Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.08.28.Convention originally had 5209 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 170 cue terms and an average lag of 28.1. 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 fellow_citizen 14
✓
1 0 0.000199
✗
0 0 0
2 great_nation 3
✓
0.00418 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
3 unit_state 17
✓
0.0275 0 0.00617
✗
0.966 0 0
4 work_american 31
✓
0.0269 0.000398 0.00915
✗
0.959 0 0.00438
5 presid_clinton 15
✓
0.0187 0 0.00219
✗
0.977 0 0.00199
6 ted_kennedi 18
✓
0.0103 0 0
✗
0.99 0 0
7 vice_presid 13
✓
0.00378 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
8 unit_state 3
✓
0.00358 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
9 joe_biden 2
✓
0.00119 0 0
✗
0.999 0 0
10 world_leader 29
✓
0.0119 0.000199 0.00318
✗
0.985 0 0
11 michel_obama 26
✓
0.0113 0.000199 0.000597
✗
0.987 0 0.000597
12 year_ago 23
✓
0.00915 0 0.000995
✗
0.989 0 0.000796
13 young_man 18
✓
0.0167 0 0
✗
0.983 0 0
14 young_woman 5
✓
0.00259 0 0.000597
✗
0.997 0 0
15 hard_work 45
✓
0.935 0.000597 0.0496
✗
0.0149 0 0.000199
16 american_famili 18
✓
0.076 0.0137 0.00995
✗
0.867 0.000597 0.033
17 work_harder 107
✓
0.354 0.00159 0.113
✗
0.524 0.000199 0.00716
18 credit_card 30
✓
0.000199 0 0.9
✗
0.000796 0 0.0993
19 govern_make 20
✓
0 0.000199 0.0364
✗
0 0 0.963
20 direct_result 8
✓
0 0 0.0101
✗
0 0 0.99
21 hard_work 63
✓
0.604 0 0.202
✗
0 0 0.194
22 twenti_year 23
✓
0.0959 0.000199 0.0697
✗
0.521 0 0.313
23 american_citi 60
✓
0.259 0.000796 0.0621
✗
0.542 0 0.136
24 american_peopl 11
✓
0.26 0 0.276
✗
0.279 0 0.184
25 __NUM___centuri 29
✓
0.087 0 0.0734
✗
0.438 0 0.401
26 same_parti 14
✓
0.000796 0.00119 0.671
✗
0.0191 0 0.308
27 georg_bush 7
✓
0.000199 0 0.18
✗
0 0 0.82
28 dick_chenei 2
✓
0 0 0.00517
✗
0 0 0.995
29 republican_nomine 50
✓
0.000199 0 0.0571
✗
0 0 0.943
30 john_mccain 2
✓
0.000199 0 0.00179
✗
0.000199 0 0.998
31 georg_bush 61
✓
0 0 0.0438
✗
0 0 0.956
32 senat_mccain 6
✓
0 0 0.00537
✗
0 0 0.995
33 georg_bush 20
✓
0 0 0.0113
✗
0 0 0.989
34 health_care 48
✓
0.0217 0.00776 0.0736
✗
0 0 0.897
35 senat_mccain 7
✓
0.000995 0.00139 0.00915
✗
0.0197 0.00736 0.961
36 econom_plan 43
✓
0.000995 0 0.499
✗
0.000199 0 0.5
37 auto_worker 47
✓
0.0183 0.00478 0.28
✗
0.000995 0 0.696
38 work_hard 74
✓
0.264 0.00199 0.433
✗
0.00537 0.000199 0.296
39 senat_mccain 22
✓
0.00677 0.0573 0.169
✗
0.0724 0.00219 0.692
