_democrat	5		✓	0.00836	0	0
93	senat_democrat	5		✗	0.897	0.0951	0
94	democrat_leader	0		✓	0.00259	0	0
94	democrat_leader	0		✗	0.904	0.0933	0
95	offshor_drill	9		✓	0.0872	0	0.00119
95	offshor_drill	9		✗	0.905	0.00657	0
96	american_peopl	52		✓	0.0623	0	0.0171
96	american_peopl	52		✗	0.921	0	0
97	minimum_wage	32		✓	0.0452	0	0.00199
97	minimum_wage	32		✗	0.948	0.000199	0.00478
98	__NUM___time	15		✓	0.0145	0	0.0125
98	__NUM___time	15		✗	0.967	0.000398	0.00597
99	live_wage	21		✓	0.0209	0	0.157
99	live_wage	21		✗	0.799	0.00438	0.0183
100	health_care	32		✓	0.0406	0	0.0225
100	health_care	32		✗	0.768	0.00478	0.164
101	health_insur	30		✓	0.0358	0	0.0511
101	health_insur	30		✗	0.732	0.000199	0.18
102	john_mccain	64		✓	0.000398	0	0.92
102	john_mccain	64		✗	0.00119	0	0.0782
103	senat_obama	21		✓	0.00557	0	0.0416
103	senat_obama	21		✗	0.000995	0	0.952
104	polit_campaign	113		✓	0	0	0.225
104	polit_campaign	113		✗	0.000199	0	0.775
105	york_time	51		✓	0	0	0.11
105	york_time	51		✗	0	0	0.89
106	gener_petraeu	4		✓	0	0	0.0129
106	gener_petraeu	4		✗	0	0	0.987
107	great_man	22		✓	0	0	0.048
107	great_man	22		✗	0	0	0.952
108	senat_mccain	67		✓	0	0	0.135
108	senat_mccain	67		✗	0	0	0.865
109	polit_gain	40		✓	0.000398	0	0.0836
109	polit_gain	40		✗	0	0	0.916
110	senat_john	16		✓	0	0	0.109
110	senat_john	16		✗	0	0	0.891
111	john_mccain	0		✓	0	0	0.00139
111	john_mccain	0		✗	0	0	0.999
112	rick_warren	46		✓	0	0	0.0939
112	rick_warren	46		✗	0	0	0.906
113	john_mccain	4		✓	0	0	0.0101
113	john_mccain	4		✗	0	0	0.99
114	prison_camp	11		✓	0.000199	0	0.0261
114	prison_camp	11		✗	0	0	0.974
115	rick_warren	134		✓	0.000199	0	0.262
115	rick_warren	134		✗	0	0	0.738
116	month_ago	85		✓	0.0137	0	0.181
116	month_ago	85		✗	0.000199	0	0.805
117	prison_camp	56		✓	0	0	0.142
117	prison_camp	56		✗	0	0	0.858
118	gulf_coast	19		✓	0	0	0.0446
118	gulf_coast	19		✗	0	0	0.955
119	republican_convent	12		✓	0.000199	0	0.0285
119	republican_convent	12		✗	0	0	0.971
120	natur_disast	87		✓	0.0135	0	0.175
120	natur_disast	87		✗	0	0	0.811
121	american_peopl	117		✓	0.00716	0	0.274
121	american_peopl	117		✗	0.00159	0	0.717
122	gulf_coast	66		✓	0.000597	0	0.152
122	gulf_coast	66		✗	0.00139	0	0.846
123	pretti_clear	77		✓	0.000199	0	0.163
123	pretti_clear	77		✗	0	0	0.837
124	month_ago	44		✓	0.00716	0	0.0933
124	month_ago	44		✗	0.000199	0	0.899
125	neg_ad	39		✓	0	0	0.0933
125	neg_ad	39		✗	0.000796	0	0.906
126	common_denomin	14		✓	0.00159	0	0.0334
126	common_denomin	14		✗	0.000796	0	0.964
127	barack_obama	25		✓	0.00299	0	0.0681
127	barack_obama	25		✗	0.000398	0	0.929
128	britnei_spear	20		✓	0.00378	0.000199	0.0428
128	britnei_spear	20		✗	0.00299	0	0.95
129	senat_obama	51		✓	0.000398	0	0.13
129	senat_obama	51		✗	0.000597	0	0.869
130	town_hall_meet	4		✓	0	0	0.0107
130	town_hall_meet	4		✗	0	0	0.989
