Now those are Progressives: Dialogue of the Dem Debate

Buzzwords. Rhetoric. It’s all just words in the flatulent campaign wind.

But in the interest of linguistic voyeurism, we’ve turned NBC’s transcript into a easy to abuse infographic.

And, we can sum up the entirety of their 53 page discussion briefly:

Both the secretary and the senator think they know what works for Americans. They believe they can make things right. 

They’re progressive; they can make changes to real issues. Issues like: the economy, veterans, wall street, healthcare, security, the economy, and the dangers of the Republicans handling the economy.

First, let’s start with their immensely impressive vocabulary:

• think              ~143 times
• know              ~99 times
• people            ~90 times
• secretary        ~80 times
• senator           ~78 times
• work               ~73 times
• president        ~65 times
• right                ~57 times
• issue                ~53 times
• American       ~46 times
• believe            ~45 times
• make               ~44 times

All those basic words really help out the average American with a 7th grade reading level.

(If you don’t believe us, head on over to the Hemingway app and drop in the transcript.)

Now here’s the buzzword breakdown:

• Wall Street          ~30 times
• Progressive         ~25 times
• Republicans        ~22 times
• Veterans              ~21 times
• Economy             ~20 times
• Change                ~18 times
• Security               ~14 times
• Family                 ~9 times
• Healthcare          ~9 times
• Immigration      ~8 times
• Corporations      ~8 times
• Establishment   ~8 times
• Infrastructure    ~6 times

We here at WV noticed immediately that closer inspection was needed after Hilldawg dropped the p-bomb 6 times in 15 seconds.