40 million_dollar 30
✓
0.00179 0.0221 0.297
✗
0.00816 0.0426 0.628
41 tax_break 13
✓
0 0 0.115
✗
0.000199 0.000597 0.884
42 big_corpor 2
✓
0 0 0.00478
✗
0 0 0.995
43 oil_compani 2
✓
0 0 0.00358
✗
0 0 0.996
44 tax_relief 6
✓
0.000199 0.000398 0.00657
✗
0 0 0.993
45 million_american 6
✓
0.0143 0 0.00378
✗
0.000398 0 0.981
46 health_care_plan 8
✓
0.00179 0 0.00697
✗
0.0145 0 0.977
47 social_secur 30
✓
0 0 0.041
✗
0.00498 0 0.954
48 john_mccain 8
✓
0 0 0.00378
✗
0.00498 0 0.991
49 ownership_societi 50
✓
0.0316 0.000199 0.0312
✗
0.00478 0 0.932
50 health_care 20
✓
0.117 0.00796 0.173
✗
0.034 0 0.668
51 extra_monei 84
✓
0.00279 0.000199 0.889
✗
0.00119 0 0.106
52 __NUM___million 24
✓
0.00179 0.000199 0.103
✗
0.000199 0 0.895
53 bill_clinton 7
✓
0 0 0.0342
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0 0 0.966
54 averag_american 6
✓
0 0 0.0269
✗
0 0 0.973
55 american_famili 0
✓
0.000199 0 0.00159
✗
0 0 0.998
56 georg_bush 15
✓
0 0 0.0129
✗
0 0 0.987
57 fortun___NUM__ 21
✓
0.00139 0.0344 0.0203
✗
0 0 0.944
58 good_idea 7
✓
0.61 0.000796 0.257
✗
0.00119 0.00876 0.123
59 pearl_harbor 105
✓
0.567 0 0.00279
✗
0.429 0 0.000995
60 gi_bill 23
✓
0.164 0 0
✗
0.836 0 0
61 food_stamp 46
✓
0.305 0.000199 0.000796
✗
0.694 0 0
62 student_loan 19
✓
0.178 0 0.00299
✗
0.819 0 0
63 south_side 27
✓
0.0848 0 0
✗
0.915 0 0
64 decad_ago 11
✓
0.00318 0 0
✗
0.997 0 0
65 plant_close 5
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
66 hard_work 57
✓
0.34 0 0.648
✗
0.0113 0 0
67 john_mccain 62
✓
0.0161 0.000597 0.357
✗
0.0442 0 0.582
68 unit_state 44
✓
0.0774 0 0.0955
✗
0.0316 0 0.795
69 american_job 68
✓
0.0197 0.00836 0.16
✗
0.0269 0 0.785
70 american_worker 5
✓
0.00179 0.00279 0.0468
✗
0.0299 0.00776 0.911
71 tax_code 184
✓
0.00159 0.00856 0.777
✗
0 0.000199 0.212
72 american_worker 12
✓
0.00119 0.00139 0.072
✗
0 0.00557 0.92
73 small_busi 2
✓
0 0.000597 0.0179
✗
0.000796 0.00657 0.974
74 john_mccain 5
✓
0 0 0.0265
✗
0 0.000597 0.973
75 tax_break 6
✓
0 0 0.0285
✗
0 0 0.972
76 job_oversea 5
✓
0 0.000398 0.0139
✗
0 0 0.986
77 good_job 12
✓
0.0364 0.162 0.0215
✗
0 0.000398 0.78
78 capit_gain 8
✓
0 0.839 0
✗
0 0.161 0
79 gain_tax 0
✓
0 0.000199 0
✗
0 1 0
80 small_busi 3
✓
0 0.00358 0.000398
✗
0 0.996 0
81 cut_tax 22
✓
0 0.0143 0.0193
✗
0 0.966 0.000796
82 work_famili 10
✓
0.00119 0.00637 0.0125
✗
0 0.961 0.0191
83 rais_tax 15
✓
0 0.00856 0.0945
✗
0 0.869 0.0275
