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Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.08.19 originally had 4351 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 134 cue terms and an average lag of 29.6. 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 jim_webb 32
✓
0.989 0.000199 0.0103
✗
0 0 0
2 foreign_war 21
✓
0.0529 0.000199 0.0888
✗
0.848 0 0.0101
3 unit_state 3
✓
0.0187 0 0.036
✗
0.85 0 0.0953
4 sovereign_nation 62
✓
0.0291 0.00498 0.724
✗
0.139 0 0.103
5 nuclear_weapon 6
✓
0.0125 0 0.049
✗
0.132 0.00179 0.805
6 difficult_time 23
✓
0.00975 0.00239 0.835
✗
0.0179 0.000398 0.134
7 senat_mccain 3
✓
0.000398 0.000398 0.0344
✗
0.0175 0.00239 0.945
8 american_peopl 27
✓
0.0404 0 0.108
✗
0.0131 0 0.838
9 senat_obama 75
✓
0.0201 0.00557 0.358
✗
0.0105 0 0.606
10 john_mccain 27
✓
0.0117 0.000199 0.0691
✗
0.0195 0.000597 0.899
11 polit_campaign 16
✓
0.219 0 0.077
✗
0.0193 0 0.685
12 recent_year 5
✓
0.00318 0 0.11
✗
0.139 0 0.747
13 american_peopl 5
✓
0.0356 0 0.0501
✗
0.0931 0 0.821
14 year_ago 119
✓
0.0316 0.00119 0.818
✗
0.0133 0 0.136
15 osama_bin_laden 34
✓
0 0 0.203
✗
0.000398 0 0.797
16 al_qaeda 3
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
17 senat_mccain 3
✓
0 0 0.000398
✗
0 0 1
18 saddam_hussein 43
✓
0 0 0.00716
✗
0 0 0.993
19 immin_threat 5
✓
0 0 0.000796
✗
0 0 0.999
20 american_peopl 3
✓
0 0 0.000796
✗
0 0 0.999
21 al_qaeda 10
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
22 nuclear_program 21
✓
0 0 0.00179
✗
0 0 0.998
23 middl_east 40
✓
0 0 0.00677
✗
0 0 0.993
24 senat_mccain 18
✓
0.000199 0.000796 0.0119
✗
0 0 0.987
25 histori_show 46
✓
0.000995 0 0.0277
✗
0 0 0.971
26 senat_mccain 1
✓
0.000199 0 0.00119
✗
0.000995 0 0.998
27 gener_petraeu 25
✓
0 0 0.0235
✗
0 0 0.977
28 secur_forc 35
✓
0 0 0.00378
✗
0 0 0.996
29 al_qaeda 20
✓
0 0 0.00219
✗
0 0 0.998
30 iraqi_govern 35
✓
0 0 0.00418
✗
0 0 0.996
31 hold_true 11
✓
0.00318 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.996
32 american_live 8
✓
0.000398 0 0.000995
✗
0.00299 0 0.996
33 iraqi_govern 105
✓
0 0 0.0219
✗
0 0 0.978
34 __NUM___month 87
✓
0.000398 0 0.0171
✗
0 0 0.982
35 war_began 12
✓
0 0 0.00279
✗
0 0 0.997
36 al_qaeda 12
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
37 servic_member 5
✓
0 0 0.000199
✗
0 0 1
38 secur_forc 8
✓
0 0 0.000597
✗
0 0 0.999
39 polit_progress 5
✓
0 0 0.000597
✗
0 0 0.999
40 prime_minist 5
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
41 time_frame 4
✓
0 0 0
✗
0 0 1
42 spend___MONEY___billion 39
✓
0.000199 0 0.00557
✗
0 0 0.994
43 al_qaeda 35
✓
0 0 0.00557