131	american_peopl	11		✓	0	0	0.0277
131	american_peopl	11		✗	0	0	0.972
132	barri_goldwat	3		✓	0	0	0.0107
132	barri_goldwat	3		✗	0	0	0.989
133	senat_obama	31		✓	0.000796	0	0.0629
133	senat_obama	31		✗	0	0	0.936
134	town_hall_meet	5		✓	0.000199	0	0.0111
134	town_hall_meet	5		✗	0	0	0.989
135	american_peopl	8		✓	0.105	0	0.0191
135	american_peopl	8		✗	0.00199	0	0.874
136	offshor_drill	30		✓	0.852	0	0.00438
136	offshor_drill	30		✗	0.105	0	0.0388
137	rais_tax	5		✓	0.0243	0	0.000796
137	rais_tax	5		✗	0.95	0	0.0253
138	fresh_air	36		✓	0.00139	0	0.941
138	fresh_air	36		✗	0.0328	0.000199	0.0249
139	neg_ad	99		✓	0	0	0.228
139	neg_ad	99		✗	0.000199	0	0.771
140	long_ago	4		✓	0	0	0.00995
140	long_ago	4		✗	0	0	0.99
141	democrat_nation_committe	3		✓	0.000398	0.000199	0.00776
141	democrat_nation_committe	3		✗	0	0	0.992
142	obama_campaign	9		✓	0.00677	0	0.0708
142	obama_campaign	9		✗	0	0	0.922
143	senat_obama	23		✓	0.00338	0	0.0846
143	senat_obama	23		✗	0.00358	0	0.908
144	presid_bush	22		✓	0	0	0.0589
144	presid_bush	22		✗	0.00139	0	0.94
145	big_question	3		✓	0	0	0.00896
145	big_question	3		✗	0	0	0.991
146	bush_presid	7		✓	0.00836	0	0.0165
146	bush_presid	7		✗	0	0	0.975
147	spend_spree	52		✓	0.975	0	0.000995
147	spend_spree	52		✗	0.00935	0	0.0143
148	great_societi	33		✓	0.0424	0	0.0175
148	great_societi	33		✗	0.93	0	0.0105
149	long_list	33		✓	0.0304	0	0.0919
149	long_list	33		✗	0.851	0	0.0263
150	republican_parti	95		✓	0.000398	0	0.906
150	republican_parti	95		✗	0.00458	0.000995	0.0884
151	step_back	28		✓	0.00358	0	0.0651
151	step_back	28		✗	0.00378	0.000995	0.927
152	bush_presid	26		✓	0.00259	0	0.0643
152	bush_presid	26		✗	0.00179	0.000796	0.931
153	nation_secur	65		✓	0	0	0.137
153	nation_secur	65		✗	0.000398	0	0.863
154	nuclear_weapon	27		✓	0	0	0.0466
154	nuclear_weapon	27		✗	0	0	0.953
155	creat_job	16		✓	0.0153	0	0.0189
155	creat_job	16		✗	0.000398	0	0.965
156	job_creation	50		✓	0.000199	0	0.0165
156	job_creation	50		✗	0.00398	0	0.979
157	altern_energi	4		✓	0	0	0.00418
157	altern_energi	4		✗	0	0	0.996
158	nuclear_power	2		✓	0	0	0.000398
158	nuclear_power	2		✗	0	0	1
159	big_part	3		✓	0	0	0
159	big_part	3		✗	0	0	1
160	barack_obama	41		✓	0.0593	0	0.852
160	barack_obama	41		✗	0	0	0.0884
161	senat_obama	23		✓	0.0115	0	0.0909
161	senat_obama	23		✗	0.0478	0	0.85
162	real_reform	10		✓	0.00358	0	0.0291
162	real_reform	10		✗	0.0519	0	0.915
163	job_back	5		✓	0.00199	0	0.0567
163	job_back	5		✗	0.047	0	0.894
164	senat_obama	62		✓	0.00119	0	0.169
164	senat_obama	62		✗	0.00517	0	0.825
165	nation_secur	6		✓	0	0	0.0195
165	nation_secur	6		✗	0.00219	0	0.978
166	secur_issu	0		✓	0	0	0.00239
166	secur_issu	0		✗	0.00159	0	0.996
167	senat_mccain	78		✓	0	0	0.166
167	senat_mccain	78		✗	0	0	0.834
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