John McCain

This speech titled 2008.06.03.remarks_in_new_orleans_louisiana originally had 3503 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 147 cue terms and an average lag of 21.4. 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
#	Cue term	Lag before term	Restart		∑Left	Center	∑Right
1	great_citi	4		✓	0.000995	0	0.999
1	great_citi	4		✗	0	0	0
2	primari_season	12		✓	0	0	0.0253
2	primari_season	12		✗	0	0	0.975
3	gener_elect	6		✓	0	0	0.0109
3	gener_elect	6		✗	0	0	0.989
4	elect_campaign	0		✓	0	0	0.000995
4	elect_campaign	0		✗	0	0	0.999
5	senat_obama	6		✓	0.000796	0	0.0127
5	senat_obama	6		✗	0	0	0.986
6	senat_clinton	25		✓	0.00259	0.000199	0.0537
6	senat_clinton	25		✗	0.000597	0	0.943
7	great_countri	64		✓	0.0123	0	0.128
7	great_countri	64		✗	0.00219	0	0.858
8	senat_obama	19		✓	0.0826	0	0.0458
8	senat_obama	19		✗	0.0139	0	0.858
9	american_famili	64		✓	0.228	0	0.1
9	american_famili	64		✗	0.0854	0	0.586
10	tough_time	49		✓	0.0231	0	0.199
10	tough_time	49		✗	0.189	0	0.589
11	__NUM___centuri	97		✓	0	0	0.368
11	__NUM___centuri	97		✗	0.000398	0	0.631
12	cold_war	7		✓	0	0	0.0177
12	cold_war	7		✗	0	0	0.982
13	inform_technolog	6		✓	0	0	0.0149
13	inform_technolog	6		✗	0	0	0.985
14	global_economi	5		✓	0	0	0.000199
14	global_economi	5		✗	0	0	1
15	govern_polici	17		✓	0	0	0.000199
15	govern_polici	17		✗	0	0	1
16	health_care	2		✓	0	0	0
16	health_care	2		✗	0	0	1
17	tax_code	8		✓	0	0	0.000199
17	tax_code	8		✗	0	0	1
18	public_school	3		✓	0	0	0
18	public_school	3		✗	0	0	1
19	transport_system	3		✓	0	0	0.000199
19	transport_system	3		✗	0	0	1
20	govern_spend	5		✓	0.112	0	0.000199
20	govern_spend	5		✗	0	0	0.888
21	intellig_servic	9		✓	0.0559	0	0.0109
21	intellig_servic	9		✗	0.11	0.000398	0.823
22	histor_event	42		✓	0.212	0.000199	0.0113
22	histor_event	42		✗	0.158	0.000199	0.618
23	american_famili	10		✓	0.184	0	0
23	american_famili	10		✗	0.363	0	0.453
24	job_loss	2		✓	0.0677	0	0.000199
24	job_loss	2		✗	0.545	0.000199	0.387
25	health_care	7		✓	0.0372	0	0
25	health_care	7		✗	0.606	0.000597	0.357
26	entitl_program	6		✓	0.0814	0	0
26	entitl_program	6		✗	0.638	0.000995	0.279
27	food_price	7		✓	0.0714	0	0.0171
27	food_price	7		✗	0.712	0.000995	0.198
28	health_care	133		✓	0.0836	0.000199	0.347
28	health_care	133		✗	0.388	0.00517	0.175
29	law_enforc_agenc	41		✓	0	0	0.671
29	law_enforc_agenc	41		✗	0.00279	0.00119	0.325
30	bottl_water	89		✓	0	0	0.00697
30	bottl_water	89		✗	0	0	0.993
31	young_man	79		✓	0	0	0.00179
31	young_man	79		✗	0	0	0.998
32	common_sens	78		✓	0	0	0.00239
32	common_sens	78		✗	0	0	0.998
33	free_peopl	2		✓	0	0	0.000398
33	free_peopl	2		✗	0	0	1
34	big_govern	8		✓	0.00219	0	0.00239
34	big_govern	8		✗	0	0	0.995
35	press_releas	28		✓	0.0209	0.000199	0.663
35	press_releas	28		✗	0.00179	0	0.314
36	presid_bush	5		✓	0.00896	0	0.168
36	presid_bush	5		✗	0.0187	0	0.804
