Number of words spoken by Democratic Party candidates on the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign in the United States on June 26 and 27, 2019
Characteristic
Number of words spoken
Joe Biden
2,475
Cory Booker
2,181
Kamala Harris
2,147
Pete Buttigieg
2,072
Beto O'Rourke
1,932
Bernie Sanders
1,676
Elizabeth Warren
1,637
Amy Klobuchar
1,614
Julián Castro
1,588
Michael Bennet
1,462
Kirsten Gillibrand
1,421
Tim Ryan
1,383
Tulsi Gabbard
1,243
John Delaney
1,060
Marianne Williamson
983
Eric Swalwell
966
John Hickenlooper
951
Bill de Blasio
881
Jay Inslee
875
Andrew Yang
594
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According to the source, the candidate who spoke the most during the first televised Democratic debate candidates was Joe Biden, who uttered a total of 2,475 words across both nights. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris followed closely behind with over 2,100 words spoken each. Data on the number of minutes spoken by each Democratic Party candidate on the first night of the debate revealed that Booker had the most speaking time, followed by Beto O'Rourke and Elizabeth Warren.
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FiveThirtyEight. (July 1, 2019). Number of words spoken by Democratic Party candidates on the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign in the United States on June 26 and 27, 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1021536/democrats-word-count-tv-debate-us/
FiveThirtyEight. "Number of words spoken by Democratic Party candidates on the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign in the United States on June 26 and 27, 2019." Chart. July 1, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1021536/democrats-word-count-tv-debate-us/
FiveThirtyEight. (2019). Number of words spoken by Democratic Party candidates on the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign in the United States on June 26 and 27, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1021536/democrats-word-count-tv-debate-us/
FiveThirtyEight. "Number of Words Spoken by Democratic Party Candidates on The First Televised Debate of The 2020 Election Campaign in The United States on June 26 and 27, 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2019, /statistics/1021536/democrats-word-count-tv-debate-us/
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Number of words spoken by Democratic Party candidates on the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign in the United States on June 26 and 27, 2019 [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1021536/democrats-word-count-tv-debate-us/
