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Trump Talked Twice as Much as Harris on the Campaign Trail
A detailed analysis shows the gap in speaking times across various platforms.
In sheer volume of words spoken, Donald J. Trump dominated this election. New data shows just how big the gap was with Kamala Harris.
Harris had more speaking events ...
... but Trump spoke for more than twice as long.
We don’t know whether his loquaciousness helped him win, hindered him or had no effect. But the data also supports what has been reported about how each campaign spent its time across events and interviews.
In total, Mr. Trump spent roughly 172 hours speaking in his public and media appearances on or after July 23, according to aggregated data from Roll Call FactBa.se. Ms. Harris’s speaking time totaled about 69 hours.
Ms. Harris had to spend time preparing to take over the Biden campaign apparatus, then prioritized in-person appearances. She made more of those than Mr. Trump, showing up across the country at barbershops, restaurants, funerals and church services, in addition to her rallies. But her remarks were often brief. Mr. Trump’s were, as per usual, long.
How many hours each candidate spent speaking
In-person events
TV and radio interviews
Podcasts and streaming interviews
Number of speaking appearances
In-person events
TV and radio interviews
Podcasts and streaming interviews
Cumulative hours speaking
Cumulative appearances
In-person
TV and radio
Podcasts and streaming
Trump’s podcast and streaming appearances
Harris’s podcast and streaming appearances
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