Fri Mar 11, 2016, 09:29 AM

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®ion=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

Response to MrModerate (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:05 AM

florida08 (4,106 posts)

1. what do

the color circles indicate over the words?

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Response to florida08 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:14 AM

MrModerate (9,739 posts)

2. Color (red to blue) is an indicator of whether Dem and/or Rep discussed issue . . .

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.

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:24 AM

MineralMan (139,654 posts)

3. Lock. Clearly analysis, not news.

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:36 AM

Goblinmonger (22,340 posts)

4. Locking

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