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December 15, 2007

Naming Names

Names used by major presidential candidates in the series of Democratic and Republican debates leading up to the Iowa caucuses.

Each thin line represents one candidate speaking the last name of another candidate. The length of each circle segment is proportional to the total number of words spoken by the candidate during the debates. Jonathan Corum Farhana Hossain Graham Roberts Shan Carter


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Source: Debate transcripts

Jonathan Corum and Farhana Hossain/The New York Times