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Primary · Republican · 26 January 2012

Republican Candidates Debate in Jacksonville, Florida

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

Speaking turns

213

18,612 words transcribed

Candidates' share

85%

4 candidates

Moderators' share

14%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

3

5 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.

RomneyGingrichSantorumPaulBlitzerQuestionersLopezCuevas-NeunderRodriguezBassAudiencestart25%50%75%18.6K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Romney26.5%35 turns
  • Gingrich23.2%36 turns
  • Santorum22.3%23 turns
  • Paul13.5%18 turns
  • Blitzer11.4%89 turns
  • Questioners1.0%4 turns
  • Lopez0.8%3 turns
  • Cuevas-Neunder0.5%1 turn
  • Rodriguez0.4%1 turn
  • Audience0.4%2 turns
  • Bass0.2%1 turn

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)RomneyGingrichSantorumPaulBlitzerQuestionersLopezCuevas-NeunderRodriguezAudienceBass

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Republican Candidates Debate in Jacksonville, Florida
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
RomneyCandidates354,92326.5%14732106.8
GingrichCandidates364,31123.2%10628328.5
SantorumCandidates234,14722.3%19138128.6
PaulCandidates182,50913.5%13827116.8
BlitzerModerators, panellists and questioners892,11411.4%1415204.9
QuestionersModerators, panellists and questioners41771.0%416906.7
LopezModerators, panellists and questioners31480.8%485507.9
Cuevas-NeunderModerators, panellists and questioners11020.5%10210206.0
RodriguezModerators, panellists and questioners1740.4%74740–
AudienceAudience, recorded clips and unidentified2710.4%36420–
BassModerators, panellists and questioners1360.2%36360–

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Listing date
January 26, 2012