John McCain

This speech titled 2008.06.10.remarks_at_the_nfib_and_ebay_2008_national_small_business_summit_in_washington_dc originally had 2812 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 163 cue terms and an average lag of 15.1. 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 american_enterpris 35
0.283 0 0.717
0 0 0
2 presidenti_campaign 15
0.0207 0 0.233
0.235 0 0.511
3 small_busi 13
0.567 0 0.00597
0.256 0 0.172
4 american_economi 5
0.0135 0 0.00119
0.818 0 0.168
5 fall_back 20
0.0474 0.000199 0.00657
0.811 0.000597 0.134
6 small_busi 35
0.157 0 0
0.824 0 0.0191
7 american_dream 9
0.0191 0 0.000597
0.969 0 0.0113
8 tough_time 4
0.0167 0 0.000597
0.981 0 0.00179
9 job_creation 13
0.0165 0 0
0.983 0 0
10 small_busi 2
0.00259 0 0
0.997 0 0
11 busi_commun 13
0.0179 0 0
0.982 0 0
12 fastest_grow 5
0.00637 0 0
0.994 0 0
13 job_creation 22
0.0257 0 0
0.974 0 0
14 hard_work 12
0.0147 0 0.000398
0.985 0 0
15 small_busi 7
0.00756 0 0.000796
0.991 0 0.000398
16 gener_elect 38
0.00418 0 0.905
0.0884 0.000199 0.00219
17 econom_polici 6
0.00418 0 0.0197
0.0854 0 0.891
18 senat_obama 10
0.000597 0 0.0569
0.0543 0 0.888
19 town_hall 12
0 0.000199 0.074
0.00577 0.000199 0.92
20 big_media 20
0.00219 0 0.0468
0.00418 0.000398 0.946
21 town_hall_meet 36
0 0 0.0947
0 0 0.905
22 town_hall_meet 11
0.000398 0 0.0279
0 0 0.972
23 tax_polici 19
0.993 0 0
0.00577 0 0.00159
24 care_reform 4
0.00637 0 0
0.994 0 0
25 govern_spend 4
0.00597 0 0
0.994 0 0
26 long_list 4
0.00498 0 0.000199
0.995 0 0
27 american_peopl 12
0.0155 0 0.00119
0.983 0 0
28 american_worker 10
0.0135 0 0
0.986 0 0
29 small_busi 2
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
30 busi_owner 0
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
31 tax_increas 30
0.0342 0 0
0.966 0 0
32 world_war 4
0.00537 0 0.000597
0.994 0 0
33 small_busi 39
0.0458 0 0
0.954 0 0
34 busi_commun 0
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
35 low_incom 33
0.0382 0 0.000597
0.961 0.000199 0
36 tax_rate 3
0.00498 0 0
0.995 0 0
37 tax_reform 5
0.00517 0 0
0.995 0.000199 0
38 global_economi 23
0.0293 0 0.000995
0.969 0.000398 0
39 american_compani 7
0.0125 0 0
0.987 0 0
40 intern_market 3
0.00279 0 0.000199
0.997 0.000199 0
41 corpor_tax 8
0.00995 0 0
0.99 0 0
42 tax_rate 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
43 trade_partner 14
0.0149 0 0
0.985 0 0
44 econom_issu 15
0.0189 0 0
0.981 0 0
45 american_worker 8
0.0113 0 0
0.989 0 0
46 govern_polici 11
0.0177 0 0.000398
0.982 0 0
47 democrat_nomine 18
0.0195 0 0
0.98 0.000398 0
48 trade_barrier 7
0.00876 0 0.000398
0.99 0.000398 0
49 small_busi 5
0.0404 0 0
0.96 0 0
50 trade_partner 6
0.00736 0 0
0.993 0 0
51 american_compani 8
0.0101 0 0
0.99 0 0
52 american_economi 16
0.0157 0 0.000199
0.984 0 0
53 higher_wage 27
0.0281 0 0
0.972 0 0
54 lower_price 3
0.00438 0 0.000597
0.995 0 0
55 free_trade 1
0.00139 0 0.00259
0.996 0 0.000398
56 world_economi 13
0.0123 0 0.17
0.814 0.000199 0.00338
57 same_time 10
0.00617 0 0.0408
0.771 0.0141 0.168
58 feder_aid 40
0.232 0 0.000398
0.765 0.00139 0.00159
59 american_worker 2
0.0517 0 0.000199
0.947 0 0.000597
60 senat_obama 29
0.483 0 0.0121
0.505 0 0
61 trade_agreement 13
0.0784 0 0.000199
0.921 0 0.000199
62 elect_presid 42
0.0545 0 0.00139
0.944 0 0
63 american_worker 28
0.0356 0 0
0.964 0 0.000199
64 trade_agreement 11
0.0149 0 0
0.985 0 0
65 tax_reform 18
0.0215 0 0
0.979 0 0
66 low_rate 31
0.0406 0 0
0.959 0 0
67 capit_gain 2
0.00259 0 0
0.997 0 0
68 creat_job 10
0.0111 0 0
0.989 0 0
69 tax_cut 47
0.0496 0 0
0.95 0 0
70 __NUM___million 15
0.0199 0 0
0.98 0 0
71 class_famili 3
0.00378 0 0
0.996 0 0
72 __NUM___dollar 4
0.00557 0 0
0.994 0 0
73 senat_obama 10
0.0113 0 0.000199
0.988 0 0
74 estat_tax 3
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
75 top_rate 9
0.0113 0 0.000597
0.988 0 0
76 estat_tax 5
0.00657 0 0
0.993 0 0
77 tax_law 7
0.00935 0 0
0.991 0 0
78 pai_tax 29
0.033 0 0
0.967 0 0
79 tax_code 34
0.0388 0 0
0.961 0 0
80 small_busi 6
0.00756 0 0
0.992 0 0
81 busi_owner 0
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
82 fair_tax 18
0.0183 0 0
0.982 0 0
83 tax_code 0
