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MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 09:29 AM Mar 2016

Which Issue Each Party Debates, Or Ignores

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Source: NYTimes (may require subscription)

Democrats and Republicans sometimes seem to be living in two different Americas. We analyzed the past seven debates on each side to show which topics are most discussed within each party.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/11/us/elections/what-parties-debate-or-ignore.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0



Hope you can see this, because the topic selection by the two parties is truly stunning (keeping in mind, of course, that the various debate moderators have also had a hand in setting debate topics)
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Which Issue Each Party Debates, Or Ignores (Original Post) MrModerate Mar 2016 OP
what do florida08 Mar 2016 #1
Color (red to blue) is an indicator of whether Dem and/or Rep discussed issue . . . MrModerate Mar 2016 #2
Lock. Clearly analysis, not news. MineralMan Mar 2016 #3
Locking Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #4

florida08

(4,106 posts)
1. what do
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:05 AM
Mar 2016

the color circles indicate over the words?

 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
2. Color (red to blue) is an indicator of whether Dem and/or Rep discussed issue . . .
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:14 AM
Mar 2016

Size appears to be some measure of quantity -- of comments, I imagine.

Which matters, too, when you consider those issues that the Parties share discussion of. I was really taken by what was not discussed on the Republican side, like the entire notion of governance.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
3. Lock. Clearly analysis, not news.
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:24 AM
Mar 2016
 

Goblinmonger

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4. Locking
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:36 AM
Mar 2016
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