Equal Time? Full Rundown of How Long Each Candidate Was Allowed To Speak

James4Ron2008 · 11-29-2007, 08:31 AM

Note that this is completely unscientific. When candidates spoke - I timed it. All time measurements are as accurate as my hand-ear coordination and TiVo trigger-finger. All calculations include the non-YouTube question asked of Rudy Guliani.

Number of Times a Candidate Received First Crack at a Question
(RG) Rudy Giuliani (8)
(FT) Fred Thompson (7)
(MH) Mike Huckabee (4)
(MR) Mitt Romney (4)
(TT) Tom Tancredo (3)
(RP) Ron Paul (3)
(JM) John McCain (2)
(DH) Duncan Hunter (2)

Number of Times a Candidate Had "The Floor"
(RG) Rudy Giuliani - 19
(MR) Mitt Romney - 19
(JM) John McCain - 12
(FT) Fred Thompson - 11
(MH) Mike Huckabee - 11
(RP) Ron Paul - 9
(TT) Tom Tancredo - 7
(DH) Duncan Hunter - 7

Total Talk Time
(RG) Rudy Giuliani - 16:45
(MR) Mitt Romney - 13:39
(JM) John McCain - 11:39
(FT) Fred Thompson - 10:26
(MH) Mike Huckabee - 9:37
(RP) Ron Paul - 7:21
(DH) Duncan Hunter - 4:46
(TT) Tom Tancredo - 3:50

Talk Time by Segment
SEGMENT #1
MR - 6:10
JM - 4:54
RG - 4:23
MH - 4:07
FT - 4:01
RP - 3:05
TT - 2:24
DH - 2:09

SEGMENT #2
RG - 5:00
MR - 2:54
MH - 2:35
FT - 2:00
RP - 1:19
DH - 1:13
TT - 0:24
JM - 0:12

SEGMENT #3
JM - 5:16
RG - 3:08
FT - 2:37
MR - 2:07
RP - 1:45
TT - 0:28
DH - 0:26
MH - 0:00

SEGMENT #4
RG - 4:14
MH - 2:55
MR - 2:28
FT - 1:48
JM - 1:17
RP - 1:12
DH - 0:58
TT - 0:34

Complete Breakdown
Q1 - Immigration #1
RG - 1:30
MR - 1:01
RG - 0:40
MR - 0:54
RG - 0:05

Q2 - Immigration #2
FT - 2:05
RG - 0:37
JM - 1:59
TT - 0:30

Q3 - Immigration #3
TT - 1:04
DH - 1:11

Q4 - Immigration #4
MH - 1:58
MR - 0:45
MH - 0:41
MR - 0:36

Q5 - Council of Foreign Relations
RP - 1:37

Q6 - National Debt
JM - 1:19
MR - 0:44
RG - 0:46

Q7 - Top 3 Federal Programs to Reduce
FT - 1:29
RP - 0:43
MH - 0:45

Q8 - Fair Tax?
JM - 1:21
RP - 0:35

Q9 - Veto Tax Bill?
TT - 0:10
MH - 0:05
MR - 0:03
RG - 0:10
FT - 0:10
JM - 0:15
RP - 0:10
DH - 0:20

Q10 - Farm Subsidies
MR - 1:19
RG - 0:35

Special Question For RG Regarding Scandal broke by Politico
RG - 0:25

Q11 - Toys With Lead?
TT - 0:40
DH - 0:38

Response to Fred Thompson Attack Ad
FT - 0:17
MR - 0:48
MH - 0:38

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Q12 - Gun Control #1
DH - 0:50

Q13 - Gun Control #2
RG - 1:40
FT - 0:54
RG - 0:34

Q14 - Gun Control #3
FT - 0:08
JM - 0:12
DH - 0:23
MR - 0:05

Q15 - Black on Black Crime
MR - 1:17
RG - 0:52
MR - 0:28

Q16 - Abortion #1
RP - 1:19
FT - 0:58

Q17 - Abortion #2
RG - 0:52
MR - 0:30

Q18 - Death Penalty
MH - 1:31
TT - 0:24

Q19 - Do You Believe the Bible?
RG - 1:02
MR - 0:34
MH - 1:04

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Q20 - Iraq #1
RG - 1:33
JM - 1:24
DH - 0:26

