FiveThirtyEight
Aaron Bycoffe

The first 25 minutes of the debate have been dominated by Biden, Warren and Sanders, as seen in the tally of words spoken by each candidate.

Who’s holding the floor in the debate?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the Democratic debate, as of 8:27 p.m. Thursday

Candidate Words Spoken
Joe Biden 662
Elizabeth Warren 597
Amy Klobuchar 450
Bernie Sanders 434
Kamala Harris 226
Cory Booker 210
Pete Buttigieg 205
Beto O’Rourke 204
Andrew Yang 178
Julián Castro 175

Excludes words spoken in Spanish

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Julia Azari

I think Klobuchar just illustrated the research that Matt pointed out — while differentiating herself, she made positive comments about her working relationship with Sanders.

Galen Druke

With the Delaneys and Bullocks off the stage, Klobuchar is coming into her own as the vocal moderate we expected her to be from the beginning.


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