FiveThirtyEight
Aaron Bycoffe

Warren has risen back into the top three in words spoken, but Sanders remains near the bottom.

Who’s holding the floor in the debate?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the Democratic debate, as of 9:29 p.m. Thursday

Candidate Words Spoken
Joe Biden 1,917
Cory Booker 1,512
Elizabeth Warren 1,270
Kamala Harris 1,221
Beto O’Rourke 1,196
Amy Klobuchar 1,074
Julián Castro 1,036
Pete Buttigieg 936
Bernie Sanders 838
Andrew Yang 709

Excludes words spoken in Spanish

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Maggie Koerth

Intermission seems like a nice time to mention that gender-neutral restrooms have been shown to drastically reduce wait times for women. Just saying.

Laura Bronner

O’Rourke said that El Paso is safe not in spite of its immigrants, but because of them. The evidence supports that — immigrants commit less crime than native-born Americans.


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