Primary · Democratic · 5 January 2008

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire

Speaking turns

191

16,114 words transcribed

Candidates' share

81%

4 candidates

Moderators' share

17%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

0 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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Ticks are single turns; boxes span the middle half; the heavy bar is the median.

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Speakers in the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Reading grade
Obama	Candidates	26	3,688	22.9%	160	436	8.1
Clinton	Candidates	31	3,418	21.2%	41	454	7.7
Edwards	Candidates	27	3,185	19.8%	15	348	7.5
Richardson	Candidates	23	2,797	17.4%	101	321	6.5
Gibson	Moderators, panellists and questioners	63	1,993	12.4%	13	234	5.8
Spradling	Moderators, panellists and questioners	17	672	4.2%	26	152	7.0
Recorded clips	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	2	217	1.3%	109	129	8.2
Ross	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	123	0.8%	123	123	11.2
Stark	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	21	0.1%	21	21	–

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