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The absurdity of partisanship
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Frank Rich
New York Times

Columns 1
Words 2088
Normalized Median Partisanship Index 39.03
Normalized Total Partisanship Index 39.03
Normalized Combined Partisanship Index 39.03
Democratic Index 47.62
Republican Index -35.42
Positive Index 37.78
Negative Index 34.44
Neutral Index 27.78



Partisan References

Type Number All References
Positive Democratic 25 Obama(18), Democratic(4), Clinton, Tim Kaine, Kaine
Negative Democratic 5 Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Clinton, Obama
Neutral Democratic 12Clinton(4), Democratic(2), Obama(2), Barack Obama, John Edwards, Jesse Jackson, Jackson
Positive Republican 9 McCain(4), Linwood Holton, Republican, Richard Nixon, Holton, Bush
Negative Republican 26 McCain(5), Republican(5), G.O.P. (3), Bush(3), Allen(2), John McCain, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Strom Thurmond, Karl Rove, Republicans, George Allen, Republican Party
Neutral Republican 13McCain(6), White, G.O.P., Republican Party, Republican, Bush, Republicans, Allen



List of Columns

Lines in yellow indicate a substantive crossover column, meaning that the column is of opposite sign to the pundit's Normalized Total PI for the season, and contains at least five non-neutral partisan references.
Title/
Date
words Norm
PI
Partisan References
The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama
17 February 2008
2088 39 25D+: Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Clinton, Obama, Obama, Obama, Democratic, Tim Kaine, Kaine, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Democratic, Obama, Democratic, Obama, Obama, Obama, Democratic
5D-: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Clinton, Obama
9R+: Linwood Holton, Republican, Richard Nixon, Holton, McCain, McCain, McCain, Bush, McCain
26R-: John McCain, McCain, Republican, McCain, George W. Bush, McCain, Mitt Romney, G.O.P. , Strom Thurmond, Republican, Bush, Karl Rove, Bush, Republican, Republicans, G.O.P. , McCain, G.O.P. , Bush, Republican, McCain, George Allen, Republican, Allen, Allen, Republican Party
12D=, 13R=