Web 2.0: Visualising the Second Presidential Debate

Presidential Debates in the United States occur between the two main candidates of the largest parties. Critical topics are discussed in the debate and these debates have the tendency to sway general public. According to Nielsen Ratings, the second Presidential debate on the 16th Oct 2012 had an estimated viewership of 65 million viewers. This is a slight dip over the first debate which attracted viewership of over 67 million viewers. The table below lists the most influential keywords used by the two presidential contestants. The two network graphs visualize the entire debate content.

Most Influential keywords
President Obama		Mitt Romney
make	2004	people	1290
governor	1060	president	1233
job	611	year	826
tax	510	make	677
romney	458	job	581
people	372	percent	356
year	326	bring	336
country	284	america	329
world	230	tax	245
create	211	country	235
folk	200	question	177
education	183	work	166
thing	181	policy	138
family	178	back	136
energy	166	happen	135