Infographic painted from the 69,926 words used during the four presidential debates

2012 Presidential Debates An infographic painted from 69,926 words* In October, during the four presidential debates, almost 70,000 words were spoken by President Barack Obama, Governor Mitt Romney, Vice-President Joe Biden, Congressman Paul Ryan, moderators Jim lehrer, Martha Raddatz, Candy Crowley and Bob Schieffer. The full WORD CIOUD debt cone Pakistan get state nationkind made money energy security tell insurance=reason clear China forward troops Middle office create w months federal health thing whether g0 Medicare now. right think work went dellars" - trade States economin plan actually American Erimportantback good etin America Now fact! Americans answer fist aty next goingneople goto make see making antan i verkers point ago Program income continue eAnerica's presidentst Surem Just take less governor end i question Country know E twoyearsitax comes schools Obama leadership businesses igether number deficit year taking pay sutdal Mau. put one keep Cut Fusiness A working Ime i day Afghanistan verled deductions talk neeu done policy i Sil gent middle believe education ucdois E f ezactly three long well great - lappen young ptt billion college every trachers future iddle dass= lаxes lion al Well part Let Bn E a a president's looking Overall, during the four debates, economic topics represented During each debate 03/10 50% of all words used, followed almost DENVER 62% 18% dosely by international policy and affairs representing 38%. Health, Education and Social words are far below with 8%, 4%, and 3%, respectively. CO Denver was dominated by economic topics - 62%, while health topics were accounting for 18%, and international policies for 14%. 11/10 45% 43% DANVILLE KY 38% In Danville, the debate between Vice-President Biden 48% and Congressman Ryan was balanced between international and economic policies (45% and 43%) yet education, health and social policies were still low. I INTERNATIONAL POLICIES I ECONOMY I FAMILY / SOCIETY HEALTH I EDUCATION 16/10 HEMSTEAD 24% 61% NY New York brought again the focus on economics with 61%, while international policies had 24%. Education and social policies gain more focus. Particular for NY, speakers used in total 1000 more words than in the other three debates. 4 22/10 24% ВОСА 71% RATON Florida represented a massive change in topics to international policies 71%. Economics turned second with 24%. While education were still part of the debate, social and health policies were no longer in. FL Тор Top 5 words in: int. policy military 2) security 80) nuclear 60) education health Medicare 91) national government 6) policy 78) economy education9) schools 2) college) teachers 25) tax (29) jobs 228) care 69) cut (186) health (51) federal 2) Obamacare 34) social (2) law () percent (129) business 23) weapons 53) university) war 16) legislation (10) actions terms down a2) nouns terms overall people (361) good 7) country (7) great(5) plan (n5) world (107) go (629) make (367) go (629) but w09) No (50) lower 39) get 359) want 296) make (367) people 6) problem 29) getas9) agree(52) OK 3) less (30) say (221) time (107) best 30) Countries mentioned during the presidential debates are primarily situated in Middle East and Asia. China got 59 meniions followed closely by Iran with 53 mentions, as most relevant for US' International Policy. fghanistan came in third and was mentioned 46 times. Israel was fourth with 35 mentions, while Kussia seventh, mentioned 22 times. 50. Times a foreigh country's name was mentioned during presidential debates War got 46 mentions while Peace only 12. 46 WAR 12 PEACE 26 31 41 MEN DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS 38 WOMEN Democrats were mentioned 31 times. Republicans got 41 mentions. Women were mentioned 38 times. Men got 26 mentions. Number words Social words Future words 11 45 40 32 14 49 BILLION 11 SOCIAL HOPE NEXT 12 68 SHARE 33 46 TRILLION LOVE 10 HAPPY FUTURE TOGETHER 11 17 36 44 MILLION FRIEND PROGRESS OPPO UNITY During the debates, President Obama.spoke 203 times, while Governor Romney 234 times. In Danville, KY Vice-President Biden spoke 145 times, while Congressman Ryan 161 times. 