Measuring the candidates’ words
Drag the slider below to see the most common words in Republican presidential debates.
Simi Valley, CA
May 3, 2007
able abortion allow believe bill border build card case change country course create deal decision different elect faith family fence foreign good government governor great ideas immigration important issue job law lead life mean military more nation need now opportunity people person policy president protect question right security serving spending strong support sure system talking tax terrorism think time together used values veto war weapons whether win work world years
Columbia, SC
May 15, 2007
able abortion across against attack believe better border build call changed country course cut deal decision done fact federal government governor home illegally immigration interests issue jobs life lives lost mean military money more national need never now party people person point political position president problem programs question reduce respect right security situation spending start support sure system talking taxes think time together torture used war whether work world years
Manchester, NH
June 5, 2007
able across believe better bill border care conservative country created different energy enforce fact family fight free friends good government governor great health help illegally immigration important insurance interests issue job law life lives lose military million money more national need never now nuclear oil party people point policy president principles problem question respect right security spending system talking taxes think time together understand view war whether work world years
Des Moines, IA
August 5, 2007
able against believe best better billion bridges build care country democracy done economy fair families good government great health help home instead insurance issue job life matter military mistake money more nation need never now number own pay people person political positions president problem push raise reason right rule secure single solution start strengthen strong support sure system tax think thought time trying vice vote war win work world years
Durham, NC
September 5, 2007
able against answer attack believe borders called city clear committed country crime done end experience fact family fence forces good government great help hope illegal immigration important issue law leave life lower mean military more nation need never now nuclear order people pledge point policy position president problem protect question reality reason report responsibility right security sign successful surge talking tax think thought time troops turned understand war work years
Baltimore, MD
September 27, 2007
able accountability believe bill border care community country crime deal death done drugs economic end fact family federal folks good government health help home illegally immigration important individual issue job justice law life live moral more nation need now opportunities own penalty people person policies president prison problem promise real reason responsibility right schools security send show support sure system talk think time troops under vote war welfare work years
Dearborn, MI
October 9, 2007
against believe best better care change control costs country course create cut deals done economy energy federal fix foreign free good government health help industry insurance issue job live markets mean military money more national need never now nuclear oil own party people point policy president problem protect right security spending stop support sure system talk tax technology think time trade under understand unions veto war work workers world years
Orlando, FL
October 21, 2007
absolutely against believe benefits big both build call care change conservative cost country cut deal debate everybody federal fighting good government health idea important individual insurance involved issues job kids marriage mean military million missile money more nation need now party people plan point policy position president private problem question right run school security spending strong support sure system talk taxes think time understand used vote work world wrong years
St. Petersburg, FL
November 28, 2007
able abortion believe borders change children city country crime cut decision different done enforce federal government governor great gun happens help home illegal immigration important issue job law life live mayor might military money more national need never now own people person policy president probably problem program question reason record reduced right sanctuary school security spending stage support sure talk tax think time used veto war went working world years
Miami, FL
December 9, 2007
allow believe best better border care choice citizens community costs country different done economy education elected end everybody family free freedom good government great health help illegal immigration important insurance issues job kids law learned legal line lives money more nation need opportunity own parents party people person policy president problem question reason right school secure serving strong support system talk tax think time understand values vote work world years
Johnston, IA
December 12, 2007
actually against believe best better border build business care change choice conservative country course create deals different done economy education energy federal fight free good government health help important issue jobs kids level life major market money more national need now own pay people president principles problem question real reduce right school security side spending sure system talk tax teachers think threat three time together trade try work world years
Manchester, NH
January 5, 2008
able afford amnesty answer attack believe best border buy care change costs country different dollars done economy else everybody fact foreign free good government great health illegal immigration insurance issue live mean military million money more nation need now number oil own pay people person plan policy president price principles problem question read reason respect right security stay supported system talk tax think time try understand war work world years
Milford, NH
January 6, 2008
actually against amnesty believe better border care challenges change city country cut deal decisions different done economy education elected experience fact families fix good government governor health helped illegal important income issue job kids leadership life line live million mistake more need never now people person plan policy president problem proud question raised reason record right save security spending sure system talking tax think time together understand work world years
Myrtle Beach, SC
January 10, 2008
able allow believe border care change coalition country crime cut deal decisions different done economy end everybody fact fight foreign friend good government governor happened help home illegal immigration important interest jobs lives looking lower military million money more nation need now people person point policy president principles problem program raised recession record right secure spending stop strong support sure talking tax think time trying used whether work world wrong
Boca Raton, FL
January 24, 2008
able against answer asked believe billion business buy care change concerned conservative country cuts different done economy end fact faith frankly good government governor great help important increase insurance investments issue jobs level live military money more national need never now pay people permanent president problem program proud question race raise record right run save sell spending support sure talk tax think time together used voted war work world years
Simi Valley, CA
January 30, 2008
believe better big billion borders built buy care change conservative cost country created cuts done economy fact fees foreign good government governor health home housing important insurance issue jobs leave life line living million money more need now own pay people plan point policy president probably problem proud question quote raised record right secure situation spending support sure talk tax think thought time trying understand voted work world wrong years
What's this?
It's called a tag cloud, and its purpose is to show the words most commonly used by Republican presidential candidates in the 16 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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