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Barack Obama

Barack Obama is a Democrat candidate in the 2008 Primary, 2008 General, 2012 General elections. CLIP model was run on 258 speeches from his elections.

Overview

The chart and table below shows the ideological proportions inferred by CLIP for each election.

Ideology 2008 Primary 2008 General 2012 General
Total left 0.591 0.421 0.563
Left 0.164 0.154 0.498
Far Left 0.063 0.068 0.005
Center-Left 0.192 0.089 0.009
Progressive (L) 0.053 0.083 0.05
Religious (L) 0.12 0.028 0.001
Center 0.001 0.046 0.007
Total right 0.408 0.533 0.43
Right 0.037 0.061 0.376
Far Right 0.054 0.009 0.001
Libertarian (R) 0.046 0.191 0.007
Center-Right 0.094 0.123 0.0
Populist (R) 0.122 0.063 0.002
Religious (R) 0.054 0.085 0.043

Cue terms used in epoches

For each `stage` of the elections, you can view the posterior distributions inferred by CLIP for every cue term in his speeches, or an overview of the terms that were used during each epoch.

2008 Primary

In 2008 Primary, Barack Obama gave 78 speeches. Click here to see a list of cue terms he used during this election.

# Title Length Cue terms Left Center Right
1 2007.02.10.Announcement 2914 59
0.772 0.0 0.227
2 2007.03.02 2966 81
0.736 0.0 0.264
3 2007.03.04 4791 77
0.838 0.001 0.161
4 2007.03.28 2966 81
0.735 0.0 0.265
5 2007.04.23 5958 181
0.356 0.0 0.644
6 2007.04.28 2966 81
0.737 0.0 0.263
7 2007.05.05 4652 171
0.654 0.001 0.345
8 2007.05.07 3908 112
0.322 0.0 0.678
9 2007.05.19 2920 44
0.922 0.0 0.078
10 2007.05.29 3997 165
0.955 0.001 0.044
11 2007.06.15 3635 116
0.892 0.0 0.108
12 2007.06.19 3416 89
0.747 0.0 0.253
13 2007.06.22 3491 134
0.672 0.0 0.327
14 2007.06.23 3560 76
0.946 0.0 0.054
15 2007.07.05 2761 52
0.947 0.0 0.053
16 2007.07.18 3903 98
0.661 0.002 0.337
17 2007.07.22 2870 84
0.869 0.0 0.131
18 2007.07.26 2935 76
0.799 0.0 0.201
19 2007.08.01 6088 149
0.213 0.0 0.787
20 2007.08.21 3655 83
0.507 0.0 0.492
21 2007.09.03 3880 109
0.712 0.0 0.288
22 2007.09.12 4446 107
0.326 0.0 0.673
23 2007.09.17 4766 142
0.217 0.013 0.77
24 2007.09.28 3464 68