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
84 tax_system 9
0.00955 0 0
0.99 0 0
85 tax_rate 32
0.0374 0 0.000199
0.962 0 0
86 fair_share 12
0.0133 0 0.0125
0.974 0.000398 0.000199
87 tax_code 47
0.0704 0 0
0.929 0 0.000199
88 tax_system 29
0.0306 0 0
0.969 0 0
89 american_peopl 5
0.00617 0 0
0.994 0 0
90 senat_obama 3
0.00358 0 0
0.996 0 0
91 obama_plan 0
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
92 small_busi 7
0.00955 0 0
0.99 0 0
93 __NUM___million 11
0.0143 0 0.000199
0.985 0 0
94 individu_incom 6
0.00657 0 0
0.993 0 0
95 incom_tax 0
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
96 senat_obama 2
0.00338 0 0.000199
0.996 0 0
97 incom_tax 4
0.00617 0 0
0.994 0 0
98 tax_rate 0
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
99 __NUM___dollar 5
0.00697 0 0
0.993 0 0
100 capit_gain 15
0.0149 0 0
0.985 0 0
101 gain_tax 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
102 senat_obama 2
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
103 tax_plan 1
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
104 small_busi 16
0.0175 0 0
0.982 0 0
105 busi_owner 0
0.00239 0 0
0.998 0 0
106 social_secur 20
0.0197 0 0
0.98 0 0
107 secret_ballot 17
0.0193 0 0.00756
0.973 0 0
108 minimum_wage 9
0.0115 0 0.00498
0.976 0 0.00716
109 work_hard 25
0.0173 0 0.529
0.441 0 0.0131
110 small_busi 2
0.00836 0 0.00299
0.454 0 0.535
111 feder_govern 15
0.00876 0 0.0247
0.428 0 0.538
112 health_care_polici 9
0.00478 0 0.0209
0.412 0 0.563
113 small_busi 11
0.00856 0 0.000796
0.407 0 0.583
114 health_care 4
0.00279 0 0.00259
0.41 0.000199 0.584
115 increas_govern 4
0.00279 0 0.00139
0.409 0 0.587
116 govern_control 0
0.000398 0 0.0181
0.392 0.000199 0.589
117 health_care 2
0.000398 0 0.201
0.188 0.000796 0.61
118 rise_cost 5
0.000597 0 0.0894
0.0987 0 0.811
119 health_insur 15
0.000199 0 0.0911
0.00816 0 0.9
120 privat_insur 12
0 0 0.00915
0 0 0.991
121 american_worker 7
0 0 0.000199
0 0 1
122 health_care_reform 8
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
123 health_insur 15
0 0 0
0 0 1
124 tax_credit 18
0 0 0
0 0 1
125 health_care 4
0.00756 0 0
0 0 0.992
126 health_insur 5
0.0348 0 0.000995
0.00756 0 0.957
127 small_busi 41
0.884 0 0.000796
0.042 0 0.073
128 big_busi 15
0.0762 0 0
0.908 0 0.0153
129 small_busi 3
0.0101 0 0.000398
0.978 0 0.0111
130 busi_owner 35
0.0531 0 0.0157
0.931 0 0.000597
131 hous_market 54
0.0583 0 0.0482
0.878 0 0.0155
132 american_peopl 54
0.0607 0 0.0444
0.837 0 0.0581
133 fifti_million 24
0.0344 0 0.0117
0.866 0 0.0876
134 elect_presid 7
0.0428 0 0.0235
0.889 0.000199 0.045
135 feder_prosecutor 16
0.0159 0 0.0402
0.876 0.00299 0.0653
136 ceo_pai 10
0.0137 0 0.0591
0.82 0.00478 0.102
137 polit_parti 30
0.0601 0 0.0293
0.771 0.00259 0.137
138 item_veto 90
0.262 0 0
0.738 0.000199 0.000597
139 corpor_tax 21
0.0237 0 0
0.976 0 0
140 market_economi 18
0.0209 0 0.000398
0.979 0 0
141 __NUM___billion 3
0.00577 0 0
0.994 0 0
142 small_busi 15
0.0187 0 0
0.981 0 0
143 busi_owner 0
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
144 small_farmer 11
0.0123 0 0
0.988 0 0
145 american_famili 56
0.0591 0 0.000199
0.941 0 0
146 bui_food 3
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
147 rise_price 4
0.00378 0 0
0.996 0 0
148 farm_subsidi 9
0 0 0
1 0 0
149 special_interest 45
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
150 corpor_welfar 2
0 0 0
1 0 0
151 peopl_monei 28
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
152 control_spend 43
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
153 feder_program 14
0 0 0
1 0 0
154 discretionari_spend 39
0.000199 0 0
1 0 0
155 spend_increas 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
156 militari_spend 6
0 0 0
1 0 0
157 discretionari_spend 5
0 0 0
1 0 0
158 feder_spend 54
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
159 common_interest 3
0 0 0
1 0 0
160 discretionari_spend 15
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
161 job_train 11
0.00776 0 0.00358
0.989 0 0
162 small_busi 76
0.946 0 0.00736
0.047 0 0
163 hard_work 67
0.0738 0 0.0398
0.884 0.000796 0.00199
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