Word Cloud: Readers Call Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling a Relief
Minutes after the Supreme Court announced that the Affordable Care Act was upheld, we asked our Facebook readers to give their reactions in one word. Here are the results in a word cloud.
Despite what the pundits at CNN and Fox News initially reported, Obamacare has been upheld and our Facebook readers were eager to share their one word reactions when we asked. Within three hours we got almost 1,000 responses, which we’ve compiled into a word cloud below. Overall our Facebook audience seems to be greeting the news warmly.
Words used multiple times appear larger than words that were used less frequently. A few swear words were removed.
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Word Cloud
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What a Relief!
Minutes after the Supreme Court announced that Obamacare was upheld, we asked our Facebook readers to give their reactions in one word. Here are the results.
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