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Nathaniel Rakich

The first mention of Iowa farmers comes from Warren, who says that Trump’s trade policies have been hurting them. Trump begs to differ: This morning, a plane was flying around Des Moines dragging a sign that read, “Trump Fights For Iowa Farmers.”

Maggie Koerth

Honestly, Sanders is on to something here with the idea that climate change isn’t a separate issue from things like foreign policy and trade. How products are manufactured. How they are shipped. In a globalized world, it’s all part of the same climate problem.

Aaron Bycoffe

Here’s how each candidate’s speaking time broke down during the first portion of the debate.

Who’s holding the floor?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the January Democratic debate, as of 9:31 p.m. Tuesday

Candidate Words Spoken
Joe Biden 1,208
Pete Buttigieg 818
Amy Klobuchar 770
Bernie Sanders 609
Elizabeth Warren 590
Tom Steyer 565

Transcript is preliminary and may contain errors that affect word count.

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News


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