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Nate Silver

I think Sanders was put in a really tough spot there after the Biden-Harris exchange. He gave the same answer that he’s given for 4 years now, but that answer hasn’t been terribly effective at gaining him support among nonwhite voters.

Erin Doherty Annette Choi

Who held the floor in night two?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in night two of the first Democratic debate, as of 10:07 p.m. Thursday

Candidate Words spoken
Joe Biden 1460
Kamala Harris 1421
Pete Buttigieg 1406
Bernie Sanders 784
Michael Bennet 780
Kirsten Gillibrand 613
Marianne Williamson 558
Eric Swalwell 509
John Hickenlooper 452
Andrew Yang 443

Excludes words spoken in Spanish

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Biden, Harris and Buttigieg pulling away from the field in words spoken, with Biden still in the lead.

Geoffrey Skelley

Oh, Sanders is here. He’s been a little anonymous.


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