Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.10.05 originally had 3838 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 168 cue terms and an average lag of 20.6. 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 elect_dai 7
0.83 0.147 0.0225
0 0 0
2 north_carolina 15
0.0665 0.0155 0.0354
0.753 0.113 0.0165
3 american_job 117
0.195 0.161 0.281
0.239 0.0886 0.0352
4 job_loss 10
0.0147 0.296 0.0543
0.19 0.25 0.195
5 includ___NUM__ 12
0.0354 0.0555 0.0547
0.176 0.538 0.14
6 north_carolina 3
0.0689 0.000597 0.208
0.202 0.325 0.196
7 financi_market 13
0.00438 0.00159 0.533
0.0291 0.0496 0.383
8 senat_mccain 14
0 0 0.519
0.000796 0.00179 0.479
9 mccain_campaign 0
0 0 0.0149
0.000199 0.000398 0.984
10 final_week 19
0 0 0.267
0 0 0.733
11 econom_crisi 28
0.00259 0 0.706
0 0 0.291
12 great_depress 3
0 0 0.0388
0.000398 0 0.961
13 john_mccain 3
0.000597 0 0.0207
0 0 0.979
14 senat_mccain 34
0.00318 0.0101 0.0454
0.000398 0 0.941
15 __NUM___dai 75
0.707 0.000398 0.203
0 0 0.0898
16 middl_class 34
0.0119 0.00935 0.7
0.0961 0 0.182
17 creat_job 5
0.00139 0.00159 0.0754
0.0513 0.00816 0.862
18 senat_mccain 26
0.00498 0.00677 0.144
0.00995 0.00716 0.827
19 health_care 74
0.0131 0.000796 0.205
0.00478 0.000995 0.776
20 hard_work 13
0 0 0.0392
0.000398 0 0.96
21 work_famili 0
0.000199 0 0.00139
0 0 0.998
22 john_mccain 6
0 0 0.00716
0.000199 0 0.993
23 econom_polici 29
0.00975 0 0.0253
0 0 0.965
24 john_mccain 7
0.038 0.000199 0.00498
0.00975 0 0.947
25 health_care_cost 16
0.933 0.000796 0.0163
0.0464 0 0.00378
26 insur_compani 107
0.0697 0 0.000995
0.929 0 0.000199
27 health_care_system 30
0.00816 0 0
0.992 0 0
28 person_bankruptci 34
0.00856 0 0
0.991 0 0
29 medic_bill 6
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
30 small_busi 12
0.00358 0.00398 0.000597
0.992 0 0
31 busi_owner 0
0.000398 0 0.000199
0.995 0.00378 0.000597
32 work_dai 13
0.00816 0 0.000199
0.991 0.000199 0
33 health_care_cost 21
0.00756 0 0
0.992 0 0
34 __NUM___million_american 11
0.00378 0 0
0.996 0 0
35 health_insur 5
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
36 emerg_room 30
0.00697 0 0
0.993 0 0
37 young_woman 32
0.00796 0 0
0.992 0 0
38 medic_bill 24
0.00537 0 0
0.995 0 0
39 medic_cost 44
0.0101 0 0.00159
0.988 0 0
40 insur_compani 7
0.00179 0 0.0185
0.978 0 0.00159
41 econom_crisi 54
0.00378 0.000199 0.979
0.000796 0 0.0161
42 health_care 12
0 0 0.038
0.000199 0 0.962
43 major_financi 1
0 0 0.00239
0 0 0.998
44 financi_institut 0
0 0 0.00119
0 0 0.999
45 senat_mccain 42
0.0366 0.0121 0.0693
0 0 0.882
46 health_care 35
0.366 0.00179 0.084
0.03 0.00239 0.516
47 econom_crisi 15
0.118 0 0.0364
0.364 0 0.482
48 health_care_system 7
0.527 0 0.000199
0.471 0 0.00179
49 small_busi 10
0.00458 0.000995 0.000597
0.993 0 0.000398
50 largest_corpor 9
0.00378 0 0
0.996 0 0
51 health_care_cost 17
0.00458 0 0.000199
0.995 0 0
52 good_job 20
0.03 0 0.00219
0.968 0 0
53 health_care_cost 29
0.00836 0 0
0.992 0 0
54 health_insur 12
0.00259 0 0
0.997 0 0
55 critic_import 33
0.00657 0 0
0.993 0 0
56 senat_john 15
0.00418 0 0