Q21 - Waterboarding
MR - 1:15
JM - 0:58
MR - 0:52
JM - 1:01

Q22 - Iraq #2
FT - 1:15
RP - 0:58
JM - 0:57
RP - 0:47
TT - 0:28

Q23 - Giuliani Using 9/11?
RG - 1:35

Q24 - Power of VP
FT - 1:22
JM - 0:56

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Q25 - Gays in Military
DH - 0:58
MH - 0:25
MR - 0:38
JM - 0:42

Q26 - Log Cabin Republicans
MH - 0:50

Q27 - National Debt
FT - 0:58
MR - 0:35

Q28 - Space Exploration
MH - 0:54
TT - 0:34

Q29 - Why Don't African Americans Vote Republican
RG - 1:30
MH - 0:46

Q30 - Star and Bars
MR - 0:53
FT - 0:50

Q31 - Infrastructure
RG - 1:18
RP - 0:26
JM - 0:35
RG - 0:30

Q32 - Ron Paul Run Independent?
RP - 0:46

Q33 - Why Did Giuliani Root For the Red Sox
RG - 0:56
MR - 0:22

Misc
Number of times John McCain said "Let us win." - 6
Number of times John McCain said "My friends..." - 4
Number of times Romney dropped the name Bill Cosby* - 1
Number of times Huckabee spoke in the third segment - 0

*I personally found this hilarious.

Thoughts
This is my first post here, but have been lurking for months. I hope it is helpful. Please let me know if you see anything wonky in my numbers.

I thought Dr.Paul deserved more time (of course) as the only candidate that truly has an opposing view than the rest of the pack. That being said, the time he did have he didn't do much with IMO. I still support him and think he can win given the time and efforts of the grassroots - but it will be because of the grassroots, certainly not because he has been all that great at getting his message out to the masses in an easy to digest way. Maybe it was the questions, maybe he was sick (as rumored)... either way - not good overall last night on all fronts IMO. Not anything that will hurt, but still not good.

However, his post-debate speech was amazing. Too bad it was not as widely televised (or televised at all).

Other thoughts:
- I wish I had counted the number of times Cooper had to call "time" on each candidate. Anybody up for the challenge?
- Dr.Paul's video was BY FAR the only video that was not contrived.
- What was up with Cooper not referring to Dr.Paul as "Dr.Paul"? Seemed disrespectful.

James
30 Year Old Floridian
Voted for Bush twice

JoshLowry · 11-29-2007, 08:33 AM

Great first post!

Thanks for the detailed info and welcome to the forums.

evadmurd · 11-29-2007, 08:38 AM

Interesting, He actually got more time than I thought.

ronpaulitician · 11-29-2007, 08:38 AM

Almost 8 minutes is a lot more than I thought he got.

Indeed, I don't think he had an exceptionally strong evening. If not for that last softball question about running as an independent, I would've graded the debate a C+. With that question, I'm guessing a B-.

RPFTW! · 11-29-2007, 08:45 AM

Excellent first post!

JenaS62 · 11-29-2007, 08:45 AM

Thanks for compiling that. I was wondering if anyone had taken a count. Great job!

colin1 · 11-29-2007, 08:48 AM

I'm actually really pleased with the comments I'm reading regarding Dr. Paul's debate performance. I think it was one of his weakest performances (I cringed when he couldn't remember the Kurds were in northern Iraq). I'm pleased because the opposition acts like we're a bunch of mindless zealots, when in fact I see a great deal of constructive criticism on this site. And what's going on with Huckabee surging in Iowa? Sheesh, doesn't anyone research this phoney's record in Arkansas?

torchbearer · 11-29-2007, 08:49 AM

Best first post I've ever read.

awitelin · 11-29-2007, 08:50 AM

7 minutes does seem high, but my outrage might have been clouding my judgment of such things near the end there. Thanks for the info.

Anderson Cooper FTL. What a wuss. "Time... no, okay, you can talk for another 10 seconds. Okay, now TIME, I mean it you guys, seriously! You're not done...? Well... okay... but... um... OMG TIME!"

