Tale of the tape: A look at the numbers from Trump versus Clinton
Posted Sep 27, 2016 05:03:20 AM.
Last Updated Sep 27, 2016 08:20:21 PM.
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WASHINGTON – Some numbers from the first of three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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The winner:
CNN poll: Clinton, 62 per cent to 27 per cent
PPP poll: Clinton, 51 per cent to 40 per cent
Some online polls declared otherwise, but they were unscientific, did not use random sampling, and Trump supporters organized in social media to skew the results.
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The ratings:
A record 81.4 million watched the debate, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen. It’s a record in total TV viewers, and excludes people who followed online. However, with a smaller population, a larger percentage of Americans watched the debates on TV from 1960 to the early 1990s
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Speaking time:
Trump — 55 per cent (8,200 words)
Clinton — 45 per cent (6,700 words)
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Interruptions:
From Trump — about 24
From Clinton — about 2
(That’s according to an analysis of the debate transcript by The Canadian Press)
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Policy ideas mentioned:
By Trump — about 12
By Clinton — about 17
(That’s according to an analysis of the debate transcript by The Canadian Press)
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Personal criticisms of opponent:
From Trump — about 12
From Clinton — about 12
(That’s according to an analysis of the debate transcript by The Canadian Press)
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Each candidate’s share of online Twitter conversation:
Trump — 62 per cent
Clinton — 38 per cent
(Source: Twitter)
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Most retweeted comment:
“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” — from Donald Trump, in 2012, which gained new notoriety Monday night after he denied saying those words.
The tweet pointing out the falsehood had been shared 93,530 times as of 4:25 p.m. Tuesday.
(Source: Twitter)
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Most tweeted comment from the debate: Trump claiming he has a good temperament.
(Source: Twitter)
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Most-searched fact checks on Google:
For Clinton: 1) Is stop and frisk unconstitutional? 2) How many shootings in Chicago? 3) What happened in Benghazi?
For Trump: 1) Did Trump support the Iraq war? 2) Is stop and frisk unconstitutional? 3) How many shootings in Chicago?
(Source: Google)
