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This speech titled 2008.10.29.interview_with_larry_king_of_cnn originally had 5979 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 196 cue terms and an average lag of 27.4. 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
Restart ∑Left Center ∑Right
1 republican_presidenti 4
✓
0 0 1
✗
0 0 0
2 presidenti_candid 0
✓
0 0 0.00159
✗
0 0 0.998
3 john_mccain 1
✓
0 0 0.00577
✗
0 0 0.994
4 republican_presidenti 11
✓
0 0 0.0281
✗
0 0 0.972
5 presidenti_candid 0
✓
0 0 0.00199
✗
0 0 0.998
6 john_mccain 1
✓
0 0 0.00498
✗
0 0 0.995
7 barack_obama 19
✓
0.000796 0 0.0356
✗
0 0 0.964
8 sarah_palin 16
✓
0 0 0.0382
✗
0 0 0.962
9 __NUM___point 202
✓
0.0706 0 0.353
✗
0 0 0.577
10 senat_obama 74
✓
0.0195 0 0.18
✗
0.0356 0 0.765
11 long_shot 88
✓
0.00159 0 0.218
✗
0.00199 0 0.779
12 public_financ 14
✓
0 0 0.0374
✗
0 0 0.963
13 presidenti_campaign 3
✓
0 0 0.00975
✗
0 0 0.99
14 john_mccain 2
✓
0 0 0.00697
✗
0 0 0.993
15 american_peopl 12
✓
0.000398 0 0.0237
✗
0 0 0.976
16 senat_clinton 18
✓
0 0 0.0396
✗
0 0 0.96
17 john_mccain 10
✓
0 0 0.0221
✗
0 0 0.978
18 public_financ 5
✓
0 0 0.0137
✗
0 0 0.986
19 american_peopl 7
✓
0.000398 0 0.0179
✗
0 0 0.982
20 credit_card 31
✓
0.000398 0 0.0953
✗
0.000199 0 0.904
21 presidenti_candid 44
✓
0 0 0.104
✗
0 0 0.896
22 public_financ 3
✓
0 0 0.0241
✗
0 0 0.976
23 senat_obama 2
✓
0.00159 0 0.0131
✗
0 0 0.985
24 small_donor 37
✓
0.00776 0 0.279
✗
0.000796 0 0.712
25 campaign_contribut 91
✓
0.00119 0 0.22
✗
0.000995 0 0.778
26 senat_obama 32
✓
0.0149 0 0.149
✗
0.00219 0 0.834
27 american_peopl 5
✓
0.000597 0 0.0183
✗
0.0157 0 0.965
28 half_hour 12
✓
0.00159 0 0.0336
✗
0.0131 0 0.952
29 american_peopl 13
✓
0.00179 0 0.0665
✗
0.0117 0 0.92
30 record_show 8
✓
0.00517 0 0.0412
✗
0.0123 0 0.941
31 time_ago 12
✓
0.000796 0 0.162
✗
0.00915 0 0.828
32 senat_obama 41
✓
0.00199 0 0.0933
✗
0.00179 0 0.903
33 town_hall_meet 8
✓
0 0 0.0189
✗
0 0 0.981
34 barri_goldwat 10
✓
0 0 0.0203
✗
0 0 0.98
35 american_peopl 32
✓
0.00159 0 0.0718
✗
0 0 0.927
36 senat_obama 35
✓
0.00179 0 0.078
✗
0.000199 0 0.92
37 presidenti_campaign 12
✓
0 0 0.0271
✗
0.000796 0 0.972
38 obama_campaign 89
✓
0.00816 0 0.185
✗
0 0 0.806
39 american_peopl 7
✓
0.000597 0 0.0175
✗
0.00537 0 0.977
40 barack_obama 49
✓
0.00179 0 0.114
✗
0.000995 0 0.883
41 american_peopl 51
✓
0.000796 0 0.12
✗
0.000398 0 0.879
42 polit_campaign 22
✓
0 0 0.0492
✗
0 0 0.951
43 major_media 14
✓
0.00995 0.000199 0.033
✗
0 0 0.957
44 media_outlet 0
✓
0 0 0.00279
✗
0.00995 0.000199 0.987
45 obama_campaign 35
✓
0.0446 0 0.1
✗
0.00697 0 0.848
46 terrorist_organ 30
✓
0.0177 0 0.0605
✗
0.0464 0 0.875
47 american_peopl 41
✓
0.0227 0 0.212
✗