Matt Collins · 11-29-2007, 10:20 AM

Thank you for this information

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11-29-2007, 08:31 AM	#1
James4Ron2008 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 15	Equal Time? Full Rundown of How Long Each Candidate Was Allowed To Speak Note that this is completely unscientific. When candidates spoke - I timed it. All time measurements are as accurate as my hand-ear coordination and TiVo trigger-finger. All calculations include the non-YouTube question asked of Rudy Guliani. Number of Times a Candidate Received First Crack at a Question (RG) Rudy Giuliani (8) (FT) Fred Thompson (7) (MH) Mike Huckabee (4) (MR) Mitt Romney (4) (TT) Tom Tancredo (3) (RP) Ron Paul (3) (JM) John McCain (2) (DH) Duncan Hunter (2) Number of Times a Candidate Had "The Floor" (RG) Rudy Giuliani - 19 (MR) Mitt Romney - 19 (JM) John McCain - 12 (FT) Fred Thompson - 11 (MH) Mike Huckabee - 11 (RP) Ron Paul - 9 (TT) Tom Tancredo - 7 (DH) Duncan Hunter - 7 Total Talk Time (RG) Rudy Giuliani - 16:45 (MR) Mitt Romney - 13:39 (JM) John McCain - 11:39 (FT) Fred Thompson - 10:26 (MH) Mike Huckabee - 9:37 (RP) Ron Paul - 7:21 (DH) Duncan Hunter - 4:46 (TT) Tom Tancredo - 3:50 Talk Time by Segment SEGMENT #1 MR - 6:10 JM - 4:54 RG - 4:23 MH - 4:07 FT - 4:01 RP - 3:05 TT - 2:24 DH - 2:09 SEGMENT #2 RG - 5:00 MR - 2:54 MH - 2:35 FT - 2:00 RP - 1:19 DH - 1:13 TT - 0:24 JM - 0:12 SEGMENT #3 JM - 5:16 RG - 3:08 FT - 2:37 MR - 2:07 RP - 1:45 TT - 0:28 DH - 0:26 MH - 0:00 SEGMENT #4 RG - 4:14 MH - 2:55 MR - 2:28 FT - 1:48 JM - 1:17 RP - 1:12 DH - 0:58 TT - 0:34 Complete Breakdown Q1 - Immigration #1 RG - 1:30 MR - 1:01 RG - 0:40 MR - 0:54 RG - 0:05 Q2 - Immigration #2 FT - 2:05 RG - 0:37 JM - 1:59 TT - 0:30 Q3 - Immigration #3 TT - 1:04 DH - 1:11 Q4 - Immigration #4 MH - 1:58 MR - 0:45 MH - 0:41 MR - 0:36 Q5 - Council of Foreign Relations RP - 1:37 Q6 - National Debt JM - 1:19 MR - 0:44 RG - 0:46 Q7 - Top 3 Federal Programs to Reduce FT - 1:29 RP - 0:43 MH - 0:45 Q8 - Fair Tax? JM - 1:21 RP - 0:35 Q9 - Veto Tax Bill? TT - 0:10 MH - 0:05 MR - 0:03 RG - 0:10 FT - 0:10 JM - 0:15 RP - 0:10 DH - 0:20 Q10 - Farm Subsidies MR - 1:19 RG - 0:35 Special Question For RG Regarding Scandal broke by Politico RG - 0:25 Q11 - Toys With Lead? TT - 0:40 DH - 0:38 Response to Fred Thompson Attack Ad FT - 0:17 MR - 0:48 MH - 0:38 COMMERCIAL BREAK Q12 - Gun Control #1 DH - 0:50 Q13 - Gun Control #2 RG - 1:40 FT - 0:54 RG - 0:34 Q14 - Gun Control #3 FT - 0:08 JM - 0:12 DH - 0:23 MR - 0:05 Q15 - Black on Black Crime MR - 1:17 RG - 0:52 MR - 0:28 Q16 - Abortion #1 RP - 1:19 FT - 0:58 Q17 - Abortion #2 RG - 0:52 MR - 0:30 Q18 - Death Penalty MH - 1:31 TT - 0:24 Q19 - Do You Believe the Bible? RG - 1:02 MR - 0:34 MH - 1:04 COMMERCIAL BREAK Q20 - Iraq #1 RG - 1:33 JM - 1:24 DH - 0:26 Q21 - Waterboarding MR - 1:15 JM - 0:58 MR - 0:52 JM - 1:01 Q22 - Iraq #2 FT - 1:15 RP - 0:58 JM - 0:57 RP - 0:47 TT - 0:28 Q23 - Giuliani Using 9/11? RG - 1:35 Q24 - Power of VP FT - 1:22 JM - 0:56 COMMERCIAL BREAK Q25 - Gays in Military DH - 0:58 MH - 0:25 MR - 0:38 JM - 0:42 Q26 - Log Cabin Republicans MH - 0:50 Q27 - National Debt FT - 0:58 MR - 0:35 Q28 - Space Exploration MH - 0:54 TT - 0:34 Q29 - Why Don't African Americans Vote Republican RG - 1:30 MH - 0:46 Q30 - Star and Bars MR - 0:53 FT - 0:50 Q31 - Infrastructure RG - 1:18 RP - 0:26 JM - 0:35 RG - 0:30 Q32 - Ron Paul Run Independent? RP - 0:46 Q33 - Why Did Giuliani Root For the Red Sox RG - 0:56 MR - 0:22 Misc Number of times John McCain said "Let us win." - 6 Number of times John McCain said "My friends..." - 4 Number of times Romney dropped the name Bill Cosby* - 1 Number of times Huckabee spoke in the third segment - 0 I personally found this hilarious. Thoughts* This is my first post here, but have been lurking for months. I hope it is helpful. Please let me know if you see anything wonky in my numbers. I thought Dr.Paul deserved more time (of course) as the only candidate that truly has an opposing view than the rest of the pack. That being said, the time he did have he didn't do much with IMO. I still support him and think he can win given the time and efforts of the grassroots - but it will be because of the grassroots, certainly not because he has been all that great at getting his message out to the masses in an easy to digest way. Maybe it was the questions, maybe he was sick (as rumored)... either way - not good overall last night on all fronts IMO. Not anything that will hurt, but still not good. However, his post-debate speech was amazing. Too bad it was not as widely televised (or televised at all). Other thoughts: - I wish I had counted the number of times Cooper had to call "time" on each candidate. Anybody up for the challenge? - Dr.Paul's video was BY FAR the only video that was not contrived. - What was up with Cooper not referring to Dr.Paul as "Dr.Paul"? Seemed disrespectful. James 30 Year Old Floridian Voted for Bush twice

