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"word cloud" comparing john mccain's (red) and barack obama's (blue) 100 most frequently used words during the first presidential 2008 debate on 9/26 using wordle

In contrast to my first iteration, no words the candidates used were removed when generating this version.

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transcript of the debate

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n+s says:

now that's just plain clever.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

MsSteele says:

Why would you remove words for a version? Just wondering...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

@jessewright says:

@steelmeg68 - answered here
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

turquoise bird says:

Nice work, Mr. Wright.

Where is "9-11"? I know I drank to that at least ten times.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ascension says:

uhhhhhh.....where's Maverick?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mendel says:

"Maverick" only appears twice in the transcript linked above.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

kate mellersh (gone) says:

fascinating snapshot, and a great lateral way of thinking ... confusing for a Brit, who might intuitively associate the more conservative candidate with a blue colour.

Though I guess in reality, they're all shades of blue over the Pond.

Thanks for being so thought-provoking.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

riffsyphon1024 says:

They talked more about each other than anything else. :P
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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