Primary · Republican · 14 January 2016

Republican Candidates Debate in North Charleston, South Carolina

Speaking turns

272

22,325 words transcribed

Candidates' share

84%

7 candidates

Moderators' share

16%

moderators, panellists, questioners

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6 turns end on a dash

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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 North Charleston, South Carolina
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Trump	Candidates	44	3,225	14.4%	31	360	0	4.2
Rubio	Candidates	18	3,161	14.2%	206	310	0	7.5
Cruz	Candidates	32	3,011	13.5%	26	370	2	7.8
Christie	Candidates	11	2,965	13.3%	299	433	0	7.5
Bush	Candidates	24	2,520	11.3%	82	366	3	7.4
Kasich	Candidates	8	2,461	11.0%	302	486	0	7.3
Cavuto	Moderators, panellists and questioners	55	1,796	8.0%	12	140	1	6.6
Bartiromo	Moderators, panellists and questioners	64	1,701	7.6%	10	131	0	5.9
Carson	Candidates	11	1,472	6.6%	93	306	0	7.1
Audience	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	5	13	0.1%	1	8	0	–

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