Percent Debate Time By Candidate

[MJU1983]

Thanks for the figures...tweeted about it and promoted BLACK THIS OUT!

http://twitter.com/#!/mju1983/status/117121097211715584

^^ RT?

 

[heavenlyboy34]

exactly right

Good points.

The only fair debate is a debate where every candidate gets asked the same question and has the same amount of time to respond to the same question. We haven't had a fair debate yet this year.

Aye, that's the way debates SHOULD be handled. I've never seen a presidential debate handled properly, though. I don't expect it to anytime soon-especially with anti-establishment folks like RP.

 

[RonPaulFever]

As soon as we get down to 5 or even 6 candidates, we can get some better talking time.

It didn't happen in 2007 and it won't ever happen until the MSM is absolutely forced to give him equal time. How that will be accomplished is beyond me.

 

[wes_h]

Some of this is due to the format. When Perry attacks Romney, Romney gets an additional 30 seconds speaking time. When Romney and Bachmann each attack Perry, Perry gets an additional minute of speaking time. Add up all these additionals rebuttals after personal attacks, and the numbers are bound to favor the challenged frontrunners disproportionately. No one is attacking Ron Paul because no one could pull any votes away from Ron Paul; it would be a fruitless effort. That's less an indication of media bias than it is of good politics on the part of the GOP field.

I'd be more interested to see how many direct questions each candidate received from the moderators not including rebuttal remarks from other candidate's attacks.

As GunnyFreedom pointed out, those stats are also included. I would note, however, that the moderators also hold the keys to the topics that trigger back 'n forth, and they often ignited what turned into frequent responses using the line of questioning as the fire powder. I do agree with you, it's definitely good politics for a candidate to ignite a feud on-stage to get some back 'n forth going, but I also think the moderators play a large role in picking the topics that allow this.

 

[RileyE104]

On the bright side, 'libertarians' in general came out in third during this debate... Paul and Johnson together got 8:43 of talking time. That accounts for about 13.5% of the debate.

I think this last debate was great for libertarians and the anti-war/fiscally-responsible foreign policy crowd thanks to Paul, Johnson and Huntsman.

 

[Xenophage]

Combine Ron Paul and Gary Johnson's numbers. Eleven questions asked of true defenders of liberty! Third place in terms of speaking time! I'm amazed. I love it.

 

[wes_h]

On the bright side, 'libertarians' in general came out in third during this debate... Paul and Johnson together got 8:43 of talking time. That accounts for about 13.5% of the debate.

I think this last debate was great for libertarians and the anti-war/fiscally-responsible foreign policy crowd thanks to Paul, Johnson and Huntsman.

Combine Ron Paul and Gary Johnson's numbers. Eleven questions asked of true defenders of liberty! Third place in terms of speaking time! I'm amazed. I love it.

haha! Love the optimism! Thanks, needed some silver lining.

 

[Article V]

http://www.dawnoftheweak.com/2011/09/fox-news-google-debate-9222011.html

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[TR]
[TD="width: 59"][/TD]
[TD="width: 57"]Questions[/TD]
[TD="width: 59"]Responses[/TD]
[TD="width: 61"]Follow-ups[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Perry[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Romney[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bachmann[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gingrich[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cain[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Santorum[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ron Paul[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Huntsman[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]
5[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Thanks! Looking at this chart, I don't think the debate was all that bad. It's sort of swell knowing that Ron Paul's answers were so clear that they needed no further clarification and were not attacked by the others like they normally would be. What a great job Ron Paul did!

As GunnyFreedom pointed out, those stats are also included. I would note, however, that the moderators also hold the keys to the topics that trigger back 'n forth, and they often ignited what turned into frequent responses using the line of questioning as the fire powder. I do agree with you, it's definitely good politics for a candidate to ignite a feud on-stage to get some back 'n forth going, but I also think the moderators play a large role in picking the topics that allow this.

True. And I think some questions were meant to create a back-and-forth with Ron Paul, but they failed to spur controversy. Had they done so, Ron Paul would have received more time.

But let's also not forget that sometimes the back-and-forth helps candidates, and sometimes it destroys them. I predict Perry's numbers will drop significantly while Paul's numbers rise finally above the much-sought-after 15% threshold. All that time showed how woefully unprepared Perry is as a candidate; while we shined every time the spotlight came on us. We literally stole the show! Give the people what they want and keep them begging for more! RON PAUL 2012!

 

[LinuxJedi]

I wanted to post my analysis, but did it on a different thread, sorry... I used the figures from that thread also:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...propriations&p=3584224&viewfull=1#post3584224

 

[wes_h]

Thanks! Looking at this chart, I don't think the debate was all that bad. It's sort of swell knowing that Ron Paul's answers were so clear that they needed no further clarification and were not attacked by the others like they normally would be. What a great job Ron Paul did!True. And I think some questions were meant to create a back-and-forth with Ron Paul, but they failed to spur controversy. Had they done so, Ron Paul would have received more time.

But let's also not forget that sometimes the back-and-forth helps candidates, and sometimes it destroys them. I predict Perry's numbers will drop significantly while Paul's numbers rise finally above the much-sought-after 15% threshold. All that time showed how woefully unprepared Perry is as a candidate; while we shined every time the spotlight came on us. We literally stole the show! Give the people what they want and keep them begging for more! RON PAUL 2012!

Great, great points! And I agree, Perry got more time but he definitely was blown up in the process. I fully expect his poll numbers to drop significantly in the next week. I wouldn't be surprised to see Gary Johnson get some press and maybe a bump in the polls, and hopefully the same for our guy.