0.0414 0 0.724
48 peopl_make 0
✓
0.000199 0 0.00438
✗
0.0635 0 0.932
49 barack_obama 34
✓
0.000796 0 0.125
✗
0.00358 0 0.871
50 washington_time 8
✓
0 0 0.0225
✗
0.000796 0 0.977
51 columbia_univers 36
✓
0.000398 0 0.078
✗
0 0 0.922
52 year_ago 2
✓
0.000398 0 0.00975
✗
0 0 0.99
53 john_mccain 52
✓
0 0 0.144
✗
0 0 0.856
54 sarah_palin 6
✓
0 0 0.0145
✗
0 0 0.985
55 troop_home 49
✓
0.000199 0 0.0969
✗
0 0 0.903
56 senat_obama 13
✓
0.000796 0 0.0285
✗
0 0 0.971
57 red_state 33
✓
0.000199 0 0.0728
✗
0 0 0.927
58 final_week 4
✓
0 0 0.0183
✗
0 0 0.982
59 north_carolina 7
✓
0 0 0.0155
✗
0 0 0.984
60 georg_bush 16
✓
0 0 0.0406
✗
0 0 0.959
61 year_ago 2
✓
0 0 0.00577
✗
0 0 0.994
62 presid_bush 84
✓
0.00378 0 0.175
✗
0 0 0.821
63 obama_campaign 64
✓
0.000995 0 0.136
✗
0 0 0.863
64 long_time 3
✓
0 0 0.00816
✗
0.000398 0 0.991
65 time_ago 0
✓
0 0 0.00259
✗
0 0 0.997
66 presid_bush 8
✓
0.000796 0 0.0195
✗
0 0 0.98
67 american_peopl 9
✓
0.00159 0 0.0207
✗
0.000597 0 0.977
68 same_thing 159
✓
0.00677 0 0.313
✗
0 0 0.68
69 battleground_state 32
✓
0 0 0.0748
✗
0 0 0.925
70 presidenti_nomine 10
✓
0.000199 0 0.0235
✗
0 0 0.976
71 sarah_palin 89
✓
0 0 0.191
✗
0 0 0.809
72 same_principl 162
✓
0.0131 0 0.328
✗
0 0 0.659
73 unit_state 63
✓
0.000199 0 0.152
✗
0.000398 0 0.848
74 vice_presid 48
✓
0 0 0.103
✗
0 0 0.897
75 year_ago 50
✓
0.000597 0 0.111
✗
0 0 0.888
76 nation_secur 10
✓
0 0 0.0255
✗
0 0 0.975
77 gulf_war 26
✓
0 0 0.05
✗
0 0 0.95
78 sarah_palin 3
✓
0 0 0.00816
✗
0 0 0.992
79 senat_mccain 188
✓
0 0 0.356
✗
0 0 0.644
80 barack_obama 4
✓
0.0115 0 0.0107
✗
0 0 0.978
81 obama_plan 0
✓
0.00736 0 0.00259
✗
0.0121 0 0.978
82 senat_obama 21
✓
0.00179 0 0.0509
✗
0.0107 0 0.937
83 senat_mccain 21
✓
0 0 0.0553
✗
0 0 0.945
84 campaign_trail 18
✓
0.00299 0 0.0414
✗
0 0 0.956
85 elector_colleg 29
✓
0.00299 0 0.0587
✗
0.00279 0 0.936
86 senat_obama 16
✓
0.000796 0 0.0448
✗
0.00478 0 0.95
87 elector_vote 21
✓
0 0 0.0494
✗
0 0 0.951
88 bottom_line 31
✓
0 0 0.0671
✗
0 0 0.933
89 elector_vote 22
✓
0 0 0.0484
✗
0 0 0.952
90 senat_mccain 91
✓
0 0 0.188
✗
0 0 0.812
91 barack_obama 35
✓
0.000597 0 0.071
✗
0 0 0.928
92 bush_won 25
✓
0 0 0.0565
✗
0 0 0.943
93 past_coupl 17
✓
0.00259 0.000199 0.0424
✗
0 0 0.955
94 elect_cycl 2
✓
0.000597 0 0.00657
✗
0.00259 0.000199 0.99
95 barack_obama 23
✓
0.000199 0 0.0724
✗
0.000796 0 0.927
96 final_dai 5
✓
0 0 0.0149
✗
0.000199 0 0.985
97 puerto_rican 98
✓
0.00299 0.000199 0.203
✗
0.000199 0 0.793
98 central_america 8
✓
0.00119 0 0.0165
✗
0.00239 0.000199 0.98
99 john_mccain 36
✓
0 0 0.278
✗
0 0 0.722
100 senior_advis 1
✓
0 0 0.00318
✗
0 0 0.997
101 barack_obama 13
✓
0 0 0.036
✗
0 0 0.964
102 final_dai 3
✓
0 0 0.00915
✗
0 0 0.991