0.996 0 0
57 john_mccain 0
0.000597 0 0
0.999 0 0
58 health_care_plan 33
0.00697 0 0
0.993 0 0
59 insur_industri 33
0.00736 0 0
0.993 0 0
60 senat_mccain 28
0.00776 0.000398 0
0.992 0 0
61 health_care 8
0.00279 0 0
0.997 0.000199 0
62 insur_industri 29
0.00756 0 0
0.992 0 0
63 bank_industri 8
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
64 health_care 17
0.00498 0 0
0.995 0 0
65 insur_compani 11
0.00259 0 0
0.997 0 0
66 senat_mccain 4
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
67 insur_compani 34
0.00995 0 0.00119
0.989 0 0
68 north_carolina 40
0.0273 0 0.000995
0.972 0 0
69 insur_compani 7
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
70 mental_health 3
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
71 health_care 0
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
72 north_carolina 15
0.00836 0.000199 0
0.991 0 0
73 john_mccain 19
0.00776 0 0
0.992 0 0
74 insur_compani 3
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
75 make_decis 28
0.0129 0 0
0.987 0 0
76 john_mccain 5
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
77 insur_compani 4
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
78 senat_mccain 6
0.00119 0 0.000199
0.999 0 0
79 insur_compani 23
0.00418 0 0.000199
0.996 0 0
80 senat_mccain 44
0.0119 0.000398 0.00299
0.984 0 0.000199
81 tax_credit 27
0.0139 0 0.000398
0.985 0 0.000995
82 health_care_cost 18
0.00617 0 0
0.994 0 0
83 prescript_drug 7
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
84 fine_print 7
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
85 senat_mccain 11
0.00139 0 0.000199
0.998 0 0
86 health_care 13
0.00418 0 0
0.996 0 0
87 tax_credit 20
0.00796 0 0
0.992 0 0
88 insur_compani 15
0.00458 0 0.00199
0.993 0 0
89 senat_mccain 12
0.00338 0 0.00716
0.988 0 0.00179
90 tax_credit 4
0.00179 0 0.000597
0.989 0 0.00896
91 john_mccain 23
0.00736 0 0.00517
0.978 0 0.00955
92 senat_mccain 25
0.00975 0.000199 0.00279
0.976 0 0.0109
93 health_care_plan 59
0.0235 0 0.000597
0.971 0 0.00458
94 presid_bush 7
0.00239 0 0.0107
0.982 0 0.00498
95 year_ago 4
0.00756 0.000199 0.000398
0.979 0 0.0133
96 health_care_system 15
0.0191 0 0
0.981 0 0
97 studi_show 5
0.00378 0 0
0.996 0 0
98 __NUM___million_american 9
0.00677 0.000199 0
0.993 0 0
99 tax_credit 25
0.0107 0 0
0.989 0 0
100 bui_insur 2
0 0 0
1 0 0
101 senat_mccain 6
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
102 averag_cost 7
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
103 health_care_plan 4
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
104 senat_mccain 15
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
105 prescript_drug 26
0.00677 0 0
0.993 0 0
106 senat_mccain 7
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
107 health_care_plan 1
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
108 insur_compani 8
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
109 higher_premium 25
0.00537 0 0
0.995 0 0
110 john_mccain 29
0.00617 0 0.0127
0.981 0 0
111 health_care 9
0.00478 0 0.0169
0.969 0 0.00896
112 insur_compani 29
