Thanks to Douglass Bartley for this guide to egomania among the Republican
candidates. McCain is first (worst), and Ron Paul is last (best). But as we
know, the last shall be first.
Republican Presidental Candidate
Ego Me-ter Report (Patent Pending)
Republican Debate October 21, 2007
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Candidate
|
Total words
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Total Ego words used1
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% of Ego words to
total words
|
Ego ranking
(most egotistical = 1;
least = 8)
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Giuliani
|
21482
|
70
|
3.2%
|
4
|
Huckabee
|
1092
|
26
|
2.4%
|
5
|
Hunter
|
681
|
8
|
1.2%
|
7
|
McCain
|
1350
|
75
|
5.6%
|
1
|
Paul
|
14073
|
16
|
1.1%
|
8
|
Romney
|
2325
|
76
|
3.3%
|
3
|
Tancredo
|
942
|
17
|
1.8%
|
6
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Thompson
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1715
|
63
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3.7%
|
2
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Source of column 1
information: New
York Times
The
Table is based on quantitative data and, so far, the author has made no
attempt to evaluate the "qualitative" degree of egotism in each
instance of using an ego word; only the incidence and potential likelihood
of it. But the huge margin of McCain’s "victory" does suggest
extraordinary self-preoccupation.
- Ego words used:
I; I’ll; I’m; I’d; I’ve; me; my; mine.
- 10 words removed
from total for candidate not hearing the question.
- 36 words removed
for candidate not hearing the question
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