FiveThirtyEight
Aaron Bycoffe

Warren continues to hold the lead in words spoken so far, but Biden and other candidates have narrowed the gap a bit.

Who’s holding the floor?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in the fourth Democratic debate, as of 10:03 p.m. Tuesday

Candidate Words Spoken
Elizabeth Warren 2,351
Joe Biden 1,981
Beto O’Rourke 1,860
Amy Klobuchar 1,781
Cory Booker 1,464
Pete Buttigieg 1,460
Bernie Sanders 1,301
Kamala Harris 1,286
Andrew Yang 1,177
Julián Castro 1,101
Tulsi Gabbard 1,021
Tom Steyer 831

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Lee Drutman

Well, on age, nobody’s raising the most important point: No non-incumbent Democrat over the age of 52 on Election Day has been elected since Woodrow Wilson in 1912.

Maggie Koerth

The flip side of the very real opioid epidemic is that there are some people for whom those painkillers are crucial … and those people are being denied access to medication they need.


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