103 __NUM___point 3
✓
0.000796 0 0.00776
✗
0 0 0.991
104 peopl_live 21
✓
0.00219 0 0.0498
✗
0 0 0.948
105 northern_virginia 4
✓
0.00159 0 0.0101
✗
0.00199 0 0.986
106 barack_obama 10
✓
0.00318 0 0.0322
✗
0.00299 0 0.962
107 american_popul 19
✓
0.00498 0 0.0406
✗
0.00537 0 0.949
108 barack_obama 25
✓
0.000796 0 0.0766
✗
0.00159 0 0.921
109 senat_mccain 15
✓
0 0 0.039
✗
0 0 0.961
110 fight_back 19
✓
0 0 0.0422
✗
0 0 0.958
111 final_dai 54
✓
0 0 0.112
✗
0 0 0.888
112 john_mccain 9
✓
0 0 0.0221
✗
0 0 0.978
113 sarah_palin 2
✓
0 0 0.00478
✗
0 0 0.995
114 barack_obama 8
✓
0.000199 0 0.0177
✗
0 0 0.982
115 senat_john 19
✓
0 0 0.0432
✗
0 0 0.957
116 john_mccain 0
✓
0 0 0.00219
✗
0 0 0.998
117 sarah_palin 52
✓
0 0 0.112
✗
0 0 0.888
118 barack_obama 124
✓
0.0263 0 0.26
✗
0 0 0.714
119 american_polit 27
✓
0.0163 0 0.0627
✗
0.0225 0 0.899
120 tax_cut 33
✓
0.96 0 0
✗
0.0402 0 0
121 tax_increas 3
✓
0.00398 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
122 increas_spend 11
✓
0.00935 0 0
✗
0.991 0 0
123 increas_tax 13
✓
0.0121 0 0
✗
0.988 0 0
124 __NUM___time 14
✓
0.0163 0 0
✗
0.984 0 0
125 cut_tax 4
✓
0.00438 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
126 tax_cut 3
✓
0.00438 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
127 tax_increas 3
✓
0.00597 0 0
✗
0.994 0 0
128 rais_tax 14
✓
0.0161 0 0
✗
0.984 0 0
129 make___MONEY__ 3
✓
0.00279 0 0
✗
0.997 0 0
130 incom_tax 15
✓
0.0227 0 0
✗
0.977 0 0
131 welfar_recipi 34
✓
0.04 0 0.00478
✗
0.955 0.000199 0
132 incom_tax 23
✓
0.033 0 0
✗
0.967 0 0
133 senat_obama 22
✓
0.0265 0 0.000796
✗
0.973 0 0
134 creat_wealth 17
✓
0.0171 0 0
✗
0.983 0 0
135 creat_job 16
✓
0.0191 0 0
✗
0.981 0 0
136 small_busi 3
✓
0.00438 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
137 senat_obama 22
✓
0.0235 0 0.000398
✗
0.976 0 0
138 person_incom 17
✓
0.0237 0 0
✗
0.976 0 0
139 incom_tax 0
✓
0.00119 0 0
✗
0.999 0 0
140 make___MONEY__ 9
✓
0.00935 0 0
✗
0.991 0 0
141 person_incom 5
✓
0.00776 0 0
✗
0.992 0.000199 0
142 capit_gain 76
✓
0.0957 0 0
✗
0.904 0 0
143 gain_tax 0
✓
0.000398 0 0
✗
1 0 0
144 payrol_tax 8
✓
0.0115 0 0
✗
0.988 0 0
145 incom_tax 17
✓
0.0207 0 0
✗
0.979 0 0
146 govern_secur 66
✓
0.0637 0.000199 0.102
✗
0.833 0.00159 0.000199
147 __MONEY___trillion 40
✓
0.0595 0 0.0263
✗
0.828 0.000597 0.086
148 democrat_major 17
✓
0.0195 0 0.0935
✗
0.802 0.00159 0.0834
149 tax_cut 52
✓
0.235 0 0
✗
0.765 0 0
150 incom_tax 15
✓
0.0207 0 0
✗
0.979 0 0
151 increas_tax 19
✓
0.0237 0 0
✗
0.976 0 0
152 health_insur 65
✓
0.0736 0 0.000796
✗
0.926 0 0
153 tax_credit 14
✓
0.0179 0 0.000597
✗
0.981 0 0.000398
154 ronald_reagan 33
✓
0.0404 0 0.00438
✗
0.955 0 0.000199
155 interest_rate 11
✓
0.0181 0 0.00179
✗
0.98 0 0.000398