84 ten_year 34
✓
0.00119 0 0.892
✗
0 0.000796 0.106
85 middl_east 12
✓
0 0 0.00557
✗
0 0 0.994
86 thirti_year 11
✓
0 0 0.00299
✗
0 0 0.997
87 john_mccain 3
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
88 renew_energi 30
✓
0 0 0.00975
✗
0 0 0.99
89 senat_mccain 20
✓
0 0.000199 0.00776
✗
0 0 0.992
90 natur_ga 40
✓
0 0 0.0109
✗
0 0 0.989
91 clean_coal 5
✓
0 0 0.00139
✗
0 0 0.999
92 nuclear_power 9
✓
0 0 0.00239
✗
0 0 0.998
93 auto_compani 4
✓
0 0 0.00159
✗
0 0 0.998
94 american_peopl 27
✓
0.000199 0 0.00975
✗
0 0 0.99
95 __NUM___billion 9
✓
0 0 0.00378
✗
0 0 0.996
96 billion_dollar 0
✓
0 0 0
✗
0 0 1
97 renew_sourc 8
✓
0 0 0.00259
✗
0 0 0.997
98 wind_power 4
✓
0 0 0.000597
✗
0 0 0.999
99 solar_power 2
✓
0 0 0.000597
✗
0 0 0.999
100 moral_oblig 47
✓
0.998 0 0.00199
✗
0 0 0.000199
101 global_economi 21
✓
0.00736 0 0
✗
0.993 0 0
102 earli_childhood 35
✓
0.00816 0 0
✗
0.992 0 0
103 childhood_educ 0
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
104 higher_standard 26
✓
0.00756 0 0
✗
0.992 0 0
105 young_american 12
✓
0.0151 0 0
✗
0.985 0 0
106 colleg_educ 21
✓
0.35 0 0
✗
0.65 0 0
107 health_care 14
✓
0.618 0.00119 0.0183
✗
0.362 0 0
108 same_kind 27
✓
0.0424 0 0.00398
✗
0.947 0 0.00677
109 insur_compani 18
✓
0.00597 0 0.0113
✗
0.973 0 0.00995
110 famili_leav 41
✓
0.465 0.00199 0.0963
✗
0.427 0 0.00995
111 bankruptci_law 30
✓
0.00119 0.00219 0.849
✗
0.0492 0.000398 0.0985
112 social_secur 18
✓
0.00557 0 0.774
✗
0.000597 0 0.22
113 futur_gener 2
✓
0.00378 0 0.0143
✗
0.00537 0 0.977
114 cost_monei 40
✓
0.0304 0.00239 0.14
✗
0.00338 0 0.824
115 tax_haven 20
✓
0.000398 0 0.15
✗
0.000398 0.000398 0.849
116 feder_budget 13
✓
0.0265 0.000398 0.0844
✗
0 0.000398 0.888
117 longer_work 10
✓
0.416 0.0131 0.0213
✗
0.0259 0.000796 0.523
118 twentieth_centuri 25
✓
0.23 0.0101 0.0299
✗
0.43 0.00935 0.291
119 energi_independ 51
✓
0.366 0 0.00498
✗
0.623 0 0.00517
120 young_men 28
✓
0.0295 0 0
✗
0.97 0 0.000199
121 individu_respons 51
✓
0.0937 0 0.0283
✗
0.878 0 0
122 john_mccain 36
✓
0.0111 0.00159 0.697
✗
0.263 0 0.0269
123 senat_mccain 35
✓
0.00259 0.00577 0.335
✗
0.0255 0.000796 0.63
124 real_threat 28
✓
0 0 0.201
✗
0 0 0.799
125 john_mccain 4
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
126 made_clear 35
✓
0 0 0.00796
✗
0 0 0.992
127 osama_bin_laden 6
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
128 john_mccain 12
✓
0 0 0.000796
✗
0 0 0.999
