Primary · Republican · 5 January 2008

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire

Speaking turns

317

17,156 words transcribed

Candidates' share

84%

6 candidates

Moderators' share

14%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

0 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 Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Reading grade
Romney	Candidates	67	3,576	20.8%	18	334	6.2
Giuliani	Candidates	33	2,530	14.7%	57	354	6.1
Huckabee	Candidates	20	2,431	14.2%	49	501	7.7
McCain	Candidates	41	2,104	12.3%	13	315	7.0
Thompson	Candidates	41	2,040	11.9%	9	304	6.1
Gibson	Moderators, panellists and questioners	70	1,917	11.2%	6	276	5.3
Paul	Candidates	26	1,778	10.4%	9	299	5.5
Spradling	Moderators, panellists and questioners	14	399	2.3%	13	128	5.1
Recorded clips	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	3	304	1.8%	90	127	8.7
Karl	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	53	0.3%	53	53	–
Sawyer	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	24	0.1%	24	24	–

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