The Words Used During the Two Conventions

Friday, September 05, 2008

Here is an interesting article from the The New York Times. The below graphic, similar to an internet "word cloud", is from the speeches at the Democratic and Republican Conventions.

The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the various themes that the two parties highlighted during their 4-day conventions.

Republican speakers talked more about reform, God and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, while Democrats were more likely to mention jobs, health care or the economy. What trends do you notice from this study of these "words"?


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(ht: John)
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