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Republican Candidates "Undercard" Debate in Las Vegas, Nevada

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

Speaking turns

234

15,418 words transcribed

Candidates' share

83%

4 candidates

Moderators' share

17%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

0

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.

GrahamHuckabeeSantorumPatakiBlitzerHewittBashQuestionersRecorded clipsstart25%50%75%15.4K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Graham21.7%41 turns
  • Huckabee21.3%22 turns
  • Santorum19.9%30 turns
  • Pataki19.8%28 turns
  • Blitzer9.9%52 turns
  • Hewitt4.3%32 turns
  • Bash2.7%27 turns
  • Questioners0.3%1 turn
  • Recorded clips0.2%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)GrahamHuckabeeSantorumPatakiBlitzerHewittBashQuestionersRecorded clips

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Republican Candidates "Undercard" Debate in Las Vegas, Nevada
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
GrahamCandidates413,34021.7%10326804.8
HuckabeeCandidates223,28021.3%13730107.5
SantorumCandidates303,06419.9%9728507.3
PatakiCandidates283,04719.8%12425307.0
BlitzerModerators, panellists and questioners521,5269.9%1616407.3
HewittModerators, panellists and questioners326574.3%107506.6
BashModerators, panellists and questioners274182.7%46207.7
QuestionersModerators, panellists and questioners1490.3%49490–
Recorded clipsAudience, recorded clips and unidentified1370.2%37370–

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Moderators
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Listing date
December 15, 2015