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Primary · Republican · 22 November 2011

Republican Candidates Debate in Washington, DC

Full transcript: The American Presidency Project (opens The American Presidency Project in a new tab)

Speaking turns

241

18,332 words transcribed

Candidates' share

77%

8 candidates

Moderators' share

23%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

2

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.

GingrichRomneyPerryHuntsmanPaulBachmannSantorumCainBlitzerQuestionersTruluckBrillFraserZimmermanstart25%50%75%18.3K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

1 more speakers with very short contributions are left out of the chart but counted in the table below.

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Blitzer17.6%112 turns
  • Gingrich12.5%17 turns
  • Romney11.9%18 turns
  • Perry10.4%13 turns
  • Huntsman10.2%13 turns
  • Paul9.9%15 turns
  • Bachmann9.2%15 turns
  • Santorum8.6%12 turns
  • Cain4.7%11 turns
  • Questioners2.8%9 turns
  • Truluck0.7%1 turn
  • Brill0.5%1 turn
  • Fraser0.4%1 turn
  • Zimmerman0.4%2 turns

How long each turn ran

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

110100words per turn (log scale)BlitzerGingrichRomneyPerryHuntsmanPaulBachmannSantorumCainQuestionersTruluckBrillFraserZimmerman

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Republican Candidates Debate in Washington, DC
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
BlitzerModerators, panellists and questioners1123,23517.6%1135405.6
GingrichCandidates172,29212.5%12232109.7
RomneyCandidates182,19011.9%11333607.8
PerryCandidates131,89910.4%17522509.0
HuntsmanCandidates131,86210.2%12344005.9
PaulCandidates151,8239.9%10234306.2
BachmannCandidates151,6789.2%11526506.7
SantorumCandidates121,5718.6%9931508.5
CainCandidates118574.7%8716608.0
QuestionersModerators, panellists and questioners95182.8%739509.8
TruluckModerators, panellists and questioners11290.7%12912906.3
BrillModerators, panellists and questioners1880.5%88880–
FraserModerators, panellists and questioners1710.4%71710–
ZimmermanModerators, panellists and questioners2650.4%33640–
MeeseModerators, panellists and questioners1540.3%54540–

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The notebook's own Participants and Moderators fields, reproduced exactly by the TypeScript port.

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Listing date
November 22, 2011