How the Spectrum Split Each Theme

Themes by quote distribution

Per-theme stacked bars, Far Left → Far Right, sorted by total quotes. The shape of the conversation, theme by theme.

Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence
21.2%
36.9%
18.6%
3.6%
19.8%
Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse
16.0%
26.2%
24.1%
5.9%
27.8%
Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging
16.4%
38.2%
28.9%
3.2%
13.2%
Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation
14.2%
24.9%
28.9%
7.9%
24.1%
Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum
11.1%
23.8%
19.3%
2.5%
43.4%
Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay
26.5%
35.4%
22.1%
5.3%
10.6%
Hypocrisy & Corrupt Intent Allegations
10.3%
2.3%
4.2%
1.9%
81.2%
Flawed Economics & Corporate Servitude
53.7%
15.4%
14.2%
16.7%
Foreign Policy & Security Failures
15.9%
23.4%
35.2%
5.5%
20.0%
Process-Driven Governmental Failure
15.4%
29.4%
16.1%
1.4%
37.8%
Flawed Policy Design & Unpopular Agenda
29.8%
26.7%
8.4%
3.1%
32.1%
Media Ecosystem Failure
16.0%
45.3%
12.3%
1.9%
24.5%

Quote count by theme · split across the 5-stop political spectrum

Theme	Far left	Left	Center	Right	Far right	Total
Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	88	153	77	15	82	415
Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	52	85	78	19	90	324
Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	46	107	81	9	37	280
Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation	36	63	73	20	61	253
Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum	27	58	47	6	106	244
Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	60	80	50	12	24	226
Hypocrisy & Corrupt Intent Allegations	22	5	9	4	173	213
Flawed Economics & Corporate Servitude	87	25	23	0	27	162
Foreign Policy & Security Failures	23	34	51	8	29	145
Process-Driven Governmental Failure	22	42	23	2	54	143
Flawed Policy Design & Unpopular Agenda	39	35	11	4	42	131
Media Ecosystem Failure	17	48	13	2	26	106

pluribus / 2024autopsy.com 12 themes · 8,844 quotes As of 2024 election cycle

Top themes by political leaning

The themes each leaning kept coming back to.

Left546 quotes

01Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence100%153
02Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging70%107
03Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse56%85
04Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay52%80
05Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation41%63
06Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum38%58

Center410 quotes

01Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging100%81
02Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse96%78
03Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence95%77
04Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation90%73
05Foreign Policy & Security Failures63%51
06Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay62%50

Right83 quotes

01Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation100%20
02Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse95%19
03Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence75%15
04Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay60%12
05Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging45%9
06Foreign Policy & Security Failures40%8

Top 6 themes per cohort · quote counts and within-cohort share

Cohort	Rank	Theme	Quotes	Share
Left	1	Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	153	28.0%
Left	2	Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	107	19.6%
Left	3	Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	85	15.6%
Left	4	Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	80	14.7%
Left	5	Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation	63	11.5%
Left	6	Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum	58	10.6%
Center	1	Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	81	19.8%
Center	2	Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	78	19.0%
Center	3	Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	77	18.8%
Center	4	Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation	73	17.8%
Center	5	Foreign Policy & Security Failures	51	12.4%
Center	6	Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	50	12.2%
Right	1	Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation	20	24.1%
Right	2	Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	19	22.9%
Right	3	Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	15	18.1%
Right	4	Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	12	14.5%
Right	5	Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	9	10.8%
Right	6	Foreign Policy & Security Failures	8	9.6%

pluribus / 2024autopsy.com 25 themes · 8,844 quotes As of 2024 election cycle

Left coalition vs right coalition, by quote

Each row is a theme. Two dots: the left coalition's quote count, the right coalition's. Sorted by the gap between them — and the gap is the story.

Per-theme quote counts · left coalition vs right coalition

Theme	Left coalition	Right coalition	Gap (R − L)
Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	241	97	-144
Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	137	109	-28
Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	153	46	-107
Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum	85	112	27
Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation	99	81	-18
Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	140	36	-104
Hypocrisy & Corrupt Intent Allegations	27	177	150
Flawed Economics & Corporate Servitude	112	27	-85
Foreign Policy & Security Failures	57	37	-20
Process-Driven Governmental Failure	64	56	-8
Flawed Policy Design & Unpopular Agenda	74	46	-28
Media Ecosystem Failure	65	28	-37

pluribus / 2024autopsy.com 12 themes · left + far-left vs right + far-right As of 2024 election cycle

Quote rank vs audience rank

For each theme, its rank by quote count next to its rank by audience reach. Negative Δ means audiences ranked it higher than commentators did; positive means lower.

Per-theme rank · quote count vs audience reach (lower rank = bigger)

Theme	Quotes	Quote rank	Views	Views rank	Δ rank
Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	871	1	216,961,965	2	1
Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	756	2	84,166,753	8	6
Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	620	3	208,458,297	4	1
Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum	530	4	124,166,948	6	2
Elitist Culture & 'Woke' Alienation	528	5	72,337,935	9	4
Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	488	6	134,224,305	5	-1
Hypocrisy & Corrupt Intent Allegations	448	7	209,525,812	3	-4
Flawed Economics & Corporate Servitude	330	8	86,385,720	7	-1
Foreign Policy & Security Failures	290	9	37,547,887	11	2
Process-Driven Governmental Failure	290	10	232,209,312	1	-9
Flawed Policy Design & Unpopular Agenda	286	11	29,529,430	12	1
Media Ecosystem Failure	212	12	52,542,364	10	-2

pluribus / 2024autopsy.com 12 themes · ranked top → bottom As of 2024 election cycle

Top eight themes by audience

Square area is total views. The bar below each square is the political mix of those views. Size is who showed up; color is who they came to hear.

Top 8 themes by audience reach · views split across the 5-stop spectrum

Theme	Total views	Far left	Left	Center	Right	Far right
Process-Driven Governmental Failure	232,209,312	1,104,272	24,333,573	17,909,897	2,052	188,859,518
Flawed Strategy & Tactical Incompetence	216,961,965	6,438,327	119,878,442	18,408,241	1,597,389	70,639,566
Hypocrisy & Corrupt Intent Allegations	209,525,812	772,506	35,169,769	541,642	2,652	173,039,243
Ineffective Economic & Policy Messaging	208,458,297	3,576,741	126,961,319	46,502,016	1,192,473	30,225,748
Internal Party Dysfunction & Organizational Decay	134,224,305	2,943,727	76,069,041	39,564,119	340,815	15,306,603
Flawed Candidacy & Leadership Vacuum	124,166,948	2,999,005	33,061,268	31,882,660	227,164	55,996,851
Flawed Economics & Corporate Servitude	86,385,720	2,021,089	11,661,831	27,865,949	0	44,836,851
Neglected Coalition & Demographic Collapse	84,166,753	3,058,074	24,538,837	5,267,838	846,726	50,455,278

pluribus / 2024autopsy.com Top 8 of 12 top-level themes As of 2024 election cycle

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Themes by quote distribution

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Left coalition vs right coalition, by quote

Quote rank vs audience rank

Top eight themes by audience