Primary · Democratic · 14 January 2020

Democratic Candidates Debate in Des Moines, Iowa

Speaking turns

316

20,737 words transcribed

Candidates' share

86%

6 candidates

Moderators' share

14%

moderators, panellists, questioners

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Speakers in the Democratic Candidates Debate in Des Moines, Iowa
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Warren	Candidates	25	3,380	16.3%	162	255	0	6.3
Klobuchar	Candidates	44	3,241	15.6%	13	294	0	5.3
Biden	Candidates	22	3,065	14.8%	150	251	0	7.1
Buttigieg	Candidates	24	3,060	14.8%	143	277	0	8.4
Sanders	Candidates	31	2,734	13.2%	94	216	0	7.3
Steyer	Candidates	18	2,281	11.0%	149	245	0	7.5
Blitzer	Moderators, panellists and questioners	41	1,054	5.1%	20	106	0	7.6
Phillip	Moderators, panellists and questioners	61	1,041	5.0%	7	99	1	5.5
Pfannenstiel	Moderators, panellists and questioners	50	881	4.2%	6	124	0	6.0

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Participants: Former Vice President Jospeh Biden; Mayor Pete Buttigieg (South Bend, IN); Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN); Senator Bernie Sanders (VT); Tom Steyer; and; Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer (CNN); Brianne Pfannenstiel (The Des Moines Register); and; Abby Phillip (CNN)
Listing date: January 14, 2020