Speaking time vs Words spoken. Sanders most deliberate speaker.

[bluewater]

The breakdown from last night's debate in New Hampshire:

Speaking time:

Sanders: 19 min, 54 sec

Biden : 19 min, 31 sec

Buttigieg: 18 min, 16 sec

Klobuchar: 16min, 21 sec

Warren: 15 min, 55 sec

Words Spoken:

Joe Biden 3,990 --> 3.40 words/second

Pete Buttigieg 3,276 --> 2.99 words/second

Bernie Sanders 3,102 --> 2.60 words/second

Amy Klobuchar 3,058 --> 3.11 words/second

Elizabeth Warren 2,664 --> 2.78 words/second

So Sanders was by far the most deliberate (slowest) speaker, followed by Warren.

Biden was the most loquacious (fastest), followed by Klobuchar.

Huh. I thought going in that Sanders had the most deliberate speaking style with more dramatic pauses, but I did not expect Warren to be the most similar.

Also, Biden was the most rapid fire speaker as I expected, but Klobuchar surprised me by being next fastest.

So there was no gender based difference in speaking style at least as far as words per second went.

It was interesting to see that while Sanders had the most speaking time, almost 20 minutes, he only said 44 more words than Klobuchar!

[JudyM]

1. They may be including clapping by the audience in there.

[bluewater]

2. They most probably are. Good point.

Another reflection on this... perhaps Joe needs to slow down his delivery a little?

Sometimes it seems he is rushing too much while speaking. I dunno.

[JudyM]

3. I think it's his enthusiasm. I liked him better last night than I have before.

Liz was on fire last night though, wasn’t she? She had me almost out of my chair a couple times. Doing a great job refining her message and delivery, getting stronger. And I appreciated her warmth toward Sanders.

[bluewater]

4. I liked Warren's more serious demeanor.

Especially in the after debate interview with Erin Burnett and Dana Bash.

Serious, focussed and not playing into any "horse race" narrative questioning.

[JudyM]

8. Yes she has arrived, IMO.

I would love for her (or Sanders) to win.

[BlueMTexpat]

5. Chuckle ...

That's not really a way that I would have thought to analyze a debate. But it's still fun to see.

Thanks, bluewater!

[bluewater]

6. Thanks!

I was investigating possible gender differences, but apparently there really weren't any.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. Not in this respect,

in any event.

[Ron Green]

9. Interesting that Pete is right in the middle by this measure,

considering how his words are generally the most intelligent and thoughtful of the lot.