Breaking Down the Speech(es): State of the Union 2012 vs. 2011

By Kenneth Chamberlain

Updated: January 24, 2012 | 10:16 p.m.
January 24, 2012 | 9:48 p.m.

Below are two graphics comparing President Obama's 2012 State of the Union speech with his 2011 speech, based on text as providing from the White House. The more words are used in each speech, the larger and bolder they appear in each graphic, which was created using the online wordle.net service.

2012 State of the Union speech:

2011 State of the Union speech:

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