Primary · Democratic · 15 January 2008
Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Speaking turns
183
18,071 words transcribed
Candidates' share
82%
3 candidates
Moderators' share
18%
moderators, panellists, questioners
Crosstalk markers
0
1 turn ends 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
Share of words
A stand-in for talk time.
- Obama32.4%34 turns
- Clinton26.7%28 turns
- Edwards22.4%28 turns
- Williams10.1%50 turns
- Russert6.9%38 turns
- Morales1.4%4 turns
- Audience0.1%1 turn
How long each turn ran
Ticks are single turns; boxes span the middle half; the heavy bar is the median.
Every speaker
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| Speaker | Role | Turns | Words | Share | Median turn | Longest | Ends on a dash | Reading grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obama | Candidates | 34 | 5,854 | 32.4% | 184 | 373 | 0 | 8.9 |
| Clinton | Candidates | 28 | 4,829 | 26.7% | 157 | 487 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Edwards | Candidates | 28 | 4,047 | 22.4% | 115 | 424 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Williams | Moderators, panellists and questioners | 50 | 1,822 | 10.1% | 8 | 248 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Russert | Moderators, panellists and questioners | 38 | 1,244 | 6.9% | 24 | 117 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Morales | Moderators, panellists and questioners | 4 | 254 | 1.4% | 70 | 92 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Audience | Audience, recorded clips and unidentified | 1 | 21 | 0.1% | 21 | 21 | 0 | – |
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- Participants
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- Moderators
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- Listing date
- January 15, 2008