Primary · Republican · 7 January 2000

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Columbia, South Carolina

Speaking turns

196

9,284 words transcribed

Candidates' share

79%

6 candidates

Moderators' share

21%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

13 turns end on a dash

The debate, turn by turn

Read left to right: each block is one turn, placed where it falls in the running word count and as wide as it is long.

Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

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Speakers in the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Columbia, South Carolina
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
McCain	Candidates	17	1,438	15.5%	109	157	3	8.6
Keyes	Candidates	16	1,353	14.6%	82	161	1	9.2
Hatch	Candidates	15	1,194	12.9%	81	176	0	7.3
Forbes	Candidates	13	1,178	12.7%	116	154	1	8.1
Bauer	Candidates	16	1,116	12.0%	76	129	0	6.9
Bush	Candidates	21	1,049	11.3%	37	155	2	8.0
Williams	Moderators, panellists and questioners	47	1,012	10.9%	7	136	5	6.5
Stanton	Moderators, panellists and questioners	45	718	7.7%	3	82	1	5.7
Trotter	Moderators, panellists and questioners	4	82	0.9%	25	33	0	–
Brady	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	74	0.8%	74	74	0	–
Questioners	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	70	0.8%	70	70	0	–

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