✗
0 0 0.994
44 osama_bin_laden 49
✓
0.000199 0 0.00716
✗
0 0 0.993
45 senat_mccain 87
✓
0.000199 0 0.0155
✗
0 0 0.984
46 afghan_govern 48
✓
0 0 0.00776
✗
0 0 0.992
47 addit___MONEY__ 16
✓
0 0 0.00338
✗
0 0 0.997
48 afghan_govern 17
✓
0 0 0.00159
✗
0 0 0.998
49 afghan_peopl 16
✓
0 0 0.00179
✗
0 0 0.998
50 year_ago 29
✓
0.000398 0 0.00657
✗
0 0 0.993
51 bin_laden 10
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
52 senat_mccain 18
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
53 osama_bin_laden 21
✓
0 0 0.00239
✗
0 0 0.998
54 senat_mccain 8
✓
0 0 0.000597
✗
0 0 0.999
55 bin_laden 9
✓
0.000199 0 0.000995
✗
0 0 0.999
56 spent_year 8
✓
0 0 0.000995
✗
0 0 0.999
57 year_back 0
✓
0.000796 0.000199 0.000199
✗
0 0 0.999
58 militari_aid 76
✓
0 0 0.0105
✗
0 0 0.989
59 al_qaeda 25
✓
0 0 0.00259
✗
0 0 0.997
60 senat_mccain 20
✓
0 0.000199 0.00199
✗
0 0 0.998
61 strongli_support 4
✓
0 0 0.00159
✗
0 0 0.998
62 humanitarian_aid 9
✓
0.000995 0.000398 0.000995
✗
0 0 0.998
63 unit_state 130
✓
0.00697 0 0.0424
✗
0 0 0.951
64 south_ossetia 16
✓
0.000199 0.000398 0.00856
✗
0.00318 0 0.988
65 intern_commun 77
✓
0 0 0.0141
✗
0.000199 0 0.986
66 joe_biden 43
✓
0.000199 0 0.00776
✗
0 0 0.992
67 addit___MONEY__ 6
✓
0 0 0.00219
✗
0 0 0.998
68 __MONEY___billion 0
✓
0 0 0
✗
0 0 1
69 senat_mccain 64
✓
0.00577 0.000398 0.0107
✗
0 0 0.983
70 nation_secur 5
✓
0.00458 0 0.00119
✗
0.00557 0 0.989
71 nation_interest 22
✓
0.0418 0 0.00279
✗
0.00975 0 0.946
72 john_mccain 41
✓
0.14 0.000398 0.0726
✗
0.0466 0 0.74
73 polit_view 14
✓
0.129 0.000597 0.0109
✗
0.185 0.000199 0.674
74 unit_state 39
✓
0.381 0 0.037
✗
0.261 0 0.32
75 person_attack 22
✓
0.106 0.00736 0.0137
✗
0.601 0 0.272
76 senat_mccain 20
✓
0.0275 0.0207 0.0925
✗
0.585 0.00697 0.267
77 unit_state 26
✓
0.381 0 0.0141
✗
0.5 0 0.105
78 el_dorado 32
✓
0.117 0.00139 0.00139
✗
0.843 0 0.0374
79 road_map 13
✓
0.0828 0.00219 0.00498
✗
0.877 0.000796 0.0326
80 pearl_harbor 23
✓
0.158 0 0.00159
✗
0.822 0 0.0177
81 gi_bill 55
✓
0.217 0 0
✗
0.783 0 0
82 feder_hous 9
✓
0.0165 0 0
✗
0.983 0 0
83 greatest_gener 26
✓
0.137 0 0.000398
✗
0.863 0 0
84 middl_class 67
✓
0.493 0.00358 0.0484
✗
0.455 0 0
85 world_war_ii 12
✓
0.0927 0 0
✗
0.907 0 0.000398
86 gi_bill 4
✓
0.0163 0 0
✗
0.984 0 0
87 __NUM___million 2
✓
0.0107 0.0107 0.0223
✗
0.956 0 0.000199
88 small_busi 90
✓
0.00159 0.719 0.258
✗
0.00597 0.00975 0.00537
89 busi_owner 0
✓
0.000199 0.000796 0.00259
✗
0.00756 0.727 0.262
90 american_economi 5
✓
0.0121 0.00299 0.0462
✗
0.00617 0.68 0.252
91 cold_war 20
✓
0.491 0.00398 0.128
✗
0.0189 0.184 0.174
