{"id":90573,"date":"2007-07-12T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2007\/07\/12\/image-control\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:12:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:12:32","slug":"image-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2007\/07\/12\/image-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing Web sites clearly promote and project is an image of the candidate that they (and their strategists) think will work best. So what are those images? What buzz words are popular this year\u2014and which ones define which parties?<\/p>\n\n<p>[1]<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;the-most-frequent-words&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"the-most-frequent-words\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Most Frequent Words<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>[2]<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words \u201cchildren\u201d and \u201cfamily\u201d are the next most popular. They appear 124 times in the 19 biographies (and one of the two terms appears in all 19 profiles).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, these mom and apple pie terms outpace Iraq, health care, or anything else.<\/p>\n\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"170\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">\n<p> <strong>Most Frequently<br> used Words<\/strong><br> (number of times used) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Children (66)<\/li>\n<li>U.S. (61)<\/li>\n<li>Family (58)<\/li>\n<li>America (54)<\/li>\n<li>American (49)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> The word \u201cchildren\u201d, though, was the most popular single word (66 mentions). Appearing in 15 of the 19 biographies, it is a top word among both Democrats and Republicans, though it is the Democrats who focus on it most in legislative terms.<a href=\"#fn3\">[3]<\/a><p>For most candidates, mentions of children occur when they are talking about their own. But it is also often used as a way to talk about their work or allude to an issue. Mitt Romney, for example, talks of his five sons and ten grandchildren and then also of how his wife, Ann, is \u201cdedicated to improving the welfare of children, both locally and internationally.\u201d John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth are not just parents of four children, but \u201cpassionate advocates for children and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h3><strong>Avoided Words<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> And what words are not playing well this year? <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> The words \u2018God\u2019 and \u2018religion\u2019 were not mentioned at all. Neither was the word \u2018moral.\u2019 A related keyword, \u2018ethics,\u2019 is largely absent as well, appearing only once across all candidates. (It is used by Democrat Barack Obama, who talks of being a leader in \u201cchampioning ethics reform that would root out Jack Abramoff-style corruption in Congress.\u201d)<p>Even the word \u2018faith,\u2019 which often carries a broader connotation of loyalty and trust, appears only eight times. And, the candidate who uses it most, Mitt Romney, is mostly referring to his wife\u2019s active involvement in \u201cfaith based organizations\u201d and being a member of the \u201cFaith and Action committee\u201d rather than his own Mormon practices. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"170\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"width: 140px\"><strong>Absent Keywords<\/strong> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"> God <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"> Liberal <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"> Moral <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"> Progressive <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"> Religion <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> The other area where candidates across the board seem hesitant to tread is in the use of ideological identifiers. Democrats have altogether avoided the terms \u201cprogressive\u201d and \u201cliberal\u201d in their biographies. And Republicans have shied away from the use of the term \u201cconservative.\u201d Indeed, the top-tier candidates\u2014John McCain, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani\u2014avoid the term all together (it appears just eight times in the biographies of four fringe Republican candidates).\n<p>If the Web sites are any hint, in other words, this may be the campaign in which candidates are trying, at least so far in the process, to move beyond ideology or traditional party identifiers.<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"repdem\" title=\"repdem\"><\/a>Republicans vs. Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond these broad tendencies, there are clear party-line differences in the buzz words of campaign 2008. The concepts of \u201cchildren\u201d and \u201cfamily\u201d dominate the Democratic profiles, while those of the Republicans emphasize \u201ctaxes.\u201d <\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> Among the Democratic candidates, the words children and family often occur together to emphasize both the candidates\u2019 family values and to highlight work they\u2019ve done. Hilary Clinton gives the concept the most play with 28 mentions in her biography alone, most of which refer to her child-related initiatives. Indeed, her section on being a mother and advocate is full of her work for and interest in children: <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> \u201cNext came Yale Law School, where Hillary focused on questions about how the law affected children and began her decades of work as an advocate for children and families. As a law student, Hillary represented foster children and parents in family court and worked on some of the earliest studies creating legal standards for identifying and protecting abused children. Following graduation, she became a staff attorney for the Children Defense Fund.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> Later on, she also highlights her work with the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and her stint on the Children\u2019s Television Workshop. <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> But she\u2019s not the only Democrat putting forth a cause\u2014Chris Dodd talks of being a \u201ctireless advocate for helping children and families\u201d, while John Edwards has \u201cdedicated his career to representing families and children\u2026\u201d. Barack Obama talks about his specific efforts to \u201chelp working families get ahead by creating\u2026 state Earned Income Tax Credit, which in three years provided $100 million in tax cuts.\u201d <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> Democrats seem to place the next biggest stress on the nation\u2014referencing both American and America generously in their profiles. From the complexities of the American foreign policy (Biden) to a commitment to health care for every American (Clinton) and from exciting the next generation of young Americans (Kucinich) to solving the challenges of everyday Americans (Obama), Democrats are keen to stress their identity as patriots.