Surprise, surprise: Donald Trump had the most speaking time during Fox News debate
The numbers are in, and they're not too shocking: Donald Trump had the most speaking time during Thursday night's Fox News debate, with Jeb Bush coming in at a distant second.
Per NPR's Lauren Leatherby, Trump had 10 minutes and 30 seconds of talk time to Bush's 8 minutes and 33 seconds. Several of the candidates were clumped together around the six-minute mark, with Mike Huckabee getting 6 minutes and 32 seconds, Dr. Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) tying with 6 minutes and 28 seconds apiece, Gov. Jon Kasich (Ohio) not far behind with 6 minutes and 25 seconds, and Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Gov. Chris Christie (N.J.) receiving 6 minutes and 22 seconds and 6 minutes and 3 seconds, respectively.
Gov. Scott Walker (Wis.) spoke for just 5 minutes and 43 seconds, and in last place was Sen. Rand Paul, with 4 minutes and 51 seconds.
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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