Elections

There’s a reason that people almost never make the jump from the private sector to major elected office. For all the blather about career politicians, politics is a skill, and an incredibly difficult one. The ability to craft one’s message, communicate it with consistency, and avoid blunders is not one that comes easily to most people.

In politics, the numbers lag the words, so if one can analyze the words, then there is a time advantage. Mitt Romney is the heir apparent to the Republican nomination for president, especially now with Chris Christie's endorsement. Although Republicans are not generally happy, the endorsement race is Romney's to lose. Using text mining, what can we find out about Romney?