The first presidential debate on Monday drew all the hype of a Super Bowl or Academy Awards ceremony — and perhaps an audience to match. It may take days or weeks to measure the impact of the first confrontation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but a few hard numbers already tell the story of their clash. Here is a boxscore:
Time speaking: 41 minutes, 21 seconds
Words spoken: 6,181
Questions asked: 17
Questions dodged: 0
Interruptions by opponent: 29
Fact-checks by moderator: 0
Assertions that opponent was untruthful: 10
Time speaking: 44 minutes, 23 seconds
Words spoken: 7,870
Questions asked: 15
Questions dodged: 4
Interruptions by opponent: 9
Fact-checks by moderator: 5
Assertions that opponent was untruthful: 26
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