37	senat_obama	20		✓	0.00617	0	0.0663
37	senat_obama	20		✗	0.0221	0	0.905
38	american_peopl	60		✓	0.00279	0	0.147
38	american_peopl	60		✗	0.00517	0	0.845
39	senat_obama	15		✓	0.00159	0	0.037
39	senat_obama	15		✗	0.00478	0	0.957
40	problem_solv	10		✓	0	0	0.0304
40	problem_solv	10		✗	0.00279	0	0.967
41	special_interest	17		✓	0.139	0	0.0426
41	special_interest	17		✗	0.00318	0	0.815
42	govern_spend	75		✓	0.839	0	0.00418
42	govern_spend	75		✗	0.131	0	0.0265
43	energi_polici	6		✓	0.00716	0	0.0225
43	energi_polici	6		✗	0.94	0.000597	0.0295
44	defens_spend	6		✓	0.0225	0	0.00299
44	defens_spend	6		✗	0.934	0.00139	0.0392
45	defens_contractor	3		✓	0.00338	0.000398	0.0384
45	defens_contractor	3		✗	0.878	0.0378	0.042
46	public_good	3		✓	0.00259	0.00179	0.218
46	public_good	3		✗	0.446	0.247	0.0844
47	bush_administr	6		✓	0.00358	0.000199	0.529
47	bush_administr	6		✗	0.121	0.045	0.301
48	fail_miser	27		✓	0.00199	0	0.149
48	fail_miser	27		✗	0.0295	0.0193	0.801
49	adult_life	91		✓	0	0	0.0685
49	adult_life	91		✗	0	0	0.932
50	senat_obama	1		✓	0.000398	0	0.000796
50	senat_obama	1		✗	0	0	0.999
51	sunni_insurg	55		✓	0	0	0.00856
51	sunni_insurg	55		✗	0	0	0.991
52	al_qaeda	8		✓	0	0	0.000398
52	al_qaeda	8		✗	0	0	1
53	iraqi_armi	3		✓	0	0	0
53	iraqi_armi	3		✗	0	0	1
54	iraqi_govern	17		✓	0	0	0.000199
54	iraqi_govern	17		✗	0	0	1
55	make_progress	4		✓	0	0	0.00617
55	make_progress	4		✗	0	0	0.994
56	year_ago	18		✓	0.00199	0	0.0999
56	year_ago	18		✗	0	0	0.898
57	senat_obama	10		✓	0.00199	0	0.0501
57	senat_obama	10		✗	0.00139	0	0.946
58	presidenti_candid	37		✓	0	0	0.0543
58	presidenti_candid	37		✗	0	0	0.946
59	gener_petraeu	29		✓	0.000398	0	0.0257
59	gener_petraeu	29		✗	0	0	0.974
60	american_famili	39		✓	0.93	0	0.0253
60	american_famili	39		✗	0.000597	0	0.0446
61	senat_obama	23		✓	0.0509	0	0.00816
61	senat_obama	23		✗	0.899	0	0.042
62	america_econom	29		✓	0.049	0	0.00796
62	america_econom	29		✗	0.911	0.00637	0.0261
63	econom_secur	0		✓	0.00975	0	0
63	econom_secur	0		✗	0.959	0.00617	0.0253
64	physic_secur	7		✓	0.0119	0.000199	0.000597
64	physic_secur	7		✗	0.959	0.00637	0.0217
65	feder_govern	5		✓	0.0171	0	0.000199
65	feder_govern	5		✗	0.967	0	0.0159
66	spend_spree	5		✓	0.0243	0	0
66	spend_spree	5		✗	0.975	0	0.000398
67	nation_debt	6		✓	0.00816	0	0.000597
67	nation_debt	6		✗	0.991	0	0
68	american_famili	24		✓	0.0263	0	0.00617
68	american_famili	24		✗	0.967	0	0.000597
69	interest_rate	22		✓	0.0229	0	0.0215
69	interest_rate	22		✗	0.949	0.000199	0.00657
70	bush_administr	15		✓	0.0181	0	0.22
70	bush_administr	15		✗	0.749	0.000796	0.0121
71	senat_obama	1		✓	0.0428	0	0.000597
71	senat_obama	1		✗	0.767	0	0.19
72	discretionari_spend	14		✓	0.201	0	0.000199
72	discretionari_spend	14		✗	0.798	0	0.000398
73	feder_program	11		✓	0.0149	0	0
73	feder_program	11		✗	0.985	0	0