0.801 0.0 0.199
25 2007.10.02 4754 121
0.298 0.0 0.702
26 2007.10.08 4568 152
0.2 0.0 0.8
27 2007.10.12 2857 96
0.41 0.0 0.59
28 2007.11.02 2005 64
0.955 0.0 0.045
29 2007.11.07 3243 132
0.618 0.003 0.379
30 2007.11.10 2028 50
0.643 0.0 0.357
31 2007.11.13 2255 74
0.589 0.0 0.41
32 2007.11.20 4469 98
0.955 0.0 0.045
33 2007.11.30 1980 49
0.629 0.0 0.371
34 2007.12.05 3568 89
0.923 0.0 0.076
35 2007.12.18 1869 44
0.135 0.0 0.865
36 2007.12.27 3014 67
0.802 0.0 0.197
37 2008.01.04 1413 31
0.854 0.0 0.146
38 2008.01.08 1188 19
0.752 0.0 0.248
39 2008.01.20 2904 37
0.952 0.001 0.048
40 2008.01.22 2045 82
0.316 0.0 0.684
41 2008.01.26.SC 1827 33
0.838 0.0 0.162
42 2008.01.28 881 36
0.323 0.001 0.677
43 2008.01.28.DC 1486 34
0.96 0.0 0.04
44 2008.01.29 3010 116
0.675 0.0 0.324
45 2008.01.30 3764 94
0.603 0.0 0.397
46 2008.02.05 1852 33
0.776 0.0 0.224
47 2008.02.07 2979 50
0.465 0.005 0.529
48 2008.02.09 2437 87
0.685 0.001 0.314
49 2008.02.12 2068 61
0.619 0.0 0.381
50 2008.02.13 4682 206
0.33 0.0 0.67
51 2008.02.24 1110 48
0.22 0.0 0.78
52 2008.03.04 2008 44
0.733 0.0 0.267
53 2008.03.12 1410 24
0.166 0.0 0.834
54 2008.03.14 2360 77
0.504 0.0 0.496
55 2008.03.18 5423 153
0.919 0.0 0.081
56 2008.03.19 4984 146
0.146 0.0 0.854
57 2008.03.20 2444 84
0.373 0.0 0.626
58 2008.03.27 4627 205
0.191 0.007 0.802
59 2008.04.02 2717 138
0.339 0.001 0.66
60 2008.04.04 1402 26
0.904 0.0 0.096
61 2008.04.10 1172 67
0.17 0.0 0.829
62 2008.04.14 3087 113
0.374 0.001 0.625
63 2008.04.14.PA 2360 77
0.502 0.0 0.498
64 2008.04.15 1583 26
0.888 0.0 0.112
65 2008.04.15.PA 3046 129
0.371 0.0 0.629
66 2008.04.22 2206 63
0.616 0.0 0.384
67 2008.04.25 1189 58
0.055 0.017 0.927
68 2008.05.03 3491 107
0.614 0.0 0.386
69 2008.05.06 2596 73
0.719 0.001 0.281
70 2008.05.09 1230 77
0.316 0.0 0.684
71 2008.05.12 2906 65
0.982 0.0 0.018
72 2008.05.14 1973 79
0.188 0.0 0.812
73 2008.05.20 2419 70
0.766 0.0 0.234
74 2008.05.23 4700 138
0.229 0.0 0.771
75 2008.05.25 3199 61
0.834 0.0 0.166
76 2008.05.26 1407 17
0.952 0.0 0.047
77 2008.06.02 767 44
0.25 0.0 0.75
78 2008.06.03.EndOfPrimary 2704 91
0.642 0.0 0.358

