These are bar diagrams that show the sentence structure from speeches delivered by Obama and McCain at each of their conventions. There is a bar for each sentence in the order they were said in text, and the words are colored according to the topic they correspond to. The most frequently used words are also shown for each region of the text. Of course, government related topics dominate both sides in the beginning. Yet, Obama dedicated almost the entire speech discussing domestic and economic issues, with a small section on security. McCain however, focused primarily on security issues. The two diagrams also indicate used more sentences then Obama, yet Obama's sentences were longer. The average sentence length for McCain was 78 characters, while Obama averaged around 115 characters per sentence, almost 48% greater. All in all the study showed that the basic gist for the republicans were 'Life is dangerous - and we will fight to protect you', while the democrats were saying 'Your everyday life is hard - and we will help you make it better'.
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