74	senat_obama	6		✓	0.0107	0	0
74	senat_obama	6		✗	0.989	0	0
75	big_busi	9		✓	0.0123	0	0
75	big_busi	9		✗	0.988	0	0
76	small_farmer	2		✓	0.00418	0	0
76	small_farmer	2		✗	0.996	0	0
77	senat_obama	14		✓	0.0133	0	0.208
77	senat_obama	14		✗	0.778	0	0.00139
78	obama_support	0		✓	0.000796	0	0.0179
78	obama_support	0		✗	0.771	0.000398	0.21
79	american_famili	19		✓	0.0169	0	0.0933
79	american_famili	19		✗	0.67	0	0.22
80	foreign_oil	18		✓	0.00139	0	0.628
80	foreign_oil	18		✗	0.0643	0	0.306
81	energi_polici	22		✓	0	0	0.0681
81	energi_polici	22		✗	0.00438	0	0.928
82	bush_administr	5		✓	0	0	0.00557
82	bush_administr	5		✗	0.000199	0	0.994
83	great_nation	12		✓	0	0	0.000995
83	great_nation	12		✗	0	0	0.999
84	nation_campaign	0		✓	0	0	0.000199
84	nation_campaign	0		✗	0	0	1
85	energi_independ	8		✓	0	0	0.00119
85	energi_independ	8		✗	0	0	0.999
86	renew_energi	22		✓	0	0	0.000398
86	renew_energi	22		✗	0	0	1
87	energi_sourc	0		✓	0	0	0.000199
87	energi_sourc	0		✗	0	0	1
88	senat_obama	8		✓	0.143	0	0.0858
88	senat_obama	8		✗	0	0	0.772
89	energi_bill	17		✓	0.0503	0	0.0245
89	energi_bill	17		✗	0.138	0.000199	0.787
90	presid_bush	3		✓	0.0169	0	0.649
90	presid_bush	3		✗	0.155	0	0.179
91	vice_presid	2		✓	0.000995	0	0.0183
91	vice_presid	2		✗	0.163	0.000199	0.818
92	oil_industri	10		✓	0.188	0	0.0143
92	oil_industri	10		✗	0.165	0.000199	0.632
93	energi_independ	10		✓	0.225	0	0.0103
93	energi_independ	10		✗	0.351	0	0.414
94	half_centuri	8		✓	0.135	0	0.00876
94	half_centuri	8		✗	0.572	0	0.284
95	presid_bush	34		✓	0.031	0	0.152
95	presid_bush	34		✗	0.581	0	0.235
96	lead_democrat	4		✓	0.00418	0	0.0107
96	lead_democrat	4		✗	0.601	0	0.384
97	special_interest	9		✓	0.0762	0	0.144
97	special_interest	9		✗	0.532	0	0.248
98	senat_obama	9		✓	0.0223	0	0.0133
98	senat_obama	9		✗	0.596	0	0.369
99	special_interest	3		✓	0.00537	0	0.00498
99	special_interest	3		✗	0.614	0	0.376
100	energi_independ	25		✓	0.0488	0	0.0127
100	energi_independ	25		✗	0.601	0	0.338
101	nation_interest	12		✓	0.0356	0	0.00816
101	nation_interest	12		✗	0.637	0	0.319
102	special_interest	3		✓	0.0161	0	0.00915
102	special_interest	3		✗	0.671	0	0.304
103	senat_obama	8		✓	0.165	0	0.0199
103	senat_obama	8		✗	0.68	0	0.135
104	spend_monei	8		✓	0.0693	0.00617	0.00418
104	spend_monei	8		✗	0.755	0.0804	0.0854
105	big_govern	16		✓	0.0217	0.000597	0.00338
105	big_govern	16		✗	0.792	0.103	0.0792
106	govern_program	0		✓	0.0334	0	0
106	govern_program	0		✗	0.875	0.0175	0.0738
107	rais_tax	19		✓	0.112	0	0
107	rais_tax	19		✗	0.888	0	0
108	small_busi	6		✓	0.00677	0	0
108	small_busi	6		✗	0.993	0	0
109	busi_owner	0		✓	0.00119	0	0
109	busi_owner	0		✗	0.999	0	0
110	make_decis	17		✓	0.0213	0	0.00418
110	make_decis	17		✗	0.974	0.000398	0
111	senat_obama	20		✓	0.0322	0	0.000398
111	senat_obama	20		✗	0.967	0	0.000398
112	health_care	5		✓	0.00697	0	0.000199