129 bin_laden 7
✓
0 0 0.00119
✗
0 0 0.999
130 time_frame 26
✓
0 0 0.00418
✗
0 0 0.996
131 iraqi_govern 12
✓
0 0 0.00896
✗
0 0 0.991
132 bush_administr 4
✓
0.000199 0 0.0484
✗
0 0 0.951
133 __MONEY___billion 10
✓
0 0 0.00458
✗
0 0 0.995
134 john_mccain 8
✓
0 0 0.00756
✗
0 0 0.992
135 georg_bush 91
✓
0.000398 0 0.0334
✗
0 0 0.966
136 foreign_polici 57
✓
0.00677 0 0.0356
✗
0 0 0.958
137 al_qaeda 93
✓
0 0 0.0366
✗
0 0 0.963
138 nuclear_weapon 31
✓
0.00119 0 0.00299
✗
0 0 0.996
139 __NUM___centuri 16
✓
0.0209 0 0.00736
✗
0.00119 0 0.971
140 john_mccain 79
✓
0.0605 0.00119 0.61
✗
0.00458 0 0.324
141 polit_purpos 16
✓
0.0247 0.00438 0.0322
✗
0.0629 0.000597 0.875
142 john_mccain 66
✓
0.0336 0.000995 0.178
✗
0.0663 0.000398 0.721
143 unit_state 51
✓
0.21 0 0.0756
✗
0.0901 0 0.624
144 john_mccain 10
✓
0.0183 0.000199 0.0119
✗
0.289 0 0.68
145 trade_deficit 64
✓
0.709 0 0.000995
✗
0.29 0 0.000199
146 common_purpos 10
✓
0.00856 0.000199 0.000597
✗
0.99 0 0.000398
147 gun_ownership 39
✓
0.00418 0.00418 0.89
✗
0.102 0 0.000199
148 sex_marriag 49
✓
0.00139 0.000398 0.114
✗
0.0133 0.000199 0.871
149 live_free 28
✓
0.000199 0 0.0187
✗
0.000398 0 0.981
150 hire_illeg 31
✓
0 0 0.00179
✗
0 0 0.998
151 illeg_worker 0
✓
0 0 0.000199
✗
0 0 1
152 public_life 58
✓
0.0213 0.00378 0.0207
✗
0 0 0.954
153 trojan_hors 4
✓
0.000796 0.000398 0.0193
✗
0.0161 0.00338 0.96
154 higher_tax 2
✓
0.00139 0 0.499
✗
0.00119 0.000597 0.498
155 small_thing 57
✓
0.0119 0.00239 0.359
✗
0.000199 0 0.626
156 histori_teach 177
✓
0.238 0.00398 0.701
✗
0.00159 0 0.0553
157 american_peopl 27
✓
0.0498 0 0.0261
✗
0.205 0 0.719
158 peopl_demand 0
✓
0.00179 0.000398 0.00119
✗
0.254 0 0.742
159 health_care 64
✓
0.581 0.00975 0.281
✗
0.115 0 0.0133
160 parti_line 22
✓
0.116 0.000597 0.0989
✗
0.557 0.00299 0.224
161 nuclear_weapon 20
✓
0.0927 0 0.0557
✗
0.586 0 0.266
162 young_peopl 14
✓
0.36 0 0.00338
✗
0.636 0 0.000995
163 long_time 18
✓
0.0607 0 0.00279
✗
0.935 0 0.00179
164 good_neighbor 53
✓
0.113 0.000398 0.00398
✗
0.882 0 0.000597
165 american_spirit 76
✓
0.0716 0.00876 0.034
✗
0.885 0 0.000995
166 picket_line 102
✓
0.139 0.000199 0.00239
✗
0.858 0 0.000796
167 year_ago 17
✓
0.038 0.000995 0.0424
✗
0.916 0 0.00259
168 turn_back 136
✓
0.968 0 0.00279
✗
0.0289 0 0
169 god_bless 117
✓
0.384 0 0
✗
0.616 0 0
170 unit_state 2
✓
0.0111 0 0.00498
✗
0.984 0 0
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