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Analysis: Of all Congressional members, Florida's Connie Mack speaks at lowest grade level

Eric Ostermeier provides data on reading levels of State of the Union addresses.

In that way, it's part of a broader pattern in American politics. Earlier this year, Eric Ostermeier pointed out that President Obama's State of the Union addresses have all been written at an 8th grade reading level. Fox News ran the story next to a picture of a child in a dunce cap. But State of the Union addresses have been getting steadily plainer among presidents of both parties since the days of John F. Kennedy.

Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
May 23, 2012

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