Primary · Republican · 24 January 2008

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Boca Raton, Florida

Speaking turns

172

16,348 words transcribed

Candidates' share

82%

5 candidates

Moderators' share

18%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

16 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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Speakers in the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Boca Raton, Florida
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Romney	Candidates	23	4,465	27.3%	200	411	5	8.0
McCain	Candidates	24	2,710	16.6%	89	313	1	8.0
Giuliani	Candidates	19	2,526	15.5%	129	358	0	7.5
Huckabee	Candidates	17	2,424	14.8%	131	393	0	8.2
Williams	Moderators, panellists and questioners	39	1,641	10.0%	23	165	4	6.7
Paul	Candidates	8	1,340	8.2%	123	352	0	6.0
Russert	Moderators, panellists and questioners	38	1,080	6.6%	18	110	6	8.0
Tash	Moderators, panellists and questioners	3	160	1.0%	42	81	0	7.7
Unidentified	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	1	2	0.0%	2	2	0	–

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