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Primary · Republican · 13 February 2016

Republican Candidates Debate in Greenville, South Carolina

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Speaking turns

352

18,084 words transcribed

Candidates' share

77%

6 candidates

Moderators' share

23%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

19

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.

TrumpRubioCruzBushKasichCarsonDickersonGarrettStrasselstart25%50%75%18.1K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Trump18.6%77 turns
  • Dickerson16.2%85 turns
  • Rubio13.5%24 turns
  • Cruz13.4%41 turns
  • Bush12.4%57 turns
  • Kasich11.5%15 turns
  • Carson8.1%10 turns
  • Garrett3.6%26 turns
  • Strassel2.7%17 turns

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)TrumpDickersonRubioCruzBushKasichCarsonGarrettStrassel

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Republican Candidates Debate in Greenville, South Carolina
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
TrumpCandidates773,35618.6%826603.5
DickersonModerators, panellists and questioners852,92816.2%1446505.4
RubioCandidates242,44513.5%8627707.1
CruzCandidates412,41813.4%1426806.7
BushCandidates572,25112.4%1525605.3
KasichCandidates152,07111.5%14529406.2
CarsonCandidates101,4708.1%18521307.1
GarrettModerators, panellists and questioners266553.6%119407.3
StrasselModerators, panellists and questioners174902.7%119006.7

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Listing date
February 13, 2016