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What Went Down In The Third Democratic Debate
As Micah pointed out, Warren is also not speaking as much as you might assume based on her position in the race.
Who’s holding the floor in the debate?
Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the Democratic debate, as of 9:05 p.m. Thursday
| Candidate | Words Spoken | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 1,620 | |
| Cory Booker | 1,254 | |
| Kamala Harris | 1,217 | |
| Amy Klobuchar | 1,072 | |
| Beto O’Rourke | 888 | |
| Julián Castro | 766 | |
| Elizabeth Warren | 721 | |
| Pete Buttigieg | 645 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 638 | |
| Andrew Yang | 395 |
Yeah, Micah, Sanders too. The first few minutes of the debate was an exchange almost exclusively among the top three… Since then, they’ve been almost invisible.
I want to respond to Nate’s comment about Harris having a Williamson vibe. It strikes me that this sort of tone — a little informal, a little out there, a little forceful — is a way for women to navigate the minefield of running for president and having to balance conventionally masculine traits alongside some of the positive qualities that people associate with female candidates, like empathy and warmth (which my fellow blogger Meredith has written extensively about).