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Primary · Democratic · 19 December 2015

Democratic Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire

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Speaking turns

296

20,680 words transcribed

Candidates' share

81%

3 candidates

Moderators' share

19%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

15

2 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.

ClintonSandersO'MalleyMuirRaddatzLevesqueQuestionersMcElveenAudiencestart25%50%75%20.7K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Clinton33.0%63 turns
  • Sanders25.3%58 turns
  • O'Malley22.9%35 turns
  • Muir11.3%85 turns
  • Raddatz6.6%47 turns
  • Levesque0.6%3 turns
  • Questioners0.2%1 turn
  • McElveen0.1%3 turns
  • Audience0.1%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)ClintonSandersO'MalleyMuirRaddatzLevesqueQuestionersMcElveenAudience

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Democratic Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
ClintonCandidates636,83133.0%3432908.5
SandersCandidates585,23825.3%2633107.4
O'MalleyCandidates354,73622.9%12336318.7
MuirModerators, panellists and questioners852,32911.3%1115816.2
RaddatzModerators, panellists and questioners471,3586.6%1312106.3
LevesqueModerators, panellists and questioners31200.6%218408.8
QuestionersModerators, panellists and questioners1340.2%34340–
McElveenModerators, panellists and questioners3200.1%6100–
AudienceAudience, recorded clips and unidentified1140.1%14140–

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Listing date
December 19, 2015