Primary · Democratic · 26 September 2007

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire

Speaking turns

374

19,927 words transcribed

Candidates' share

79%

8 candidates

Moderators' share

21%

moderators, panellists, questioners

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40 turns end on a dash

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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 Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Russert	Moderators, panellists and questioners	161	3,788	19.0%	11	218	17	6.7
Clinton	Candidates	47	3,018	15.1%	23	321	5	8.3
Obama	Candidates	21	2,600	13.0%	108	403	1	8.6
Edwards	Candidates	24	2,456	12.3%	110	306	2	8.4
Dodd	Candidates	26	2,235	11.2%	19	315	5	8.3
Richardson	Candidates	19	1,948	9.8%	102	276	4	6.7
Kucinich	Candidates	18	1,403	7.0%	36	301	2	8.0
Biden	Candidates	26	1,376	6.9%	24	194	2	5.7
Gravel	Candidates	14	748	3.8%	21	143	0	5.6
King	Moderators, panellists and questioners	16	346	1.7%	16	86	1	6.0
Unidentified	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	2	9	0.0%	5	6	1	–

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