Primary · Republican · 6 December 2023

Republican Candidates Debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Speaking turns

357

19,286 words transcribed

Candidates' share

81%

4 candidates

Moderators' share

18%

moderators, panellists, questioners

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46 turns end on a dash

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Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

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Speakers in the Republican Candidates Debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Ramaswamy	Candidates	66	4,698	24.4%	9	404	13	8.0
DeSantis	Candidates	69	4,564	23.7%	15	351	5	6.1
Haley	Candidates	48	3,479	18.0%	11	389	12	7.0
Christie	Candidates	50	2,961	15.4%	13	365	12	6.8
Kelly	Moderators, panellists and questioners	50	1,478	7.7%	9	284	2	5.8
Vargas	Moderators, panellists and questioners	46	1,096	5.7%	6	222	1	6.2
Johnson	Moderators, panellists and questioners	25	836	4.3%	8	117	1	8.0
Fitton	Moderators, panellists and questioners	2	135	0.7%	68	85	0	12.4
Recorded clips	Audience, recorded clips and unidentified	1	39	0.2%	39	39	0	–

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Participants: Former Governor Chris Christie (NJ); Governor Ron DeSantis (FL); Former Governor Nikki Haley (SC); and; Vivek Ramaswamy
Moderators: Eliana Johnson (Washington Free Beacon); Megyn Kelly (SiriusXM); and; Elizabeth Vargas (News Nation)
Listing date: December 06, 2023