11-29-2007, 08:33 AM	#2
JoshLowry Admin Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 6,817	Great first post! Thanks for the detailed info and welcome to the forums. __________________ But let it not be said that we did nothing. - Congressman Ron Paul

11-29-2007, 08:38 AM	#3
evadmurd Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East TN Posts: 984	Interesting, He actually got more time than I thought. __________________ "Truth is treason in the empire of lies." -- Ron Paul, The Revolution: A Manifesto

11-29-2007, 08:38 AM	#4
ronpaulitician Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,686	Almost 8 minutes is a lot more than I thought he got. Indeed, I don't think he had an exceptionally strong evening. If not for that last softball question about running as an independent, I would've graded the debate a C+. With that question, I'm guessing a B-. __________________ You either believe that within your society more individuals are good than evil, and that by protecting the freedom of individuals within that society you will end up with a society that is as fair as possible, or you believe that within your society more individuals are evil than good, and that by limiting the freedom of individuals within that society you will end up with a society that is as fair as possible.

11-29-2007, 08:45 AM	#5
RPFTW! Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,093	Excellent first post!

11-29-2007, 08:45 AM	#6
JenaS62 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 611	Thanks for compiling that. I was wondering if anyone had taken a count. Great job!

11-29-2007, 08:48 AM	#7
colin1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 381	I'm actually really pleased with the comments I'm reading regarding Dr. Paul's debate performance. I think it was one of his weakest performances (I cringed when he couldn't remember the Kurds were in northern Iraq). I'm pleased because the opposition acts like we're a bunch of mindless zealots, when in fact I see a great deal of constructive criticism on this site. And what's going on with Huckabee surging in Iowa? Sheesh, doesn't anyone research this phoney's record in Arkansas?

11-29-2007, 08:50 AM	#9
awitelin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 140	7 minutes does seem high, but my outrage might have been clouding my judgment of such things near the end there. Thanks for the info. Anderson Cooper FTL. What a wuss. "Time... no, okay, you can talk for another 10 seconds. Okay, now TIME, I mean it you guys, seriously! You're not done...? Well... okay... but... um... OMG TIME!"