2008 General

In 2008 General, Barack Obama gave 81 speeches. Click here to see a list of cue terms he used during this election.

# Title Length Cue terms Left Center Right
1 2008.06.04 4389 133
0.475 0.003 0.522
2 2008.06.05 1416 78
0.771 0.004 0.225
3 2008.06.09 4790 218
0.336 0.002 0.662
4 2008.06.15 2788 38
0.87 0.003 0.127
5 2008.06.16 5432 245
0.528 0.022 0.45
6 2008.06.21 3334 119
0.707 0.003 0.289
7 2008.06.23 1543 62
0.678 0.091 0.231
8 2008.06.24 2295 114
0.043 0.004 0.953
9 2008.06.26 2281 81
0.511 0.058 0.431
10 2008.06.28 1197 32
0.726 0.011 0.263
11 2008.06.30 3824 83
0.747 0.007 0.245
12 2008.07.01 1612 50
0.954 0.001 0.046
13 2008.07.03 2041 44
0.986 0.002 0.012
14 2008.07.07 2866 134
0.33 0.136 0.533
15 2008.07.08 2671 81
0.744 0.036 0.22
16 2008.07.10 2240 79
0.625 0.094 0.281
17 2008.07.10.NY 2290 55
0.767 0.005 0.227
18 2008.07.11 2747 128
0.18 0.003 0.817
19 2008.07.13 1840 61
0.995 0.001 0.004
20 2008.07.14 2759 99
0.846 0.002 0.152
21 2008.07.15 5692 195
0.172 0.0 0.828
22 2008.07.16 2427 71
0.131 0.001 0.869
23 2008.07.24.Berlin 3305 45
0.398 0.004 0.598
24 2008.07.30 1678 87
0.327 0.099 0.574
25 2008.07.31 1937 111
0.226 0.004 0.771
26 2008.08.01 2413 117
0.251 0.007 0.742
27 2008.08.02 2911 137
0.728 0.025 0.247
28 2008.08.02.FL 2094 89
0.302 0.041 0.657
29 2008.08.04 4623 190
0.096 0.01 0.894
30 2008.08.05 2486 125
0.02 0.004 0.976
31 2008.08.06 2245 93
0.043 0.006 0.951
32 2008.08.19 4351 134
0.367 0.015 0.618
33 2008.08.23 1921 73
0.868 0.001 0.131
34 2008.08.28.Convention 5209 170
0.4 0.017 0.583
35 2008.09.06 1441 60
0.447 0.039 0.514
36 2008.09.09 4367 132
0.979 0.001 0.02
37 2008.09.10 2024 79
0.609 0.045 0.346
38 2008.09.12 2082 140
0.141 0.12 0.739
39 2008.09.16 4660 250
0.074 0.035 0.892
40 2008.09.17 2771 133
0.168 0.055 0.777
41 2008.09.18 3418 181
0.343 0.122 0.535
42 2008.09.19 1335 52
0.037 0.008 0.955
43 2008.09.21 1968 104
0.195 0.078 0.728
44 2008.09.23 1063 45
0.001 0.0 0.999
45 2008.09.24 2738 120
0.175 0.055 0.77
46 2008.09.25 2489 77
0.465 0.016 0.519
47 2008.09.27 3014 143
0.196 0.059 0.746
48 2008.09.28 2835 125
0.195 0.064 0.741
49 2008.09.29 2830 130
0.219 0.066 0.715
50 2008.10.01 4084 149
0.175 0.035 0.79
51 2008.10.02 3037 110
0.199 0.055 0.746
52 2008.10.03 2145 91
0.275 0.041 0.685
53 2008.10.04 4796 239
0.837 0.008 0.155
54 2008.10.05 3838 168
0.788 0.012 0.2
55 2008.10.08 3148 124
0.316 0.104 0.58
56 2008.10.09 3684 134
0.188 0.084 0.728
57 2008.10.10 3970 157
0.273 0.172 0.556
58 2008.10.11 1765 69
0.298 0.124 0.579
59 2008.10.13 3345 117
0.158 0.105 0.737
60 2008.10.15 3617 159
0.278 0.107 0.615
61 2008.10.17 3802 166
0.361 0.129 0.51
62 2008.10.18 3754 166
0.295 0.128 0.577
63 2008.10.19 3244 122
0.464 0.055 0.48
64 2008.10.20 3753 138
0.453 0.075 0.472
65 2008.10.20.FL 3237 124
0.516 0.031 0.453
66 2008.10.21 3705 161
0.393 0.07 0.537
67 2008.10.21.FL 1568 88
0.156 0.033 0.811
68 2008.10.22 1283 42
0.122 0.001 0.877
69 2008.10.22.VA 3149 128
0.443 0.102 0.456
70 2008.10.23 3795 171
0.424 0.093 0.483
71 2008.10.25 3542 165
0.418 0.082 0.5
72 2008.10.27 4394 141
0.382 0.081 0.537
73 2008.10.28 4202 142
0.396 0.081 0.523
74 2008.10.29 4792 172
0.406 0.077 0.517
75 2008.10.30 4066 148
0.38 0.057 0.564
76 2008.10.31.IA 3828 129
0.434 0.047 0.519
77 2008.11.02.OH 3542 127
0.392 0.031 0.577
78 2008.11.03 2142 31
0.931 0.006 0.063
79 2008.11.03.FL 3283 101
0.411 0.034 0.555
80 2008.11.03.MD 2142 31
0.931 0.006 0.063
81 2008.11.04.Victory 2194 44
0.761 0.007 0.232

2012 General

In 2012 General, Barack Obama gave 99 speeches. Click here to see a list of cue terms he used during this election.

