General election · 7 October 1984

Debate Between the President and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale in Louisville, Kentucky

Speaking turns

134

15,061 words transcribed

Candidates' share

75%

2 candidates

Moderators' share

25%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

6 turns end on a dash

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Read left to right: each block is one turn, placed where it falls in the running word count and as wide as it is long.

Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

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Speakers in the Debate Between the President and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale in Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker	Role	Turns	Words	Share	Median turn	Longest	Ends on a dash	Reading grade
Reagan	Candidates	35	6,293	41.8%	174	566	2	8.8
Mondale	Candidates	26	5,049	33.5%	167	574	2	7.6
Walters	Moderators, panellists and questioners	38	1,149	7.6%	12	338	2	4.9
Wieghart	Moderators, panellists and questioners	13	983	6.5%	75	145	0	11.9
Sawyer	Moderators, panellists and questioners	11	938	6.2%	76	234	0	10.0
Barnes	Moderators, panellists and questioners	10	538	3.6%	36	199	0	10.5
Ridings	Moderators, panellists and questioners	1	111	0.7%	111	111	0	13.7

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