<p>Inside the Republican biographies, quite a different picture emerges. <\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"> <strong>Top 5 Words by Frequency<\/strong> <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"340\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 130px\"> Democrats <br> (no. of times used) <\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 130px\">Republicans<br> (no. of times used) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Children (45)<\/li>\n<li>Family (39)<\/li>\n<li>American (38)<\/li>\n<li>America (34)<\/li>\n<li>Senator (33) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<ul>\n<li>U.S.(32)<\/li>\n<li>Governor (29)<\/li>\n<li>Republican (26)<\/li>\n<li>Taxes (24)<\/li>\n<li>Leadership (22) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> There is much less focus on children and family. While eight of the eleven Republican candidates use the term, only four of them mention them in relation to any legislative work.<p>They do, however, also focus on patriotism. It comes up when talking of U.S. defense jobs or being a United States senator or even as James Gilmore puts it, being \u201cthe answer to the question\u2026 \u201cIs there a strong, steady, electable, conservative Republican candidate for President of the United States?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican biographies are the only ones that explicitly mention \u2018traditional.\u2019 They also use \u2018values\u2019 much more than Democrats. For example, James Gilmore talks of family values or traditional values four times in his biography alone. Mike Huckabee puts forth his vision of \u201cAmerican values and priorities\u201d while Ron Paul talks of being an \u201cunwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second-most frequently word on GOP sites was governor. Much like the use of senator among the Democrats, it reflects the ranks of the candidates\u2014Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney were all governors of Virginia, Arkansas and Massachusetts respectively. Their constant references to themselves using the prefix or their deeds as governor add up to a total of 29 mentions. <\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"center\"> <strong>Key Terms in Candidate Biographies<\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/legacy\/5-BioChart1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div align=\"center\"> <em><br> Source: PEJ Analysis, May 8 2007<\/em> <\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Unlike the Democrats (reference to their party affiliation ranks 14th place) the Republicans draw attention to their party label repeatedly. Appearing 26 times in the 11 biographies, \u201cRepublican\u201d is their third most frequently used word. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam Brownback proudly cites an Economist article that calls him a \u201cWilberforce Republican,\u201d while Tom Tancredo calls himself a \u201csolid pro-life, pro-gun, small government Republican.\u201d James Gilmore is less specific, but declares that he has \u201cexactly the credentials that most Republicans are looking for in their nominee for President\u201d. Rudy Giuliani boasts of how he was the \u201cfirst Republican elected Mayor of the City of New York\u2026 in which Democrats outnumbered Republicans five to one.\u201d The party-term is definitely favored over the ideological descriptive, \u2018conservative\u2019 which appears just 8 times, and only among long shot Republican candidates Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee and Tom Tancredo. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If children and family is the domestic issue Democrats refer to in their biographies, for Republicans it is taxes. GOP candidates invoke it repeatedly \u2013 making it their fourth most frequently used word \u2013 and in most cases, with promises to reduce them. Jim Gilmore, who calls tax cuts a traditional Republican principle, mentions it repeatedly, with some justification\u2014he \u201csigned into legislation five different tax cuts including a 70 percent cut of the infamous car tax by $1.1 billion, the largest tax cut in Virginia history.\u201d Mike Huckabee, a self confessed fiscal conservative, also talks at length about his proposed \u201cProperty Taxpayers&#8217; Bill of Rights\u201d and how he \u201ccut taxes and fees over 90 during his ten and a half years as Governor.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"> <strong>Number of Candidates Using Key Terms<\/strong> <\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/legacy\/6-BioChart2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div align=\"center\"> <em><br> Source: PEJ Analysis, May 8 2007<\/em> <\/div>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;individual-candidates&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"individual-candidates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Individual Candidates <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond looking at the most frequent words of <a href=\"#all\">each candidate<\/a>, we tried to see what, if any, was the thread among the top-tier candidates. It seems they\u2019re more alike than different. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John McCain and Hillary Clinton are similar in their emphasis on children and the nation, while Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are noteworthy in their use of the word community\u2014both have it as the third most frequently used word in their profiles. Four of the six have the state (or city) they\u2019ve worked in as a top word, stressing their local experience as a platform for their national aspirations. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" align=\"center\"> <strong>Top Words: Top-Tier Candidates <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<table border=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>Candidates <br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 80px\"><strong>Top<br> Word <br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 80px\"><strong>Second<br> Word <br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 80px\"><strong>Third<br> Word <br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hillary Clinton (D) <\/td>\n<td>Children <\/td>\n<td>Family <\/td>\n<td>America <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John Edwards (D)<\/td>\n<td>Elizabeth <\/td>\n<td>North Carolina <\/td>\n<td>Senator <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rudy Giuliani (R) <\/td>\n<td>Mayor <\/td>\n<td>New York <\/td>\n<td>New York City <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John McCain (R) <\/td>\n<td>Cindy <\/td>\n<td>U.S. <\/td>\n<td>Children <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barack Obama (D) <\/td>\n<td>Michelle <\/td>\n<td>Chicago <\/td>\n<td>Community <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mitt Romney (R) <\/td>\n<td>Governor <\/td>\n<td>Massachusettes <\/td>\n<td>Community <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div align=\"center\"> <em>Source: PEJ Analysis, May 8, 2007<\/em> <\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three of them have their spouses\u2019 names as a top word. The doting husbands are McCain (15 mentions of Cindy), Edwards (12 mentions of Elizabeth) and Obama (11 mentions of Michelle). Both Giuliani and Romney have a separate section on their wives even though they may not take their name as much, but Hillary Clinton mentions her husband just twice, buried within sentences, even despite a whole \u201cFirst Lady\u201d sub-section in her biography. