Which Candidates Got the Most Speaking Time in the Democratic Debate
How Long Each Candidate Spoke
Party strategy
Health care
Impeachment
Foreign policy
Opioids
Gun control
Supreme Court
Race
Money in politics
Climate change
Poverty
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had the most speaking time of the seven Democratic presidential candidates in the debate in New Hampshire.
The debate kicked off with a lively discussion about how to beat President Trump in the general election.
The two leaders in the Iowa caucuses, Mr. Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., came under sustained criticism in the debate. Mr. Biden disparaged Mr. Buttigieg’s lack of experience in government and warned against supporting a candidate with far left policies like Mr. Sanders. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts argued that the Democrats could unite their party by campaigning against corruption.
Foreign policy, race and the direction of the Democratic Party were the most discussed topics in the debate. These three topics took up nearly half of the candidates’ speaking time.
They tried to appeal to black and Latino voters with plans to decriminalize marijuana, close the racial wealth gap and protect voting rights.
The candidates were also asked about whether abortion would be a “litmus test” in their nominations for the Supreme Court. Several candidates said they would like to codify a woman’s right to an abortion into law.
Get full coverage of the Democratic presidential debate from the Times.