CNN Flint, Michigan Democratic debate (March 6, 2016)

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This article focuses exclusively on the seventh Democratic debate hosted by CNN on March 6, 2016. Click here to access Ballotpedia's full 2015-2016 presidential debate coverage. A schedule for Democratic primary debates can be found below.

Ballotpedia's coverage of the seventh Democratic debate—which took place March 6, 2016—includes an overview of the event's basic information and statistics.[1]

Basic Information

Date: March 6, 2016
Time: 8:00 pm EDT
Location: Flint, Michigan
Venue: The Whiting Auditorium
Sponsors: CNN, MLive and The Flint Journal
Moderators: Anderson Cooper

Participants

Statistics

This article analyzes the central themes of the seventh Democratic presidential debate held on March 6, 2016, in Flint, Michigan. The transcript prepared by The Washington Post was used to measure candidate participation and audience engagement.[2] Footage from the debate was consulted where there were ambiguities in the text.

To compare the statistics of this debate to those of the previous Democratic debate, see the analysis of the PBS debate held on February 11, 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • One-fourth of the discussion segments related to the water crisis in Flint.
  • The most commonly spoken word by both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was "people."

    • Segments

    Including opening and closing statements, this debate featured 22 unique discussion segments covering the water crisis in Flint, trade agreements, race relations, education and other domestic issues. These discussion segments were measured by any shift in the theme of a discussion prompted by one of the moderators: Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon.

    1. Opening statements
    2. Water crisis in Flint
    3. Government responsibility for water crisis in Flint
    4. Regulations of public water systems
    5. Criminal prosecution of officials in Flint and Michigan
    6. Political opportunism
    7. Economy and trade agreements
    8. Wall Street policy and Hillary Clinton's paid speeches
    9. Export-Import Bank
    10. Gun control
    11. Immunity for gun manufacturers
    12. Incarceration of African-Americans
    13. Cultural understanding and racial bias
    14. Race relations
    15. Public school systems
    16. Teachers unions
    17. Infrastructure
    18. Fracking
    19. Climate change and special interest groups
    20. Donald Trump
    21. Personal faith
    22. Closing statements

    One-fourth of the discussion segments related to the water crisis in Flint. Several other discussion segments were framed by economic and infrastructure issues facing Detroit, Michigan.

    Participants

    Overall participation

    Participation in a discussion segment was defined as a substantive comment related to the discussion segment's topic. Jokes and attempts to gain permission from a moderator to speak were not considered participatory speech acts. In some instances, candidates who participated in a discussion segment diverted from the prompted topic.

    Clinton and Sanders participated in every discussion segment.

    Candidate participation by speaking order

    This study also calculated the number of times a candidate spoke first, second, third, or fourth during a discussion segment, whether prompted by a moderator with a question or invitation to rebut or by interjection.

    Audience engagement

    Audience engagement was measured by noting applause, cheering, or laughter in The Washington Post's transcript. Footage from the debate was consulted when the text was ambiguous about to whom the audience was responding.

    With 69 positive responses from the live audience, Sanders registered more than double the amount of audience engagement than Clinton did.

    The discussion segments on the economy and trade agreements, prosecuting officials in Flint and Michigan, public schools systems and climate change received the most audience engagement overall.

    Candidate analysis

    Word cloud of Hillary Clinton's speech during the debate
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    • Candidate: Hillary Clinton
    • Number of words: 6,558
    • Most commonly used words:
      • People: 42
      • More: 37
      • Think: 34
      • Well: 33
      • Support: 30
    Word cloud of Bernie Sanders' speech during the debate
    Bernie-Sanders-circle.png
    • Candidate: Bernie Sanders
    • Number of words: 6,345
    • Most commonly used words:
      • People: 52
      • Know: 47
      • Country: 39
      • Secretary: 25
      • Well: 25

    Democratic Debate Schedule

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ CNN, "CNN announces details of Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan," February 22, 2016
    2. ↑ The Washington Post, "Transcript: The Democrats' debate in Flint, annotated," March 6, 2016
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