CROSSOVER COHEN: I made a programming mistake at the beginning of the month in the code which was supposed to recognize "crossover columns" in the daily boxscores and columnist pages. Now the problem is fixed and columns will be highlighted in yellow when they lean the opposite way of a pundit's usual party orientation. As an attempt to exclude non-substantive (accidental or offhand references) efforts, a crossover column must also contain at least five non-neutral party references. So if a Republican pundit wrote a column with three positive Democratic and two negative Democratic references, that would count as a crossover column -- a very lenient standard. Look at yesterday's boxscore and you'll see a Richard Cohen crossover column on Ralph Nader -- it's his second in a row, dropping him almost out of the Top Ten.
| Author/ Affiliation |
Title/ Date |
words | PI | Partisan References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OJ On the Editorial Page WSJ OpinionJournal |
For Better or for Worse? 25 February 2004 |
1019 | 100 | 3R+ CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--President: President Bush A common: President Bush Whether one: President Bush |
| William Safire New York Times |
Return to Riga 25 February 2004 |
771 | 100 | 2R- I datelined: Bush's administration But the: Bush |
| NYT Lead Editorial New York Times |
Putting Bias in the Constitution 25 February 2004 |
524 | 100 | 8R- With his: President Bush If Mr.: Bush, the president President Bush's: President Bush In his: President Bush, The president The Constitution: President Bush, President Bush |
| Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services |
Bush strikes back 25 February 2004 |
840 | 68 | 11D-,8D=,10R+,2R= Bush strikes: Bush Tired of: John Kerry, Democratic Party, President Bush, Republican, Bush, Democratic, Kerry, the president The initial: Bush, Kerry, Kerry, the president There is: Republican National Committee, Bush, Kerry, the president During testimony: Kerry, Kerry It is: Kerry On Feb.: Kerry, Bill Clinton, Bob Kerrey, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Democrats Kerry continued,: Kerry The Bush: Bush, Kerry, Kerry, the president |
| Molly Ivins Creators Syndicate |
Bait-and-switch Bush 25 February 2004 |
974 | 62 | 3R+,16R-,2R= Bait-and-switch Bush: Bush 02.25.04 -: Rod Paige Paige is: Paige Ten other: Republican, Republicans, President Bush Except, as: administration, administration, Bush Here's a: Bush, Bush, Bushies The Public: Bush My personal: Bush, administration This administration: administration, Bushies When Bush: Bush So what: president, Dick Cheney, Cheney |
| Thomas Sowell Creators Syndicate |
Random thoughts 25 February 2004 |
779 | 60 | 1D-,3R+,1R- When the: the president, Paul O'Neill People who: president, President Bush, Bush |
| WP Lead Editorial Washington Post |
Debasing the Constitution 25 February 2004 |
499 | 33 | 2R-,4R= WITH THESE: President Bush, Bush The president's: The president, Bush Mr. Bush: Bush, The President |
| Tony Blankley Creators Syndicate |
What makes John Kerry tick? 25 February 2004 |
917 | 12 | 1D-,5D=,2R= What makes: John Kerry I disagree: George Bush, John Kerry While we: George W. Bush But what: John Kerry, John Kerry Is John: John Kerry But if: John Kerry |
| Robert J. Samuelson Washington Post |
A Phony Jobs Debate 25 February 2004 |
1074 | 8 | 2D-,5D=,1R+,2R-,3R= The jobs: John Kerry, John Edwards, President Bush, Bush administration The contrast: administration Facing a: Bush We don't: Gore, Kerry, Edwards, Democrats, Bush, President Bill Clinton, Bush |
| Anne Applebaum Inactive |
'I Am Victim' 25 February 2004 |
844 | |
|
| Clarence Page Chicago Tribune |
Here's why there is no `White History Month' 25 February 2004 |
904 | 0 | 1R= Good for: Jim Gilmore |
| Claudia Rosett Inactive |
A New Job for Kay 25 February 2004 |
1440 | |
|
| Nicholas D. Kristof Inactive |
Calling the Kettle Black 25 February 2004 |
790 | |
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| Linda Chavez Creators Syndicate |
The Passion 25 February 2004 |
765 | 0 | |
| George F. Will Washington Post |
The Left's Anti-Semitic Chic 25 February 2004 |
833 | 0 | 1D= Europe's susceptibility: President Kennedy |
| Walter E. Williams Inactive |
Congressional miracles 25 February 2004 |
680 | |