112	health_care	5		✗	0.992	0.000199	0.000597
113	tax_polici	40		✓	0.0468	0	0.00259
113	tax_polici	40		✗	0.951	0	0
114	gener_ago	4		✓	0.00597	0	0.0243
114	gener_ago	4		✗	0.967	0.000199	0.00259
115	common_sens	23		✓	0.0312	0	0.0121
115	common_sens	23		✗	0.932	0.000199	0.0245
116	american_peopl	3		✓	0.0115	0	0.00159
116	american_peopl	3		✗	0.961	0	0.0263
117	senat_obama	1		✓	0.00597	0	0.000597
117	senat_obama	1		✗	0.971	0	0.0227
118	manufactur_job	8		✓	0.0143	0	0.00119
118	manufactur_job	8		✗	0.97	0	0.0143
119	trade_agreement	3		✓	0.0145	0	0
119	trade_agreement	3		✗	0.981	0	0.00438
120	global_economi	29		✓	0.0404	0	0.00219
120	global_economi	29		✗	0.955	0	0.00239
121	special_interest	63		✓	0.0324	0	0.000796
121	special_interest	63		✗	0.966	0	0.000995
122	trade_barrier	12		✓	0.00697	0	0
122	trade_barrier	12		✗	0.993	0	0
123	interest_rate	18		✓	0.00139	0	0
123	interest_rate	18		✗	0.999	0	0
124	bring_back	75		✓	0.00279	0	0.000597
124	bring_back	75		✗	0.997	0	0
125	unemploi_worker	7		✓	0.000796	0	0
125	unemploi_worker	7		✗	0.999	0	0
126	unemploy_insur	16		✓	0.000597	0	0
126	unemploy_insur	16		✗	0.999	0	0
127	commun_colleg	15		✓	0	0	0.000199
127	commun_colleg	15		✗	1	0	0
128	world_leader	42		✓	0.000398	0	0.0328
128	world_leader	42		✗	0.967	0	0.000199
129	reach_back	41		✓	0.0201	0	0.274
129	reach_back	41		✗	0.677	0	0.0289
130	senat_obama	16		✓	0.0388	0	0.573
130	senat_obama	16		✗	0.105	0	0.283
131	vote_record	6		✓	0.00358	0	0.0826
131	vote_record	6		✗	0.0697	0	0.844
132	big_govern	10		✓	0.0488	0	0.0404
132	big_govern	10		✗	0.0655	0	0.845
133	govern_polici	0		✓	0.00239	0	0.00279
133	govern_polici	0		✗	0.114	0	0.881
134	special_interest	106		✓	0.0199	0	0.795
134	special_interest	106		✗	0.0191	0	0.166
135	american_peopl	6		✓	0.00259	0	0.0368
135	american_peopl	6		✗	0.0312	0	0.929
136	public_interest	29		✓	0.00338	0.000796	0.117
136	public_interest	29		✗	0.0189	0	0.86
137	govern_polici	41		✓	0.109	0	0.226
137	govern_polici	41		✗	0.0205	0.000199	0.644
138	polit_cultur	8		✓	0.00358	0	0.165
138	polit_cultur	8		✗	0.0878	0	0.744
139	senat_obama	5		✓	0.0165	0	0.0249
139	senat_obama	5		✗	0.0892	0	0.869
140	campaign_financ	188		✓	0.0832	0.00159	0.37
140	campaign_financ	188		✗	0.0511	0.000398	0.494
141	elect_presid	174		✓	0.0438	0	0.558
141	elect_presid	174		✗	0.0267	0	0.371
142	sixteen_year	11		✓	0.000597	0	0.0597
142	sixteen_year	11		✗	0.0314	0.00299	0.905
143	problem_solv	8		✓	0.000199	0	0.0551
143	problem_solv	8		✗	0.00219	0	0.942
144	make_america	15		✓	0.00219	0	0.0406
144	make_america	15		✗	0.00179	0	0.955
145	great_thing	28		✓	0	0	0.0679
145	great_thing	28		✗	0	0	0.932
146	common_purpos	18		✓	0	0	0.0432
146	common_purpos	18		✗	0	0	0.957
147	difficult_time	31		✓	0.00119	0	0.0728
147	difficult_time	31		✗	0	0	0.926
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