0.00597 0 0.297
0.683 0 0.0143
113 middl_class 6
0.085 0.0344 0.573
0.00597 0 0.301
114 class_famili 0
0.000597 0 0.00617
0.089 0.0342 0.87
115 good_luck 61
0.717 0 0.0438
0.0736 0 0.166
116 ownership_societi 8
0.0123 0 0.00458
0.777 0 0.207
117 health_care 18
0.121 0.000199 0.043
0.782 0 0.0535
118 insur_compani 14
0.0183 0 0.0555
0.885 0 0.0414
119 ordinari_american 62
0.544 0 0.304
0.0969 0 0.0543
120 free_market 9
0.117 0.000398 0.0229
0.523 0 0.337
121 special_interest 5
0.0888 0 0.00279
0.626 0 0.282
122 work_hard 19
0.308 0.000199 0.0123
0.661 0 0.0191
123 bad_luck 30
0.102 0.00657 0.034
0.841 0.000199 0.0159
124 elect_presid 7
0.0997 0.000597 0.000597
0.89 0.00338 0.00557
125 health_care_system 7
0.0251 0 0
0.975 0 0
126 insur_compani 10
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
127 health_care 15
0.00358 0 0.000199
0.996 0 0
128 lower_cost 28
0.00677 0 0
0.993 0 0
129 health_care_system 3
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
130 drug_compani 8
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
131 lower_price 17
0.00358 0 0.00378
0.993 0 0
132 insur_compani 10
0.00577 0 0
0.994 0 0
133 health_problem 51
0.0123 0 0
0.988 0 0
134 health_care_system 20
0.00498 0 0
0.995 0 0
135 __NUM___centuri 4
0.00517 0 0
0.995 0 0
136 medic_error 11
0.00338 0 0
0.997 0 0
137 feder_govern 87
0.0404 0 0.00139
0.958 0 0
138 year___NUM__ 35
0.0163 0 0
0.983 0 0.000199
139 __NUM___million_american 0
0.000597 0 0
0.999 0 0
140 health_insur 6
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
141 great_moral 8
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
142 senat_mccain 29
0.00776 0.000398 0.00159
0.99 0 0
143 health_care_cost 54
0.0147 0 0
0.985 0 0
144 same_type 25
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
145 privat_plan 3
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
146 feder_employe 3
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
147 north_carolina 8
0.0121 0.000199 0.000199
0.987 0 0
148 tax_credit 41
0.0299 0 0.00139
0.969 0 0
149 small_busi 12
0.00955 0.000796 0.00458
0.985 0 0
150 tax_credit 5
0.00975 0 0.000796
0.986 0 0.00318
151 good_job 26
0.0462 0 0.000398
0.953 0 0
152 health_care 4
0.00239 0 0
0.998 0 0
153 health_care_cost 21
0.00398 0 0
0.996 0 0
154 prescript_drug 14
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
155 privat_plan 7
0.00159 0.000199 0.00995
0.988 0 0
156 __MONEY___billion 17
0.00358 0.00358 0.714
0.269 0 0.00975
157 georg_bush 18
0 0 0.309
0.000597 0 0.69
158 bush_tax 0
0 0 0.00159
0.000199 0 0.998
159 tax_break 0
0 0 0.0818
0 0 0.918
160 peopl_make 2
0 0 0.257
0 0 0.743
161 bill_clinton 18
0.00896 0 0.352
0 0 0.639
162 statu_quo 33
0.42 0.000199 0.0661
0.00637 0 0.507
163 __NUM___year 67
0.383 0 0.183
0.294 0 0.14
164 insur_compani 81
0.316 0 0.085
0.504 0 0.0949
165 fight_back 170
0.273 0 0.00577
0.718 0 0.00279
166 health_care_system 46
0.0547 0 0
0.945 0 0.000398
167 god_bless 92
0.925 0 0
0.0746 0 0
168 god_bless_america 5
0.0151 0 0
0.985 0 0
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