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Annette Choi Erin Doherty

Our first look at words spoken so far:

Who’s holding the floor so far?

Number of words spoken by candidates participating in night two of the second Democratic debate, as of 8:33 p.m. Wednesday

Candidate Words Spoken
Kamala Harris 680
Joe Biden 427
Bill de Blasio 333
Kirsten Gillibrand 314
Andrew Yang 226
Julián Castro 210
Cory Booker 180
Jay Inslee 172
Tulsi Gabbard 168
Michael Bennet 167

Excludes words spoken in Spanish

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Julia Azari

(Can we get into critiquing the moderators): I am not a fan of these “how do you feel about X calling their thing Y?” Does Gillibrand’s opinion of Harris’ plan affect access or insurance? The answer is better than the question here as far as focusing on substance.

Nate Silver

Gillibrand, who *really* needs a big night, was quite a bit sharper than Harris in defending M4A.


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