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General election · 10 September 2024

Presidential Debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Full transcript: The American Presidency Project (opens The American Presidency Project in a new tab)

Speaking turns

227

17,067 words transcribed

Candidates' share

82%

2 candidates

Moderators' share

18%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

7

49 turns end on a dash

The debate, turn by turn

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.

TrumpHarrisMuirDavisstart25%50%75%17.1K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Trump47.1%79 turns
  • Harris34.7%35 turns
  • Muir12.7%75 turns
  • Davis5.5%38 turns

How long each turn ran

Ticks are single turns; boxes span the middle half; the heavy bar is the median.

110100words per turn (log scale)TrumpHarrisMuirDavis

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Presidential Debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
TrumpCandidates798,04347.1%41397154.0
HarrisCandidates355,92634.7%17543547.9
MuirModerators, panellists and questioners752,15912.7%11154196.1
DavisModerators, panellists and questioners389395.5%9149116.0

As the 2025 scraper split it

The notebook's own Participants and Moderators fields, reproduced exactly by the TypeScript port.

Participants
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and; Former President Donald Trump (R)
Moderators
Linsey Davis (ABC News) and; David Muir (ABC News)
Listing date
September 10, 2024