Speaking time -- measured here by words spoken by each candidate -- wasn't equally distributed across the candidates. It was moderately correlated with candidates' polling averages (R=0.55), though candidates like Booker, O'Rourke, Klobuchar and Castro spoke a lot relative to their standing in the polls. Warren, who was the polling leader on stage Wednesday night, got fewer words in than her standing would imply.
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