# Title Length Cue terms Left Center Right
1 2012.07.05.533.Maumee.OH 4341 118
0.684 0.0 0.315
2 2012.07.05.534.Sandusky.OH 3971 116
0.729 0.001 0.27
3 2012.07.05.535.Parma.OH 4832 140
0.679 0.001 0.32
4 2012.07.06.536.Poland.OH 5797 150
0.622 0.001 0.377
5 2012.07.06.537.Pittsburgh.PA 4281 126
0.623 0.0 0.377
6 2012.07.10.544.Cedar Rapids.IA 528 11
0.611 0.0 0.388
7 2012.07.10.545.Cedar Rapids.IA 5913 168
0.647 0.001 0.352
8 2012.07.13.554.Virginia Beach.VA 5923 189
0.619 0.001 0.38
9 2012.07.13.555.Hampton.VA 5258 156
0.636 0.014 0.351
10 2012.07.13.556.Roanoke.VA 6183 179
0.594 0.001 0.405
11 2012.07.14.558.Glen Allen.VA 4211 129
0.673 0.0 0.327
12 2012.07.14.559.Clifton.VA 4819 153
0.67 0.001 0.329
13 2012.07.16.560.Cincinnati.OH 9911 252
0.463 0.041 0.496
14 2012.07.17.564.San Antonio.TX 4905 163
0.703 0.001 0.296
15 2012.07.17.566.Austin.TX 4989 161
0.711 0.018 0.271
16 2012.07.19.577.Jacksonville.FL 4165 127
0.689 0.0 0.311
17 2012.07.19.578.West Palm Beach.FL 5616 144
0.682 0.002 0.316
18 2012.07.23.589.Oakland.CA 4942 136
0.662 0.016 0.322
19 2012.07.24.591.Portland.OR 5784 166
0.649 0.01 0.34
20 2012.07.25.596.New Orleans.LA 4803 144
0.708 0.001 0.291
21 2012.08.01.610.Mansfield.OH 3020 93
0.516 0.031 0.452
22 2012.08.01.611.Akron.OH 3466 94
0.465 0.019 0.516
23 2012.08.02.612.Winter Park.FL 3576 94
0.401 0.043 0.556
24 2012.08.02.614.Leesburg.VA 3531 93
0.474 0.014 0.513
25 2012.08.08.627.Grand Junction.CO 4710 153
0.506 0.025 0.469
26 2012.08.08.628.Denver.CO 3176 81
0.95 0.005 0.044
27 2012.08.09.629.Pueblo.CO 4277 131
0.553 0.007 0.44
28 2012.08.09.630.Colorado Springs.CO 4422 145
0.547 0.033 0.419
29 2012.08.12.635.Chicago.IL 4198 149
0.678 0.0 0.321
30 2012.08.13.639.Council Bluffs.IA 4785 160
0.674 0.044 0.282
31 2012.08.13.641.Boone.IA 4524 162
0.587 0.004 0.409
32 2012.08.14.642.Oskaloosa.IA 5081 162
0.536 0.042 0.422
33 2012.08.14.644.Marshalltown.IA 4708 139
0.526 0.0 0.474
34 2012.08.14.645.Waterloo.IA 4552 142
0.531 0.002 0.467
35 2012.08.15.646.Dubuque.IA 5935 158
0.627 0.021 0.352
36 2012.08.15.648.Davenport.IA 5196 143
0.579 0.02 0.402
37 2012.08.18.652.Windham.NH 4187 119
0.635 0.024 0.341
38 2012.08.18.653.Rochester.NH 4369 159
0.539 0.026 0.435
39 2012.08.21.659.Columbus.OH 4129 130
0.778 0.0 0.221
40 2012.08.21.660.Reno.NV 3883 132
0.843 0.001 0.156
41 2012.08.22.662.North Las Vegas.NV 3694 107
0.744 0.001 0.255
42 2012.08.28.670.Ames.IA 3830 130
0.725 0.03 0.246
43 2012.08.28.671.Fort Collins.CO 4812 154
0.667 0.006 0.326
44 2012.08.29.673.Charlottesville.VA 4408 147
0.716 0.003 0.281
45 2012.09.01.686.Urbandale.IA 2497 87
0.584 0.001 0.415
46 2012.09.01.687.Sioux City.IA 3028 104
0.585 0.019 0.396
47 2012.09.02.688.Boulder.CO 3918 106
0.583 0.002 0.415
48 2012.09.03.689.Toledo.OH 3910 120
0.493 0.01 0.497
49 2012.09.04.691.Norfolk.VA 2820 96
