Measuring the candidates’ words
Drag slider to see the most common words in Democratic presidential debates.
Orangeburg, SC
April 26, 2007
able actually administration america american attacked begin believe brian build care change country deal decisions done end engage fact families find good government gun health important iraq issue mistake more nations need now number own people plan policy political president proud provide question ready reasons respect responsibility right security senate start states support sure system talking terrorism think threat time try understand united voted war weapons women work world years
Manchester, NH
June 3, 2007
able administration america american asked authority believe between bill care change clear clinton congress country deal difference diplomacy done end everybody fact funding health help important iraq issue job john language laws military million money more national need now number peace people plan point policy president problem question right senator serve service start states stop support sure system talking tax think time troops try united voted war wolf work world
Washington, DC
June 28, 2007
administration aids america american believe better care change child children community country deal drugs economic education fact fair funding good happened health help important issue jobs justice legislation live million minority money more nation need now opportunity orleans pay people policy president problem question race rebuild responsibility right schools society start states stop sure system talk tavis tax teachers think three time understand united universal war white work years yes
Charleston, SC
July 23, 2007
able actually advocate america american anderson answer asked believe care change children commitment companies country democrats difference done education elected fact fund great health ideas important iraq issue kids life message money months more national need now people person plan politics president problem public question raised right school senator send served service start states support sure talking tax think time troops united voted wage war white women work years yes
Chicago, IL
August 7, 2007
actually afghanistan against agreements america american begin believe billion bush campaigns care change china companies congress country create democratic done fact foreign funded good health home important infrastructure iraq issue jobs labor millions money more nafta national need never now organized pakistan people plan policy president protect question reason right security start states sure system talk think time trade troops understand unions united vote war washington work workers world years
Los Angeles, CA
August 9, 2007
against aids america american answer believe better black candidates care change civil community congress country couples course discrimination done equality experience federal full gay good great health human important issues joe justice law lesbians life love marriage matter mean more need now partnership people personal point political president question real reason recognize rights sense someone states support sure talk think time truth try understand unions united votes working wrong years
Des Moines, IA
August 19, 2007
actually administration america american answer asked before behind believe between big bush care change clinton country deal decision democratic difference end experience george good government health important interests iraq issue job leave life mean money more need never now nuclear pakistan peace people plan point policy political power pray president problem public question right schools senator states talk teachers think time troops trying vote war washington weapons work years yes
Miami, FL
September 9, 2007
able against america american begin believe border care children community companies comprehensive country deal difference economy education fact families government health help hispanic home hope immigration important insurance involved iraq issue latin latino life mexico million more nation need now number opportunity people plan point policy political president problems question reason reform rights security senator speak start states support system think time troops trying understand united universal work workers years
Davenport, IA
September 20, 2007
able actually administration america american believe billion bush cap care change companies cost country cuts deal difference done drug economic end fact families fund good happened health home idea income insurance iraq issue job leave medicare million money more national need now number pay pensions people plan point president problem proposal provide rate right savings security senator social states system talking tax think time together troops universal war work years
Hanover, NH
September 26, 2007
able against america american believe better bill care change children clinton congress country course deal democrats different done economic end everything fact federal happened health immigration important iran iraq issue law life local more nation need negotiating now office people plan point policy political president problem republicans responsibility right security senator social start states support sure system talk think tim time torture troops trying understand united vote war work years
Philadelphia, PA
October 30, 2007
actually against agree america american believe bush care change children companies country deal democrats different diplomacy education election end energy experience generation george government health help important insurance iran iraq issue may mean money more need now nuclear oil people plan point policy power president problem provide republicans responsibility right security seeing senator social start states system talking tax think tim time troops trying voted war weapons work world years
Las Vegas, NV
November 15, 2007
absolutely administration against america american answer believe bush care change china clinton congress country democrats different done education elections find health house important iran iraq issue job mean military more national need now nuclear number pakistan pay people person plan point policy position president problem question republicans responsibility right school security senator start states stop sure talking teachers think time trade understand united voted war wolf work workers years yes
Des Moines, IA
December 4, 2007
able actually administration against america american believe bush care change china chinese country create dangerous deal economic employers enforce fact good government happened health help illegal immigration important interests iran iranian iraq issue jobs laws leverage mean middle more nation need now number organization people point policy president problem question reason right senator standards states system talking term think time trade try understand united vote war work workers world years
Johnston, IA
December 13, 2007
actually america american balance believe better billion budget care change child children china comes companies corporate costs country deal done economy education end energy family good government growing happening health human important iowa issue jobs medicare money more national need now pay people plan point policy power president priorities problems program public responsibility right save schools start sure system talk tax think time trade universal voted war working world years
Manchester, NH
January 5, 2008
action actually against america american balance believe bill bush care change charlie class companies corporations costs country different done elected energy families fight foreign george good government hampshire happening health house important interests jobs john more need now nuclear pay people personal point policy political president problem proposal question reduce republicans responsibility right security senator special specific states sure talk tax think time troops try united war weapons working years
Las Vegas, NV
January 15, 2008
able actually america american bases believe both bringing bush campaign candidates care change country create democratic different economy end energy everything families fight forward good happening health help homes important interests iraq issue jobs john lives men military million money more need nevada now nuclear pay people power president problems question rates real reason responsibility right school senator start states sure talk tax think time together troops united work young
Myrtle Beach, SC
January 21, 2008
able actually against america american believe bill bush campaign care carolina clinton companies country deal difference done economy end families fighting folks happened health help hillary homes ideas important insurance interests issue jobs john lives lobbyists mean money more need now pay people plan point policy political poverty president problem question republicans right senator south start states sure system talk tax think time try understand universal vote wait working years
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2008
able actually afford against agree america american approach argument believe both bush campaign care change children clear clinton costs country democratic differences drug economy end forward good government health help home immigration important insurance interests iraq issue jobs looking million more need now pay people plan point president problem provide question reason republicans respect right senator start states sure system tax think time together try united war work world years
What's this?
It's called a tag cloud, and its purpose is to show the words most commonly used by Democratic presidential candidates in the 18 debates transcribed by Federal News Service and Congressional Quarterly.
You can scroll through tag clouds of each of the debates using the slider tool. The relative sizes of the words correspond to the frequency with which they appear in each debate. Some commonly used words like "the," "our" and "would" have been omitted.
Source: Federal News Service; Congressional QuarterlyCredits: Ben Welsh; Chirag Mehta's Tagline Generator
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