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" align=\"center\"> <a name=\"all\" title=\"all\"><\/a><strong>Presidential Candidates: Top Words<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<table border=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>Candidate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 70px\"><strong>Top Word<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 80px\"><strong>Second Word<br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" style=\"width: 80px\">\n<p> <strong>Third Word<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong> Fourth Word<br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Fifth Word <br> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Biden (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">American <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Crime <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">America <\/td>\n<td> Women<\/td>\n<td>Against <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Brownback (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Senate<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kansas <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">President <\/td>\n<td>US <\/td>\n<td>America <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Clinton (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Children <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Family <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">America<\/td>\n<td>Legislation <\/td>\n<td>First <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Cox (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Chicago <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Illinois <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Board <\/td>\n<td>Firm <\/td>\n<td>Republican <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Dodd (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Senator <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">American <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Legislation<\/td>\n<td>Senate <\/td>\n<td>America <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Edwards (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Elizabeth<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">North Carolina <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Senator <\/td>\n<td>Country <\/td>\n<td>Law School <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Gilmore (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Virginia <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Republican <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Chairman<\/td>\n<td>Taxes <\/td>\n<td>Elected <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Giuliani (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Mayor <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">New York<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">New York City<\/td>\n<td>Attorney <\/td>\n<td>Award <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Gravel (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">US <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Senator<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Democracy <\/td>\n<td>Served <\/td>\n<td>Alaska <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Huckabee (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Arkansas <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Governor <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">State <\/td>\n<td>Healthy <\/td>\n<td>Year <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Hunter (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Border<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Committee <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">San Diego <\/td>\n<td>America <\/td>\n<td>Community <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Kucinich (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Cleveland<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Peace<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">America <\/td>\n<td>Treaty <\/td>\n<td>US <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> McCain (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Cindy <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">US <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Children <\/td>\n<td>Senator <\/td>\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Obama (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michelle <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Chicago <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Community <\/td>\n<td>Law <\/td>\n<td>Father <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Paul (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Never <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Voted <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Dr. <\/td>\n<td>Congressional <\/td>\n<td>House <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Richardson (D)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Governor <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Mexico <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Energy<\/td>\n<td>Years <\/td>\n<td>Chair <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Romney (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Governor <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Massachusetts <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Community <\/td>\n<td>Company <\/td>\n<td>Children <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Tancredo (R)<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">National <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Immigration <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Years <\/td>\n<td>American <\/td>\n<td>Colorado <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Thompson (R) <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Wisconsin<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Families <\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Health <\/td>\n<td>Nation <\/td>\n<td>Led <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" align=\"center\"> <em>Source: PEJ Analysis, May 8, 2007<\/em> <\/p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" align=\"left\"> <a name=\"fn1\" title=\"fn1\"><\/a><strong>1.<\/strong> <em>All candidates also had an issue section but those varied greatly in topic, format, focus and length.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a name=\"fn2\" title=\"fn2\"><\/a><strong>2.<\/strong> <em>18 candidates have the term \u2018U.S.\u2019, while 16 use the term \u2018America\u2019 and 15 of the 19 presidential hopefuls have the term \u2018American\u2019 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Barack Obama, the only Democrat not to use the term, refers to his family sporadically but confines mentions of his children to a sentence about his two daughters. Of the three Republicans don\u2019t use the word children\u2014Gilmore, Giuliani and Tancredo\u2014Gilmore and Tancredo have a brief line on their families, but no more than that.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n\n<div align=\"center\"> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing Web sites clearly promote and project is an image of the candidate that they (and their strategists) think will work best. So what are those images? What buzz words are popular this year\u2014and which ones define which parties? The Most Frequent Words The words \u201cchildren\u201d and \u201cfamily\u201d are the next most popular. 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