Primary · Republican · 10 December 2011

Republican Candidates Debate in Des Moines, Iowa

Speaking turns

226

17,515 words transcribed

Candidates' share

81%

6 candidates

Moderators' share

18%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

35 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 Candidates Debate in Des Moines, Iowa
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Romney	Candidates	32	3,836	21.9%	75	303	7	7.2
Gingrich	Candidates	31	2,740	15.6%	34	406	3	7.4
Bachmann	Candidates	18	2,159	12.3%	131	290	2	6.3
Perry	Candidates	19	2,058	11.7%	67	247	3	8.9
Santorum	Candidates	11	1,868	10.7%	163	356	2	7.3
Sawyer	Moderators, panellists and questioners	37	1,835	10.5%	28	195	5	7.5
Paul	Candidates	13	1,574	9.0%	143	246	2	6.4
Stephanopoulos	Moderators, panellists and questioners	58	1,361	7.8%	11	169	10	6.9
Audience	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	4	75	0.4%	18	27	0	–
Voice	Moderators, panellists and questioners	3	9	0.1%	1	8	1	–

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