Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Bernie Sanders got more time in the Democratic debate, but just barely

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had their first one-on-one debate Thursday in New Hampshire — and the two ended up sharing the stage pretty equally. Sanders spoke about a minute longer than Clinton overall. This is pretty different from the first Democratic debate, when Clinton was clearly the dominant speaker.

Clinton and Sanders attacked each other — and Wall Street — a lot

With the field narrowed to the two candidates, Sanders and Clinton ended up talking directly to one another a lot. Sanders mentioned Clinton 31 times — and Clinton name-checked her opponent 27 times.

There was one other big presence on the debate stage last night: Wall Street. The candidates mentioned Wall Street 27 times — way more than they talked about Donald Trump.

If we look at internet searches, Sanders has been leading by a small margin since the Iowa caucuses. At the end of last night, he kept his narrow lead.

See More:

More in archives

archives
Ethics and Guidelines at Vox.comEthics and Guidelines at Vox.com
archives
By Vox Staff
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide if the government can ban transgender health careThe Supreme Court will decide if the government can ban transgender health care
Supreme Court

Given the Court’s Republican supermajority, this case is unlikely to end well for trans people.

By Ian Millhiser
archives
On the MoneyOn the Money
archives

Learn about saving, spending, investing, and more in a monthly personal finance advice column written by Nicole Dieker.

By Vox Staff
archives
Total solar eclipse passes over USTotal solar eclipse passes over US
archives
By Vox Staff
archives
The 2024 Iowa caucusesThe 2024 Iowa caucuses
archives

The latest news, analysis, and explainers coming out of the GOP Iowa caucuses.

By Vox Staff
archives
The Big SqueezeThe Big Squeeze
archives

The economy’s stacked against us.

By Vox Staff