156 cut_tax 20
✓
0.0283 0 0
✗
0.972 0 0
157 increas_tax 30
✓
0.036 0 0.00119
✗
0.963 0 0
158 senat_obama 9
✓
0.00697 0 0.171
✗
0.819 0 0.00279
159 time_ago 3
✓
0.00318 0 0.0878
✗
0.737 0.000199 0.172
160 tax_increas 11
✓
0.0675 0 0.00697
✗
0.724 0.000199 0.201
161 john_mccain 30
✓
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✗
0.000398 0 0.187
162 barack_obama 7
✓
0.000199 0 0.0165
✗
0 0 0.983
163 sarah_palin 14
✓
0 0 0.0322
✗
0 0 0.968
164 presidenti_candid 5
✓
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✗
0 0 0.986
165 senat_john 61
✓
0 0 0.143
✗
0 0 0.857
166 john_mccain 0
✓
0 0 0.00299
✗
0 0 0.997
167 vice_presid 18
✓
0 0 0.041
✗
0 0 0.959
168 __MONEY___billion 30
✓
0.000796 0 0.0633
✗
0 0 0.936
169 natur_ga 3
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
170 lower___NUM__ 3
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
171 america_todai 16
✓
0 0 0.592
✗
0 0 0.408
172 town_hall_meet 2
✓
0 0 0.138
✗
0 0 0.862
173 rush_limbaugh 56
✓
0 0 0.333
✗
0 0 0.667
174 colin_powel 6
✓
0 0 0.0143
✗
0 0 0.986
175 stop_work 103
✓
0.00657 0 0.218
✗
0 0 0.776
176 american_peopl 17
✓
0.000199 0 0.0513
✗
0.00139 0 0.947
177 difficult_time 21
✓
0.000199 0 0.0547
✗
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178 nation_secur 8
✓
0.000597 0 0.0193
✗
0 0 0.98
179 american_peopl 6
✓
0.00259 0 0.0394
✗
0.000597 0 0.957
180 small_minor 24
✓
0.00856 0 0.211
✗
0.00279 0 0.778
181 tini_minor 15
✓
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✗
0.00995 0 0.803
182 american_peopl 51
✓
0.112 0 0.374
✗
0.0249 0 0.49
183 econom_crisi 13
✓
0.0434 0 0.0597
✗
0.131 0 0.766
184 senat_obama 45
✓
0.0659 0 0.0472
✗
0.158 0 0.729
185 wall_street 32
✓
0.0267 0 0.0382
✗
0.208 0 0.728
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✓
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✗
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✓
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✗
0.0101 0 0.484
188 south_carolina 13
✓
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✗
0.00159 0 0.936
189 feder_reserv 49
✓
0.00517 0 0.21
✗
0.000597 0 0.784
190 feder_fund 7
✓
0.00796 0 0.0183
✗
0.00577 0 0.968
191 import_thing 40
✓
0.0927 0 0.19
✗
0.00935 0 0.708
192 hous_crisi 15
✓
0.0213 0 0.513
✗
0.0742 0 0.391
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✓
0.0677 0 0.0685
✗
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✓
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✗
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195 peopl_involv 100
✓
0.115 0 0.237
✗
0.105 0.000199 0.543
196 polit_process 3
✓
0.000796 0 0.0352
✗
0.186 0.00318 0.774
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