53,55% 46,45% 52,61% 47,39% ROMNEY OBAMA RYAN BIDEN Volume of words per representative during the four debates Democrats Republicans Moderators The graph on the left shows Governor Romney constantly using more words than President Obama. The balance was restored during Biden-Ryan debate in Danville, KY, when even though Biden had less interventions than Ryan, he actually used more words than his opponent. The four graphs below display the distribution of words per representative for the full length of each presidential debate. Biggest number of words used in one intervention was 659 by Governor Romney - in Hemstead, NY. 7000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 Obama - Romney Denver, CO October 3rd Biden- Ryan Danville, KY Obama - Romney Hemstead, NY October 16th Obama - Romney Boca Raton, PL October 22nd October Ilth 83 55 LEHRER SCHIEFFER During the four presidential debates, Bob Schieffer interviened the least, 82 120 interventions, almost 50% more than CROWLEY RADDATZ Candy Crowley and Jim lehrer, and twice as many as Bob Schieffer. while Martha Raddatz had 120 Always more Me than You, We than They 763 2210 1454 I/ME 763 THEY / THEIR WE / OUR YOU get peoplewant we look take war leadership democrats term college income know done pay world health yste . Afghanistan help: effice made life friend understand -re see energy budget tk issue ask give policy a Eat - down government er, military 3plan Medicare deficit troops future actually place Come things Work million ie dass ! president tax cut mumber believe care Iran I schools Ian nation lower priste fact United Syria state three -miutes Start r grow change money es federalI- cost administration hamacare " tigether talk need a eain keep let & middle move own | trillion companies time "bring percent next different i republican pas idea No good dar stg weapons prolen spend raise sacial women - States jobs under education *After removing common English words such as - the, to, what, and, a, of , in. for, this - that account for 54,19% of total words, the infograph above collected all unique words mentioned at least 10 times. The final collection included 415 unique items, adding up to 54,23% and a total of 17,369 words that covered lopics of economy, inlernational policies, education, health and social policy among many olhers. Wordle" (c)2012 Ruxandra Bocin-Dumitriu // www.ruxandradumitriu.com powered by nowEwhy: vears responsibilit { security i give million womeni 2012 Presidential Debates An infographic painted from 69,926 words* In October, during the four presidential debates, almost 70,000 words were spoken by President Barack Obama, Governor Mitt Romney, Vice-President Joe Biden, Congressman Paul Ryan, moderators Jim lehrer, Martha Raddatz, Candy Crowley and Bob Schieffer. The full WORD CIOUD debt cone Pakistan get state nationkind made money energy security tell insurance=reason clear China forward troops Middle office create w months federal health thing whether g0 Medicare now. right think work went dellars" - trade States economin plan actually American Erimportantback good etin America Now fact! Americans answer fist aty next goingneople goto make see making antan i verkers point ago Program income continue eAnerica's presidentst Surem Just take less governor end i question Country know E twoyearsitax comes schools Obama leadership businesses igether number deficit year taking pay sutdal Mau. put one keep Cut Fusiness A working Ime i day Afghanistan verled deductions talk neeu done policy i Sil gent middle believe education ucdois E f ezactly three long well great - lappen young ptt billion college every trachers future iddle dass= lаxes lion al Well part Let Bn E a a president's looking Overall, during the four debates, economic topics represented During each debate 03/10 50% of all words used, followed almost DENVER 62% 18% dosely by international policy and affairs representing 38%. Health, Education and Social words are far below with 8%, 4%, and 3%, respectively. CO Denver was dominated by economic topics - 62%, while health topics were accounting for 18%, and international policies for 14%. 11/10 45% 43% DANVILLE KY 38% In Danville, the debate between Vice-President Biden 48% and Congressman Ryan was balanced between international and economic policies (45% and 43%) yet education, health and social policies were still low. I INTERNATIONAL POLICIES I ECONOMY I FAMILY / SOCIETY HEALTH I EDUCATION 16/10 HEMSTEAD 24% 61% NY New York brought again the focus on economics with 61%, while international policies had 24%. Education and social policies gain more focus. Particular for NY, speakers used in total 1000 more words than in the other three debates. 