92 american_dream 55
✓
0.666 0 0.0101
✗
0.323 0.000398 0.000597
93 young_men 19
✓
0.0611 0 0.00139
✗
0.937 0 0.000199
94 greatest_gener 14
✓
0.0842 0 0.000995
✗
0.914 0 0.000796
95 middl_class 21
✓
0.12 0.0153 0.416
✗
0.448 0 0.000995
96 defend_america 8
✓
0.0261 0.00378 0.043
✗
0.519 0.0145 0.393
97 health_care 26
✓
0.292 0.0121 0.0671
✗
0.474 0.0111 0.143
98 north_carolina 48
✓
0.237 0.0179 0.0374
✗
0.589 0.0157 0.102
99 advisori_board 130
✓
0.243 0.00458 0.578
✗
0.17 0.00139 0.00259
100 privat_sector 38
✓
0.0452 0.000597 0.276
✗
0.202 0.000398 0.476
101 american_dream 29
✓
0.78 0 0.00756
✗
0.14 0 0.0716
102 __NUM___centuri 3
✓
0.0227 0 0.00139
✗
0.908 0 0.0675
103 gi_bill 31
✓
0.19 0 0
✗
0.81 0 0
104 jim_webb 16
✓
0.0466 0 0
✗
0.953 0 0
105 gi_bill 1
✓
0.00657 0 0
✗
0.993 0 0
106 __NUM___centuri 3
✓
0.0129 0 0.0213
✗
0.966 0 0.000199
107 senat_mccain 5
✓
0.00856 0.0153 0.0651
✗
0.89 0 0.0207
108 colleg_educ 37
✓
0.7 0 0.000199
✗
0.299 0.000199 0.000398
109 health_care 18
✓
0.277 0.00119 0.034
✗
0.687 0.000199 0.000199
110 __NUM___centuri 12
✓
0.0555 0 0.0147
✗
0.904 0 0.0253
111 red_tape 8
✓
0.0289 0 0.00517
✗
0.929 0 0.0368
112 health_care 29
✓
0.301 0.00458 0.0633
✗
0.624 0 0.00637
113 real_reform 57
✓
0.279 0.00199 0.0814
✗
0.604 0.000398 0.0332
114 health_care 23
✓
0.248 0.000199 0.115
✗
0.586 0.000398 0.0505
115 health_insur 8
✓
0.0149 0 0.071
✗
0.761 0 0.153
116 econom_secur 122
✓
0.142 0.00318 0.708
✗
0.032 0 0.114
117 american_peopl 119
✓
0.812 0 0.0281
✗
0.0993 0 0.0609
118 common_purpos 30
✓
0.133 0 0
✗
0.867 0 0.000199
119 wage_war 30
✓
0.00896 0 0.00199
✗
0.989 0 0
120 polic_forc 16
✓
0.00796 0 0.0251
✗
0.965 0 0.00179
121 health_care_system 4
✓
0.0129 0 0.000199
✗
0.962 0 0.0253
122 militari_servic 5
✓
0.00597 0.000199 0.00318
✗
0.968 0 0.0231
123 great_nation 10
✓
0.0326 0.000199 0.000398
✗
0.957 0 0.00995
124 nation_servic 53
✓
0.35 0.00159 0.0545
✗
0.59 0 0.00378
125 american_energi 30
✓
0.000796 0 0.952
✗
0 0 0.0472
126 energi_economi 0
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
127 green_job 21
✓
0 0 0.00577
✗
0 0 0.994
128 nation_secur 22
✓
0.0362 0 0.05
✗
0 0 0.914
129 __NUM___centuri 28
✓
0.196 0 0.0372
✗
0.0322 0 0.734
130 singl_dai 90
✓
0.677 0.000199 0.148
✗
0.142 0 0.033
131 pearl_harbor 59
✓
0.0651 0.000199 0.525
✗
0.264 0 0.146
132 war_began 16
✓
0.00438 0.00259 0.214
✗
0.109 0.000199 0.67
133 world_order 5
✓
0.00975 0.000995 0.00716
✗
0.112 0.00279 0.867
134 full_measur 254
✓
0.902 0.00458 0.00836
✗
0.078 0 0.00697
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