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What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate
Warren and Sanders basically never attack the other candidates directly. They just keep talking about their very liberal policy plans, respond to attacks from the more moderate candidates and then restate those liberal ideas. Is this a good strategy? I don’t know what attacking from the left would look like, but maybe they should try it?
Alright — first break of the evening. Candidate correspondents give me a status update. How are the candidates you’re watching doing?
Here’s how much each candidate has spoken in the first hour of the debate:
Who’s holding the floor?
Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the fifth Democratic debate, as of 9:57 p.m. Wednesday
| Candidate | Words Spoken | |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Warren | 1,199 | |
| Amy Klobuchar | 1,096 | |
| Cory Booker | 945 | |
| Joe Biden | 929 | |
| Kamala Harris | 889 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 809 | |
| Pete Buttigieg | 781 | |
| Tom Steyer | 526 | |
| Andrew Yang | 463 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 412 |
