This year's first Democratic debate Tuesday night featured Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee. Clinton and Sanders were the clear stars.
ABC News put together a numerical breakdown of the event, and Clinton had the most attacks against her (11) and most time to speak (28 minutes, 10 seconds). Sanders came in second on both fronts, with eight attacks and 26 minutes, 19 seconds of speaking time. Chafee and Webb were nonentities when it came to attacks, and O'Malley only had one, which came from Sanders. Chafee and Webb had less speaking time combined than Clinton, with Chafee clocking in at 9 minutes, 50 seconds and Webb at 14 minutes, 37 seconds. O'Malley had an even 15 minutes.
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