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Vice-presidential · 1 October 2024

Vice Presidential Debate in New York City

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

Speaking turns

181

19,277 words transcribed

Candidates' share

85%

2 candidates

Moderators' share

15%

moderators, panellists, questioners

Crosstalk markers

0

1 turn ends 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.

VanceWalzBrennanO'Donnellstart25%50%75%19.3K words
Candidates Moderators, panellists, questioners Audience, recorded clips, unidentified

Share of words

A stand-in for talk time.

  • Vance42.7%48 turns
  • Walz42.6%49 turns
  • Brennan8.2%43 turns
  • O'Donnell6.5%41 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)VanceWalzBrennanO'Donnell

Every speaker

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Speakers in the Vice Presidential Debate in New York City
SpeakerRoleTurnsWordsShareMedian turnLongestEnds on a dashReading grade
VanceCandidates488,23542.7%15645908.3
WalzCandidates498,20442.6%16946205.1
BrennanModerators, panellists and questioners431,5818.2%2413716.1
O'DonnellModerators, panellists and questioners411,2576.5%1414306.3

As the 2025 scraper split it

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

Participants
Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) and; Governor Tim Walz (D-MN)
Moderators
Margaret Brennan (CBS News) and; Norah O'Donnell (CBS News)
Listing date
October 01, 2024