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Laura Bronner

While the first few minutes of the debate were all about Bloomberg, the subsequent focus on Sanders has meant that he’s gotten a lot of speaking time so far.

Who’s holding the floor?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the Nevada Democratic debate, as of 9:19 p.m. Wednesday

Candidate Words Spoken
Bernie Sanders 871
Michael Bloomberg 520
Elizabeth Warren 408
Amy Klobuchar 405
Joe Biden 223
Pete Buttigieg 215

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

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Nathaniel Rakich

The correct ranking of Microsoft Office products is PowerPoint < Word < Excel.

Nate Silver

I don’t know, it seems pretty weird for Warren to be attacking other peoples’ health care plans when she’s had trouble articulating her own plan. But maybe she just thinks she needs to be more assertive; being the most collegial candidate in the New Hampshire debate clearly didn’t work for her.


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