Reviewed transcript participant/moderator header and opening introductions, plus explicitly retrieved additional questioner passages where applicable. All named stage candidates and moderators in these sections are retained. Background people mentioned in policy answers are not event participants. Remaining gap: audience question submissions and uncredited production/spectator roles were not exhaustively reviewed.
Reviewed transcript participant/moderator header and opening introductions, plus explicitly retrieved additional questioner passages where applicable. All named stage candidates and moderators in these sections are retained. Background people mentioned in policy answers are not event participants. Remaining gap: audience question submissions and uncredited production/spectator roles were not exhaustively reviewed.
Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and source trail
Sources and review
Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Chart type
event chart
Visibility
public event
Data quality
source review cleared
Library status
Reviewed public record
Source review
Reviewed source notes
Public reports
0
Reviewed
Oct 29, 2026, 12:25 AM
Source quality
Source quality: reported - minute precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Defined as the advertised broadcast start; not a measured first spoken word. Transcript endnote specifies the 20:00 Eastern main debate, equivalent to 18:00 MDT. The contemporary archive calls this approximately 20:00; the record explicitly represents the scheduled hour.