0.537 0.009 0.454
50 2012.09.07.696.Portsmouth.NH 4361 144
0.418 0.0 0.582
51 2012.09.07.697.Iowa City.IA 4516 160
0.445 0.0 0.555
52 2012.09.08.699.Seminole.FL 4506 135
0.437 0.002 0.561
53 2012.09.08.700.Kissimmee.FL 4982 149
0.439 0.0 0.561
54 2012.09.09.701.Melbourne.FL 5165 163
0.479 0.009 0.512
55 2012.09.09.702.West Palm Beach.FL 4161 154
0.486 0.0 0.514
56 2012.09.12.714.Las Vegas.NV 4326 140
0.578 0.0 0.422
57 2012.09.13.728.Golden.CO 5222 178
0.464 0.002 0.534
58 2012.09.17.730.Cincinnati.OH 5177 177
0.363 0.0 0.637
59 2012.09.17.731.Columbus.OH 5557 210
0.349 0.001 0.649
60 2012.09.21.744.Woodbridge.VA 3967 112
0.507 0.0 0.493
61 2012.09.22.746.Milwaukee.WI 3822 117
0.568 0.0 0.431
62 2012.09.22.747.Milwaukee.WI 3757 119
0.498 0.001 0.501
63 2012.09.26.751.Bowling Green.OH 5212 151
0.606 0.0 0.394
64 2012.09.26.752.Kent.OH 4963 161
0.514 0.0 0.486
65 2012.09.27.753.Virginia Beach.VA 4384 157
0.527 0.0 0.472
66 2012.09.30.768.Las Vegas.NV 4058 132
0.49 0.001 0.509
67 2012.10.04.777.Denver.CO 3381 115
0.42 0.0 0.579
68 2012.10.04.778.Madison.WI 3704 139
0.403 0.0 0.597
69 2012.10.05.780.Fairfax.VA 3362 116
0.729 0.0 0.271
70 2012.10.05.781.Cleveland.OH 2871 95
0.453 0.0 0.547
71 2012.10.07.786.Los Angeles.CA 3401 122
0.439 0.0 0.561
72 2012.10.08.791.San Francisco.CA 3423 131
0.48 0.0 0.52
73 2012.10.09.793.Columbus.OH 3765 134
0.482 0.001 0.518
74 2012.10.11.800.Miami.FL 3520 145
0.48 0.0 0.52
75 2012.10.17.810.Mount Vernon.IA 4283 165
0.374 0.005 0.622
76 2012.10.17.813.Athens.OH 4644 151
0.49 0.0 0.51
77 2012.10.18.814.Manchester.NH 4164 149
0.502 0.011 0.487
78 2012.10.19.816.Fairfax.VA 3161 118
0.613 0.0 0.387
79 2012.10.23.822.Delray Beach.FL 2997 83
0.603 0.001 0.396
80 2012.10.23.823.Dayton.OH 3338 106
0.489 0.0 0.511
81 2012.10.24.824.Davenport.IA 2929 99
0.477 0.001 0.523
82 2012.10.24.825.Denver.CO 2566 88
0.506 0.0 0.494
83 2012.10.24.829.Las Vegas.NV 2879 76
0.558 0.0 0.442
84 2012.10.25.830.Tampa.FL 2840 94
0.546 0.0 0.454
85 2012.10.25.831.Richmond.VA 3094 107
0.572 0.0 0.428
86 2012.10.25.832.Cleveland.OH 3696 110
0.502 0.002 0.496
87 2012.10.27.840.Nashua.NH 3293 119
0.46 0.001 0.539
88 2012.11.01.842.Green Bay.WI 4032 150
0.592 0.001 0.408
89 2012.11.01.843.North Las Vegas.NV 4602 160
0.567 0.001 0.432
90 2012.11.01.855.Boulder.CO 4825 163
0.573 0.001 0.426
91 2012.11.02.856.Hilliard.OH 4123 123
0.494 0.0 0.506
92 2012.11.02.857.Springfield.OH 146 0
0.0 0.0 0.0
93 2012.11.02.858.Springfield.OH 4377 131
0.491 0.0 0.508
94 2012.11.02.860.Lima.OH 4223 148
0.475 0.0 0.525
95 2012.11.03.863.Mentor.OH 4141 126
0.466 0.0 0.534
96 2012.11.03.864.Milwaukee.WI 3882 128
0.546 0.0 0.454
97 2012.11.03.865.Dubuque.IA 4019 136
0.48 0.0 0.52
98 2012.11.03.866.Bristow.VA 4334 137
0.476 0.0 0.524
99 2012.11.04.875.Denver.CO 3952 132
0.544 0.0 0.456