Primary · Republican · 10 January 2008

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Speaking turns

145

15,369 words transcribed

Candidates' share

83%

6 candidates

Moderators' share

17%

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 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Reading grade
Huckabee	Candidates	15	2,492	16.2%	136	361	7.8
Paul	Candidates	13	2,269	14.8%	176	362	6.3
McCain	Candidates	14	2,172	14.1%	178	285	7.3
Romney	Candidates	7	2,028	13.2%	341	378	8.4
Giuliani	Candidates	10	1,931	12.6%	185	367	8.9
Thompson	Candidates	10	1,815	11.8%	189	371	8.2
Hume	Moderators, panellists and questioners	34	824	5.4%	8	190	4.9
Goler	Moderators, panellists and questioners	17	698	4.5%	43	88	8.2
Wallace	Moderators, panellists and questioners	12	637	4.1%	64	79	8.3
Cameron	Moderators, panellists and questioners	13	503	3.3%	47	82	9.0

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