4 22/10 24% ВОСА 71% RATON Florida represented a massive change in topics to international policies 71%. Economics turned second with 24%. While education were still part of the debate, social and health policies were no longer in. FL Тор Top 5 words in: int. policy military 2) security 80) nuclear 60) education health Medicare 91) national government 6) policy 78) economy education9) schools 2) college) teachers 25) tax (29) jobs 228) care 69) cut (186) health (51) federal 2) Obamacare 34) social (2) law () percent (129) business 23) weapons 53) university) war 16) legislation (10) actions terms down a2) nouns terms overall people (361) good 7) country (7) great(5) plan (n5) world (107) go (629) make (367) go (629) but w09) No (50) lower 39) get 359) want 296) make (367) people 6) problem 29) getas9) agree(52) OK 3) less (30) say (221) time (107) best 30) Countries mentioned during the presidential debates are primarily situated in Middle East and Asia. China got 59 meniions followed closely by Iran with 53 mentions, as most relevant for US' International Policy. fghanistan came in third and was mentioned 46 times. Israel was fourth with 35 mentions, while Kussia seventh, mentioned 22 times. 50. Times a foreigh country's name was mentioned during presidential debates War got 46 mentions while Peace only 12. 46 WAR 12 PEACE 26 31 41 MEN DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS 38 WOMEN Democrats were mentioned 31 times. Republicans got 41 mentions. Women were mentioned 38 times. Men got 26 mentions. Number words Social words Future words 11 45 40 32 14 49 BILLION 11 SOCIAL HOPE NEXT 12 68 SHARE 33 46 TRILLION LOVE 10 HAPPY FUTURE TOGETHER 11 17 36 44 MILLION FRIEND PROGRESS OPPO UNITY During the debates, President Obama.spoke 203 times, while Governor Romney 234 times. In Danville, KY Vice-President Biden spoke 145 times, while Congressman Ryan 161 times. 53,55% 46,45% 52,61% 47,39% ROMNEY OBAMA RYAN BIDEN Volume of words per representative during the four debates Democrats Republicans Moderators The graph on the left shows Governor Romney constantly using more words than President Obama. The balance was restored during Biden-Ryan debate in Danville, KY, when even though Biden had less interventions than Ryan, he actually used more words than his opponent. The four graphs below display the distribution of words per representative for the full length of each presidential debate. Biggest number of words used in one intervention was 659 by Governor Romney - in Hemstead, NY. 7000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 Obama - Romney Denver, CO October 3rd Biden- Ryan Danville, KY Obama - Romney Hemstead, NY October 16th Obama - Romney Boca Raton, PL October 22nd October Ilth 83 55 LEHRER SCHIEFFER During the four presidential debates, Bob Schieffer interviened the least, 82 120 interventions, almost 50% more than CROWLEY RADDATZ Candy Crowley and Jim lehrer, and twice as many as Bob Schieffer. while Martha Raddatz had 120 Always more Me than You, We than They 763 2210 1454 I/ME 763 THEY / THEIR WE / OUR YOU get peoplewant we look take war leadership democrats term college income know done pay world health yste . Afghanistan help: effice made life friend understand -re see energy budget tk issue ask give policy a Eat - down government er, military 3plan Medicare deficit troops future actually place Come things Work million ie dass ! president tax cut mumber believe care Iran I schools Ian nation lower priste fact United Syria state three -miutes Start r grow change money es federalI- cost administration hamacare " tigether talk need a eain keep let & middle move own | trillion companies time "bring percent next different i republican pas idea No good dar stg weapons prolen spend raise sacial women - States jobs under education *After removing common English words such as - the, to, what, and, a, of , in. for, this - that account for 54,19% of total words, the infograph above collected all unique words mentioned at least 10 times. The final collection included 415 unique items, adding up to 54,23% and a total of 17,369 words that covered lopics of economy, inlernational policies, education, health and social policy among many olhers. Wordle" (c)2012 Ruxandra Bocin-Dumitriu // www.ruxandradumitriu.com powered by nowEwhy: vears responsibilit { security i give million womeni