And the final Donald Trump 'manterruption' count is ...
Did Donald Trump win the second presidential debate on Sunday?
That's up for voters to decide. But there is one area where he trounced Hillary Clinton: interrupting his opponent.
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Yes, if speaking over the other candidate was the aim of the debate, Trump won handily. Vox put the score at 18-1, while FiveThirtyEight had a similar score (19-3) when it came to "fleeting interjections," which it defined as yelling while the other person was talking. (For the more dramatic full interruption -- which required actually cutting the other person off and seizing the floor -- Trump "won" 8-0.)
Some viewers watching at home had a more colorful name for the interruptions.
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Of course, Donald Trump speaking over people is the least surprising thing ever, so it makes sense the candidate's Twitter team was ready for the criticism.
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One thing is for sure: Trump loves to talk, whether it's while wearing a hot mic or telling a the former secretary of state she has "tremendous hate in her heart."
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
